Using ProgressDialog in android application startup

Question

How can I show a progressDialog during the start up of an application. I have shown a progressDialog in the oncreate method and its not showing when launching the application.

I have gone through this: ProgressDialog not showing until after function finishes

I have tried the solution explained for the above question. But its not working perfectly.

Here is my code:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.dash);

        progressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(this, "", "Loading...");

        //Run background UI thread
        Thread laucherThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {            
            public void run() {
                Looper.prepare(); //I had to include this to prevent force close error
                startService(new Intent(DroidChirp.this,ChirpService.class));
                doBindService();
                Log.e(MY_DEBUG_TAG, "Prepairing to close the dialog");
                runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {                    
                    public void run() {
                        progressDialog.dismiss();
                    }
                });
                Log.e(MY_DEBUG_TAG, "Closed the dialog");
            }
         });
        laucherThread.start();
    }

What I need to do is:

• Show a progressDialog until all the initial setup is finished

Issues I am facing :

• ProgressDialog is not showing at the start up.
• There is a delay when starting the application(Showing blank for sometime).
• ProgressDialog appears just before finishing the initial setup.

Can anyone suggest me how can I establish this feature. Its a tablelayout with list view for each tab.