TimerTemplate.java

 {
  if(timer != null) {
      timer.cancel();
  }
 
    timer = new Timer();
    MyTimerTask myTimerTask = new MyTimerTask();
    
    timer.schedule(myTimerTask, 1000, 5000);
}
   
   
class MyTimerTask extends TimerTask {

  @Override
  public void run() {  
   runOnUiThread(new Runnable(){
    @Override
    public void run() {
      //Repeating UI  task
    }
  });
}
}