private static class StopRecListenerThread extends Thread {
    SpeechRecognizer recognizer;
    StopRecListenerThread(SpeechRecognizer recognizer) {
        this.recognizer = recognizer;
    }
    @Override
    public void run() {
        if (!this.recognizer.stop())
            Log.d(TAG, "StopRecListenerThread: listener was not stopped");
        else
            Log.d(TAG, "StopRecListenerThread: listener was stopped");
    }
}

I have an object that needs to be stopped but it can’t be done on the main thread. I pass the object to a static Thread class and stop it from there. Is this a valid use for Thread or should I revert to AsyncTask? I’m trying to understand Thread better.