A process is the logical container used to group all the information needed to run a program (an app) on a Unix-like operating system, including Linux and therefore Android.

Threads in a process can interfere with one another’s data. The operating system may limit how many threads can perform operations, such as reading and writing data, at the same time.

Developers multithread Android applications in order to improve their performance and usability. By spinning off processor- or resource-intensive tasks into their own threads, the rest of the ...