How to unregister BroadcastReceiver

Question

My app uses a BroadcastReceiver to get sms in this way:

SmsBR.java

public class SmsBR extends BroadcastReceiver {      @Override     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {         Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();         if (bundle != null) {             Object[] pdus = (Object[])bundle.get("pdus");             final SmsMessage[] messages = new SmsMessage[pdus.length];              for (int i = 0; i < pdus.length; i++) {                 messages[i] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[])pdus[i]);             }             if (messages.length > 0)                 //doSomething();             }         }     } } 

Manifest.xml

<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">     <activity android:name=".Activity" android:label="@string/app_name">         <intent-filter>             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />         </intent-filter>      </activity>      <receiver android:name=".SmsBR">         <intent-filter>             <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED"></action>         </intent-filter>     </receiver> </application>     

In this way SmsBR is always ON. I want to register it when a service starts (onCreate()) and unregister it when the service is destroyed (onDestroy()). How can I do this?

Answer 1

Edit:

For an Activity:

In order to register your broadcast receiver from within your app, first, remove the <receiver> tag from your AndroidManifest.xml file. Then, call registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter) in your onResume(). Use unregisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver) in your onPause() to unregister the Broadcast receiver.

For a Service:

Remove the receiver tag from the manifest file. You can then register your Broadcast receiver with the same method in the onCreate() and unregister in the onDestroy().

EDIT: Sample Code:

public class MyActivity extends Activity {   private final BroadcastReceiver mybroadcast = new SmsBR();    public void onResume() {     super.onResume();      IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();     filter.addAction("android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED");     registerReceiver(mybroadcast, filter);   }    public void onPause() {     super.onPause();      unregisterReceiver(mybroadcast);   } }