RxJava, RxAndroid

generic.java

new Thread() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        super.run();
        for (File folder : folders) {
            File[] files = folder.listFiles();
            for (File file : files) {
                if (file.getName().endsWith(".png")) {
                    final Bitmap bitmap = getBitmapFromFile(file);
                    getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                        @Override
                        public void run() {
                            imageCollectorView.addImage(bitmap);
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        }
    }
}.start();

rxjava.java

Observable.from(folders)
    .flatMap(new Func1<File, Observable<File>>() {
        @Override
        public Observable<File> call(File file) {
            return Observable.from(file.listFiles());
        }
    })
    .filter(new Func1<File, Boolean>() {
        @Override
        public Boolean call(File file) {
            return file.getName().endsWith(".png");
        }
    })
    .map(new Func1<File, Bitmap>() {
        @Override
        public Bitmap call(File file) {
            return getBitmapFromFile(file);
        }
    })
    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
    .subscribe(new Action1<Bitmap>() {
        @Override
        public void call(Bitmap bitmap) {
            imageCollectorView.addImage(bitmap);
        }
    });