title: Android: `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service not registered` when onStop() called
body: <p>I have an applications which is bound to a long running <code>Service</code>.
  I need to make sure that when the user navigates away from the <code>Activity</code> the <code>Service</code> stops.</p>
  
  <p>Therefore I implemented the <code>onStop()</code> to close the service:</p>
  
  <p>here is the code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>@Override    
  protected void onStop() {
  super.onStop();     
  if(mService!=null)mService.stop();
  stopService(new Intent(this, LocalService.class));
  unbindService(mConnection);
  stopService(intent);
  
  }   
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here is my LogCat:</p>
  
  <pre><code>02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to destroy activity {com.example.quotes/com.example.quotes.Quotes}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service not registered: com.example.quotes.Quotes$1@40cebd80
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performDestroyActivity(ActivityThread.java:3451)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleDestroyActivity(ActivityThread.java:3469)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1200(ActivityThread.java:141)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1287)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5039)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service not registered: com.example.quotes.Quotes$1@40cebd80
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.LoadedApk.forgetServiceDispatcher(LoadedApk.java:921)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ContextImpl.unbindService(ContextImpl.java:1451)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.content.ContextWrapper.unbindService(ContextWrapper.java:484)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at com.example.quotes.Quotes.onDestroy(Quotes.java:420)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.Activity.performDestroy(Activity.java:5273)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnDestroy(Instrumentation.java:1110)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performDestroyActivity(ActivityThread.java:3438)
  02-22 11:42:44.393: E/AndroidRuntime(1006):     ... 11 more
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks for your help!!!</p>