How to "wait" a Thread in Android

You need the sleep method of the Thread class.

public static void sleep (long time)

Causes the thread which sent this message to sleep for the given interval of time (given in milliseconds). The precision is not guaranteed - the Thread may sleep more or less than requested.

Parameters

time The time to sleep in milliseconds.

Don't use wait(), use either android.os.SystemClock.sleep(1000); or Thread.sleep(1000);.

The main difference between them is that Thread.sleep() can be interrupted early -- you'll be told, but it's still not the full second. The android.os call will not wake early.

I just add this line exactly as it appears below (if you need a second delay):

try {
    Thread.sleep(1000);
} catch(InterruptedException e) {
    // Process exception
}

I find the catch IS necessary (Your app can crash due to Android OS as much as your own code).

You can try this one it is short :)

SystemClock.sleep(7000);

It will sleep for 7 sec look at documentation

Write Thread.sleep(1000); it will make the thread sleep for 1000ms