thanks for offering to look at the issue I solved.  I was using the
application context  while creating the itemizedoverlay  but we need
to use activity context
here is a full explanation. I had the exact problem :)

http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2010/07/08/badtokenexception-android-dialog-getapplicationcontext.html

-vk

On Jul 20, 12:05 am, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you paste the stack trace for the same?
>
> On Jul 20, 9:28 am, AUandroid <thevk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I am continuously running a thread in my activity which fetches lat/
> > lon information and the overlays on the map are updated dynamically
> > through a handler. The overlays can be varying in number and can
> > change dynamically. The thread is interrupted in onPause().
>
> > I am over riding the onTap() method in my Itemizedoverlay, where I
> > want to call a dialog or may be  start anothrer activity which
> > describes that particular overlay item. Every time I click on the
> > moving overlay my app force closes. I am basically using the same
> > onTap() method in  
> > http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-mapview....
> > . If it is only a Toast message and not starting a dialog/activity
> > then it works fine.
>
> > I am passing application context while creating the ItemizedOverlay,
> > which is created and added to mapoverlay inside the handler, . Is my
> > problem due to context issue or the continuously running thread.
> > Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks
>
> > -vk

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