Executando uma tarefa assíncrona dentro de um timer no Android

Estou trabalhando em um aplicativo básico do tipo bate-papo e atualmente estou executando o código, fornecido abaixo:

class GetMsgs extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {


        @Override
        protected void onPreExecute() {
            super.onPreExecute();
            pDialog = new ProgressDialog(MsgViewActivity.this);
            pDialog.setMessage("Fetching..");
            pDialog.setIndeterminate(false);
            pDialog.setCancelable(true);
            pDialog.show();
        }

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(String... arg0) {
            Intent intent = getIntent();
            String tmp = intent.getStringExtra("Header");
            List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
            params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Header", tmp));
            // getting JSON Object
            // Note that create product url accepts POST method
            json = jsonParser.makeHttpRequest(url,
                        "POST", params); 

            return null;
        }

        protected void onPostExecute(String file_url) {
            pDialog.dismiss();
            ListView listView_msg = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.MsgView);
            int j = 0;
            String Msgs[];
            try{
                msgs = json.getJSONArray("Messages");
                auths = json.getJSONArray("Authors");
                id = json.getString("ID");
                Msgs = new String[msgs.length()];
                for(int i = 0; i < msgs.length(); i++){
                    if ((msgs.getString(i) != "")&&(auths.getString(i) != "")){
                        Msgs[j++] = auths.getString(i) + " : " + msgs.getString(i);
                    }
                }
                msg_adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(MsgViewActivity.this,
                        android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, Msgs);
                listView_msg.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_SINGLE);
                listView_msg.setAdapter(msg_adapter);
            }       
            catch(JSONException e){
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

    }   

como este:

new GetMsgs().execute();

Quando eu executo isso no início do evento no android e até mesmo com um clique no botão, ele funciona e funciona perfeitamente. Mas quando tentei executar isso em um determinado intervalo para atualizar a tela da mensagem, o aplicativo falha.

Eu tentei a abordagem que encontrei aqui: i)Como definir um timer no android ii)Temporizador Android? Como?

Mas eu continuo tendo um travamento de aplicativo.

Não é possível executar o código em intervalos específicos por algum motivo ou é algum problema de implementação.

Alguma ajuda será apreciada.

LOGCAT:

