diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar b/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar
index d76bd6de9..1986e7770 100644
Binary files a/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar and b/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar differ
diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/android/widgets-release.aar b/packages/core/platforms/android/widgets-release.aar
index d25172d33..879fef361 100644
Binary files a/packages/core/platforms/android/widgets-release.aar and b/packages/core/platforms/android/widgets-release.aar differ
diff --git a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
index d6dc54c2b..706174d83 100644
--- a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
+++ b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class FileHelper {
 	}
 
 	FileHelper(Uri uri) {
-		handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
+		handler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
 		this.uri = uri;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/Utils.java b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/Utils.java
index e036499f9..b94794a01 100644
--- a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/Utils.java
+++ b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/Utils.java
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ public class Utils {
 		return rotationAngle;
 	}
 
-	private static final Handler mainHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
-
 	public static void loadImageAsync(final Context context, final String src, final String options, final int maxWidth, final int maxHeight, final AsyncImageCallback callback) {
+		final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
 		executors.execute(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ public class Utils {
 						try {
 							pfd = resolver.openFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
 						} catch (final FileNotFoundException e) {
-							mainHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+							mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
 								@Override
 								public void run() {
 									callback.onError(e);
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
 					final String finalError = error;
 					final Bitmap finalBitmap = bitmap;
-					mainHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+					mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
 						@Override
 						public void run() {
 							if (finalError != null) {
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ public class Utils {
 						}
 					});
 				} catch (final Exception ex) {
-					mainHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+					mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
 						@Override
 						public void run() {
 							callback.onError(ex);
@@ -358,6 +357,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
 
 	public static void saveToFileAsync(final Bitmap bitmap, final String path, final String format, final int quality, final AsyncImageCallback callback) {
+		final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
 		executors.execute(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
 				final Exception finalException = exception;
 				final boolean finalIsSuccess = isSuccess;
-				mainHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+				mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
 					@Override
 					public void run() {
 						if (finalException != null) {
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	}
 
 	public static void toBase64StringAsync(final Bitmap bitmap, final String format, final int quality, final AsyncImageCallback callback) {
+		final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
 		executors.execute(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
 				final Exception finalException = exception;
 				final String finalResult = result;
-				mainHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+				mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
 					@Override
 					public void run() {
 						if (finalException != null) {
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ public class Utils {
 	}
 
 	public static void resizeAsync(final Bitmap bitmap, final float maxSize, final String options, final AsyncImageCallback callback) {
+		final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
 		executors.execute(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
 				final Exception finalException = exception;
 				final Bitmap finalResult = result;
-				mainHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+				mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
 					@Override
 					public void run() {
 						if (finalException != null) {