Could someone please explain to me why only the UI thread in Android can update the UI?
Why can’t any other thread update the UI?
Could someone please explain to me why only the UI thread in Android can
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Could someone please explain to me why only the UI thread in Android can update the UI?
Why can’t any other thread update the UI?
Documentation states that Android UI toolkit is not thread-safe. Thus, single thread model ensures UI is not modified by different threads at the same time.