How to get Executor for main thread on API level < 28

Question

On API level 28(Pie) a new method is introduced in the Context class to get Executor for the main thread getMainExecutor().

How to get this executor on API

Answer 1

You can use new HandlerExecutor(Looper.getMainLooper()); from com.google.android.gms.common.util.concurrent.HandlerExecutor...in the end it's the same answer as atarasenko.

I added an extension in Kotlin for that:

fun Context.mainExecutor(): Executor {
    return if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.P) {
        mainExecutor
    } else {
        HandlerExecutor(mainLooper)
    }
}