Building HandlerThread for IntentService

gistfile1.java

public class GCMIntentService extends GCMBaseIntentService {
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private Looper mServiceLooper;

public GCMIntentService() {
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    HandlerThread thread =                
        new HandlerThread("UmanoGCMIntentService:WorkerThread",
            Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND);
    thread.start();
    mServiceLooper = thread.getLooper();
}

@Override
protected void onMessage(Context context, Intent intent) {
    Handler h = new Handler(mServiceLooper);
    h.post(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            // Execute network fetch here.
        }
    });
}