broadcastreceiver - Unregistering Android Broadcast Receiver in onReceive throws "Receiver not registered" -

i have broadcastreceiver 1 time use.

i'm registering in activity. can't put unregisterreceiver() in onpause because has stay running when activity paused or destroyed.

i want broadcastreceiver unregister when done, this:

public class smsreceiver extends broadcastreceiver {      public void onreceive(context context, intent intent) {            // code..            context.unregisterreceiver(this)         } } 

but causes exception: receiver not registered.

a broadcastreceiver exists during execution of onreceive() method. so, this evaluates throw-away instance every time broadcast fired/received. see broadcast receiver lifecycle. dynamically registering/unregistering of broadcastreceivers, have remember instance of receiver in onpause() register again during onresume().