Rather than calling registerReceiver() on the Activity, call it on the Application context via getApplicationContext().registerReceiver(). Then, pass the receiver object via onRetainNonConfigurationInstance(), so you unregister the same receiver when you are done.
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:27 AM, <Hera> <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I’m having problems with BroadcastReceivers when the screen > orientation changes. > My Activity registers for receiving WiFi scans with a > BroadcastReceiver and when the scan is done: (1) > unregisterReceiver(mWifiReceiver), (2) I made some things with the > results (by using an AsynkTask thread) and finally, when the thread is > finished (3) the activity starts another WiFi scan and the whole > process starts again. > > Everything works fine until a screen orientation changes occurs: > > If I do not unregisterReceiver() on the > onRetainNonConfigurationInstance method I get this exception > > Activity myActivity has leaked IntentReceiver myActivity > $WifiReceiver@405efad0 that was originally registered here. Are you > missing a call to unregisterReceiver()? > > While if I unregisterReceiver(), I get this one: > > ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1490): java.lang.RuntimeException: Error > receiving broadcast Intent { act=android.net.wifi.SCAN_RESULTS } in > myActivity $WifiReceiver@406b4668 > > Could someone tell me the correct way to manage BroadcastReceiver in > screen orientation changes? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
