diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage.java b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage.java
index 96740e2..a341525 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import android.net.NetworkStatsHistory;
 import android.net.NetworkTemplate;
 import android.net.TrafficStats;
-import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -56,11 +55,6 @@
 import com.android.settingslib.net.UidDetail;
 import com.android.settingslib.net.UidDetailProvider;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-
 public class AppDataUsage extends DataUsageBase implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
         DataSaverBackend.Listener {
 
@@ -79,6 +73,7 @@
     private static final String KEY_UNRESTRICTED_DATA = "unrestricted_data_saver";
 
     private static final int LOADER_CHART_DATA = 2;
+    private static final int LOADER_APP_PREF = 3;
 
     private final ArraySet<String> mPackages = new ArraySet<>();
     private Preference mTotalUsage;
@@ -105,12 +100,6 @@
     private SwitchPreference mUnrestrictedData;
     private DataSaverBackend mDataSaverBackend;
 
-    // Parameters to construct an efficient ThreadPoolExecutor
-    private static final int CPU_COUNT = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
-    private static final int CORE_POOL_SIZE = Math.max(2, Math.min(CPU_COUNT - 1, 4));
-    private static final int MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE = CPU_COUNT * 2 + 1;
-    private static final int KEEP_ALIVE_SECONDS = 30;
-
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
         super.onCreate(icicle);
@@ -197,14 +186,7 @@
 
             if (mPackages.size() > 1) {
                 mAppList = (PreferenceCategory) findPreference(KEY_APP_LIST);
-                final int packageSize = mPackages.size();
-                final BlockingQueue<Runnable> workQueue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(packageSize);
-                final ThreadPoolExecutor executor = new ThreadPoolExecutor(CORE_POOL_SIZE,
-                        MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE, KEEP_ALIVE_SECONDS, TimeUnit.SECONDS, workQueue);
-                for (int i = 1; i < mPackages.size(); i++) {
-                    final AppPrefLoader loader = new AppPrefLoader();
-                        loader.executeOnExecutor(executor, mPackages.valueAt(i));
-                }
+                getLoaderManager().initLoader(LOADER_APP_PREF, Bundle.EMPTY, mAppPrefCallbacks);
             } else {
                 removePreference(KEY_APP_LIST);
             }
@@ -399,30 +381,27 @@
         }
     };
 
-    private class AppPrefLoader extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Preference> {
-        @Override
-        protected Preference doInBackground(String... params) {
-            PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
-            String pkg = params[0];
-            try {
-                ApplicationInfo info = pm.getApplicationInfo(pkg, 0);
-                Preference preference = new Preference(getPrefContext());
-                preference.setIcon(info.loadIcon(pm));
-                preference.setTitle(info.loadLabel(pm));
-                preference.setSelectable(false);
-                return preference;
-            } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
+    private final LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<ArraySet<Preference>> mAppPrefCallbacks =
+        new LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<ArraySet<Preference>>() {
+            @Override
+            public Loader<ArraySet<Preference>> onCreateLoader(int i, Bundle bundle) {
+                return new AppPrefLoader(getPrefContext(), mPackages, getPackageManager());
             }
-            return null;
-        }
 
-        @Override
-        protected void onPostExecute(Preference pref) {
-            if (pref != null && mAppList != null) {
-                mAppList.addPreference(pref);
+            @Override
+            public void onLoadFinished(Loader<ArraySet<Preference>> loader,
+                    ArraySet<Preference> preferences) {
+                if (preferences != null && mAppList != null) {
+                    for (Preference preference : preferences) {
+                        mAppList.addPreference(preference);
+                    }
+                }
             }
-        }
-    }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onLoaderReset(Loader<ArraySet<Preference>> loader) {
+            }
+        };
 
     @Override
     public void onDataSaverChanged(boolean isDataSaving) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppPrefLoader.java b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppPrefLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30e30eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppPrefLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.datausage;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+import android.util.ArraySet;
+import com.android.settings.utils.AsyncLoader;
+
+public class AppPrefLoader extends AsyncLoader<ArraySet<Preference>> {
+    private ArraySet<String> mPackages;
+    private PackageManager mPackageManager;
+    private Context mPrefContext;
+
+    public AppPrefLoader(Context prefContext, ArraySet<String> pkgs, PackageManager pm) {
+        super(prefContext);
+        mPackages = pkgs;
+        mPackageManager = pm;
+        mPrefContext = prefContext;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArraySet<Preference> loadInBackground() {
+        ArraySet<Preference> results = new ArraySet<>();
+        for (int i = 1, size = mPackages.size(); i < size; i++) {
+            try {
+                ApplicationInfo info = mPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(mPackages.valueAt(i), 0);
+                Preference preference = new Preference(mPrefContext);
+                preference.setIcon(info.loadIcon(mPackageManager));
+                preference.setTitle(info.loadLabel(mPackageManager));
+                preference.setSelectable(false);
+                results.add(preference);
+            } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
+            }
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDiscardResult(ArraySet<Preference> result) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppPrefLoaderTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppPrefLoaderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd1c96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datausage/AppPrefLoaderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.datausage;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
+
+import android.util.ArraySet;
+import com.android.settings.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Answers;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
+public class AppPrefLoaderTest {
+
+    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
+    private Context mContext;
+    @Mock
+    private PackageManager mPackageManager;
+
+    private AppPrefLoader mLoader;
+
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        final ArraySet<String> pkgs = new ArraySet<>();
+        pkgs.add("pkg0");
+        pkgs.add("pkg1");
+        mLoader =
+            new AppPrefLoader(RuntimeEnvironment.application, pkgs, mPackageManager);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void loadInBackground_packageNotFound_shouldReturnEmptySet()
+            throws NameNotFoundException {
+        when(mPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(anyString(), anyInt()))
+            .thenThrow(new NameNotFoundException());
+
+        ArraySet<Preference> preferences = mLoader.loadInBackground();
+        assertThat(preferences).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void loadInBackground_shouldReturnPreference() throws NameNotFoundException {
+        ApplicationInfo info = mock(ApplicationInfo.class);
+        when(mPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(anyString(), anyInt())).thenReturn(info);
+        final Drawable drawable = mock(Drawable.class);
+        final String label = "Label1";
+        when(info.loadIcon(mPackageManager)).thenReturn(drawable);
+        when(info.loadLabel(mPackageManager)).thenReturn(label);
+
+        Preference preference = mLoader.loadInBackground().valueAt(0);
+        assertThat(preference.getTitle()).isEqualTo(label);
+        assertThat(preference.getIcon()).isEqualTo(drawable);
+        assertThat(preference.isSelectable()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+}