TextView.setText() with very long string blocks UI thread

Question

Is there a workaround for how long a TextView takes to set its text? I am trying to set a very long string and it ends up blocking the UI thread for a good 2-3 seconds because of that. Since I can't access the TextView from a different thread, I'm completely stumped.

Edit: Currently, I build up the string inside an AsyncTask doInBackground(), and only call TextView.setText() within the onPostExecute(which is running on the uiThread) The TextView is placed within a ScrollView

Answer 1

You shouldn't have a problem loading even a couple of screens worth of information. If the string is super long, you might consider lazy loading the content in sections.