I can get a progress bar to appear with the following code
pd = ProgressDialog.show(myActivity.this, \"\", \"Loading. Please wait...\", true);
here is the code that I got to work
private class UpdateFeedTask extends AsyncTask {
private ProgressDialog mDialog;
protected void onPreExecute() {
Log.d(TAG, " pre execute async");
mDialog = ProgressDialog.show(MyActivity.this,"Please wait...", "Retrieving data ...", true);
}
protected void onProgressUpdate(Void... progress) {
Log.d(TAG, " progress async");
}
@Override
protected Void doInBackground(MyActivity... params) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
Log.d(TAG, " post execute async");
mDialog.dismiss();
}
}