04-06 11:45:40.396: V/Provider/Setting(5644): invalidate [system]: current 286 != cached 0
04-06 11:45:40.406: V/Provider/Setting(5644): from db cache, name = sound_effects_enabled value = 1
04-06 11:45:40.407: V/InputMethodManager(5644): focusOut: android.widget.EditText@41c27350 mServedView=android.widget.EditText@41c27350 winFocus=true
04-06 11:45:40.456: D/dalvikvm(5644): create interp thread : stack size=32KB
04-06 11:45:40.456: D/dalvikvm(5644): create new thread
04-06 11:45:40.456: D/dalvikvm(5644): new thread created
04-06 11:45:40.456: D/dalvikvm(5644): update thread list
04-06 11:45:40.456: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=11: interp stack at 0x52af2000
04-06 11:45:40.457: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=11: created from interp
04-06 11:45:40.457: D/dalvikvm(5644): start new thread
04-06 11:45:40.457: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=11: notify debugger
04-06 11:45:40.457: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=11 (AsyncTask #1): calling run()
04-06 11:45:40.529: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Starting input: view=android.widget.TabHost@41c23ab0
04-06 11:45:40.529: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Starting input: tba=android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo@41c68d80 ic=null
04-06 11:45:40.529: V/InputMethodManager(5644): START INPUT: android.widget.TabHost@41c23ab0 ic=null tba=android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo@41c68d80 controlFlags=#100
04-06 11:45:40.531: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Starting input: Bind result=InputBindResult{com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodSession$Stub$Proxy@41c698a0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.KeyboardService #4807}
04-06 11:45:40.534: V/InputMethodManager(5644): onWindowFocus: null softInputMode=288 first=true flags=#1820002
04-06 11:45:40.534: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Not IME target window, ignoring
04-06 11:45:40.540: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=12: interp stack at 0x537ff000
04-06 11:45:40.542: D/libc-netbsd(5644): getaddrinfo: myphptestsite.bugs3.com get result from proxy >>
04-06 11:45:40.549: I/System.out(5644): propertyValue:true
04-06 11:45:40.550: I/System.out(5644): [socket][0] connection /93.188.160.82:80;LocalPort=45152(0)
04-06 11:45:40.551: I/System.out(5644): [CDS]connect[/93.188.160.82:80] tm:90
04-06 11:45:40.552: D/Posix(5644): [Posix_connect Debug]Process com.example.groupchat :80 
04-06 11:45:40.925: I/SurfaceTextureClient(5644): [STC::queueBuffer] (this:0x51247728) fps:11.83, dur:1014.51, max:391.89, min:15.83
04-06 11:45:41.562: I/SurfaceTextureClient(5644): [STC::queueBuffer] (this:0x52afe8e0) fps:54.92, dur:1001.41, max:60.19, min:7.67
04-06 11:45:41.912: I/System.out(5644): [socket][/100.69.10.243:45152] connected
04-06 11:45:41.913: I/System.out(5644): [CDS]rx timeout:0
04-06 11:45:41.922: I/System.out(5644): >doSendRequest
04-06 11:45:41.930: I/System.out(5644): <doSendRequest
04-06 11:45:42.573: I/SurfaceTextureClient(5644): [STC::queueBuffer] (this:0x52afe8e0) fps:56.37, dur:1011.19, max:23.49, min:12.03
04-06 11:45:43.365: D/dalvikvm(5644): GC_CONCURRENT freed 211K, 12% free 13462K/15171K, paused 2ms+2ms, total 17ms
04-06 11:45:43.372: D/OpenGLRenderer(5644): Flushing caches (mode 0)
04-06 11:45:43.439: I/SurfaceTextureClient(5644): [STC::queueBuffer] (this:0x51247728) fps:5.57, dur:2514.10, max:2279.30, min:12.11
04-06 11:45:43.455: V/InputMethodManager(5644): onWindowFocus: android.widget.ListView@41c2fd98 softInputMode=16 first=false flags=#1810100
04-06 11:45:43.456: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Starting input: view=android.widget.ListView@41c2fd98
04-06 11:45:43.456: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Starting input: tba=android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo@41bf0db8 ic=null
04-06 11:45:43.456: V/InputMethodManager(5644): START INPUT: android.widget.ListView@41c2fd98 ic=null tba=android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo@41bf0db8 controlFlags=#101
04-06 11:45:43.458: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Starting input: Bind result=InputBindResult{com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodSession$Stub$Proxy@41c0ada8 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.KeyboardService #4808}
04-06 11:45:45.101: D/VelocityTracker(5644): Couldn't open '/dev/touch' (No such file or directory)
04-06 11:45:45.101: D/VelocityTracker(5644): tpd read x fail: Bad file number
04-06 11:45:45.101: D/VelocityTracker(5644): tpd read y fail: Bad file number
04-06 11:45:45.260: I/SurfaceTextureClient(5644): [STC::queueBuffer] (this:0x51247728) fps:1.65, dur:1821.68, max:1796.98, min:9.99
04-06 11:45:46.205: V/Provider/Setting(5644): from settings cache , name = sound_effects_enabled value = 1
04-06 11:45:46.262: I/SurfaceTextureClient(5644): [STC::queueBuffer] (this:0x51247728) fps:3.00, dur:1001.27, max:782.15, min:67.85
04-06 11:45:46.464: D/AbsListView(5644): checkAbsListViewlLogProperty get invalid command
04-06 11:45:46.468: D/dalvikvm(5644): create interp thread : stack size=32KB
04-06 11:45:46.468: D/dalvikvm(5644): create new thread
04-06 11:45:46.469: D/dalvikvm(5644): new thread created
04-06 11:45:46.469: D/dalvikvm(5644): update thread list
04-06 11:45:46.469: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=13: interp stack at 0x51cc3000
04-06 11:45:46.469: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=13: created from interp
04-06 11:45:46.469: D/dalvikvm(5644): start new thread
04-06 11:45:46.470: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=13: notify debugger
04-06 11:45:46.470: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=13 (Timer-0): calling run()
04-06 11:45:46.470: D/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=13: exiting
04-06 11:45:46.471: W/dalvikvm(5644): threadid=13: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40f1e908)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644): FATAL EXCEPTION: Timer-0
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644): java.lang.RuntimeException: Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare()
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.os.Handler.<init>(Handler.java:121)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.app.Dialog.<init>(Dialog.java:107)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.app.AlertDialog.<init>(AlertDialog.java:114)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.app.AlertDialog.<init>(AlertDialog.java:98)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.app.ProgressDialog.<init>(ProgressDialog.java:77)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at com.example.groupchat.MsgViewActivity$GetMsgs.onPreExecute(MsgViewActivity.java:100)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.os.AsyncTask.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.java:586)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at android.os.AsyncTask.execute(AsyncTask.java:534)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at com.example.groupchat.MsgViewActivity$1.run(MsgViewActivity.java:57)
04-06 11:45:46.473: E/AndroidRuntime(5644):     at java.util.Timer$TimerImpl.run(Timer.java:284)
04-06 11:45:46.482: V/InputMethodManager(5644): focusOut: android.widget.ListView@41c2fd98 mServedView=android.widget.ListView@41c2fd98 winFocus=false
04-06 11:45:46.493: V/InputMethodManager(5644): Not IME target window, ignoring
04-06 11:45:46.675: D/OpenGLRenderer(5644): Flushing caches (mode 0)
04-06 11:45:46.838: D/OpenGLRenderer(5644): Flushing caches (mode 0)
04-06 11:45:48.058: D/OpenGLRenderer(5644): Flushing caches (mode 0)
04-06 11:45:48.071: D/OpenGLRenderer(5644): Flushing caches (mode 0)
04-06 11:45:48.074: D/OpenGLRenderer(5644): Flushing caches (mode 1)

Código de trabalho:

 public void callAsynchronousTask() {
        final Handler handler = new Handler();
        Timer timer = new Timer();
        TimerTask doAsynchronousTask = new TimerTask() {       
            @Override
            public void run() {
                handler.post(new Runnable() {
                    public void run() {       
                        try {
                            GetMsgs performBackgroundTask = new GetMsgs();
                            // PerformBackgroundTask this class is the class that extends AsynchTask 
                            performBackgroundTask.execute();
                        } catch (Exception e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
        };
        timer.schedule(doAsynchronousTask, 0, 1000*10); //execute in every 50000 ms
    }

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