Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import android.os.SystemClock; public class Main { /** * @param s * @param b * @param startIdx * @param numBytes * @param timeout * @return * @throws IOException */ public static int inputStreamTimedRead(InputStream s, byte[] b, int startIdx, int numBytes, int timeout) throws IOException { int retval = -1; int i = 0; for (i = 0; i < timeout; i++) { if (s.available() > 0) { retval = s.read(b, startIdx, numBytes); break; } SystemClock.sleep(1000); } return retval; } }