Update UI from an AsyncTaskLoader

I've converted my AsyncTask to an AsyncTaskLoader (mostly to deal with configuration changes). I have a TextView I am using as a progress status and was using onProgressUpdate in the AsyncTask to update it. It doesn't look like AsyncTaskLoader has an equivalent, so during loadInBackground (in the AsyncTaskLoader) I'm using this:

getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
     public void run() {
         ((TextView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.status)).setText("Updating...");
     }
 });
 

I am using this in a Fragment, which is why I'm using getActivity(). This work pretty well, except when a configuration change happens, like changing the screen orientation. My AsyncTaskLoader keeps running (which is why I'm using an AsyncTaskLoader), but the runOnUiThread seems to get skipped.

Not sure why it's being skipped or if this is the best way to update the UI from an AsyncTaskLoader.

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