title: downloading images from server, async or thread?
body: <p>My app is downloading images from a remote server,  I plan on using an async task to do it but I was wondering if a thread would prove to work better. I would much prefer an async task because it's easy ans simple, but I'll use a thread if I really have to, what do you think? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks for all your answers, and what if I'm also uploading images as well, I don't think those libraries handle those, some sources tell me that a thread should rather be used for longer tasks, and an async should be used for tasks that will last 3 to 4 seconds? ????</p>