"I see dead threads".

Removing handler threads which were left to die, forever alone with nothing to execute.

MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/ExportAllTracks.java

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.database.Cursor;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.Toast;
@@ -91,12 +89,7 @@ public class ExportAllTracks {
       new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
         @Override
         public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-          HandlerThread handlerThread;
-          Handler handler;
-          handlerThread = new HandlerThread("SendToMyMaps");
-          handlerThread.start();
-          handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper());
-          handler.post(runner);
+          new Thread(runner, "SendToMyMaps").start();
         }
       };
 
@@ -117,7 +110,7 @@ public class ExportAllTracks {
     long recordingTrackId = -1;
     if (prefs != null) {
       recordingTrackId =
-    	  prefs.getLong(activity.getString(R.string.recording_track_key), -1);
+          prefs.getLong(activity.getString(R.string.recording_track_key), -1);
     }
     if (recordingTrackId != -1) {
       wakeLock = SystemUtils.acquireWakeLock(activity, wakeLock);

MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/ImportAllTracks.java

@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.Toast;
@@ -63,12 +61,8 @@ public class ImportAllTracks {
     Log.i(Constants.TAG, "ImportAllTracks: Starting");
     fileUtils = new FileUtils();
     gpxPath = fileUtils.buildExternalDirectoryPath("gpx");
-    HandlerThread handlerThread;
-    Handler handler;
-    handlerThread = new HandlerThread("ImportAllTracks");
-    handlerThread.start();
-    handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper());
-    handler.post(runner);
+
+    new Thread(runner).start();
   }
 
   private final Runnable runner = new Runnable() {

MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/io/SendToDocs.java

@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import com.google.wireless.gdata.docs.XmlDocsGDataParserFactory;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -55,8 +53,6 @@ public class SendToDocs {
   private final AuthManager docListAuth;
   private final ProgressIndicator progressIndicator;
   private final boolean metricUnits;
-  private final HandlerThread handlerThread;
-  private final Handler handler;
 
   private boolean createdNewSpreadSheet = false;
 
@@ -81,21 +77,17 @@ public class SendToDocs {
     } else {
       metricUnits = true;
     }
-
-    handlerThread = new HandlerThread("SendToGoogleDocs");
-    handlerThread.start();
-    handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper());
   }
 
   public void sendToDocs(final long trackId) {
     Log.d(Constants.TAG,
         "Sending to Google Docs: trackId = " + trackId);
-    handler.post(new Runnable() {
+    new Thread("SendToGoogleDocs") {
       @Override
       public void run() {
         doUpload(trackId);
       }
-    });
+    }.start();
   }
 
   private void doUpload(long trackId) {

MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/io/sendtogoogle/SendActivity.java

@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -426,11 +424,7 @@ public class SendActivity extends Activity implements ProgressIndicator {
     final SendToMyMaps sender = new SendToMyMaps(this, sendToMyMapsMapId, lastAuth,
         sendTrackId, this /*progressIndicator*/, onCompletion);
 
-    // TODO: We're leaking this thread!
-    HandlerThread handlerThread = new HandlerThread("SendToMyMaps");
-    handlerThread.start();
-    Handler handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper());
-    handler.post(sender);
+    new Thread(sender, "SendToMyMaps").start();
 
     return SendState.NOT_READY;
   }
@@ -485,14 +479,11 @@ public class SendActivity extends Activity implements ProgressIndicator {
         executeStateMachine(SendState.SEND_TO_FUSION_TABLES_DONE);
       }
     };
+
     final SendToFusionTables sender = new SendToFusionTables(this, lastAuth,
         sendTrackId, this /*progressIndicator*/, onCompletion);
 
-    // TODO: We're leaking this thread!
-    HandlerThread handlerThread = new HandlerThread("SendToFusionTables");
-    handlerThread.start();
-    Handler handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper());
-    handler.post(sender);
+    new Thread(sender, "SendToFusionTables").start();
 
     return SendState.NOT_READY;
   }