diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f17450ae..ad614eae 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -108,14 +108,6 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </service>
 
-        <receiver android:name=".AppManagerReceiver">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED" />
-                <data android:scheme="package"/>
-            </intent-filter>
-        </receiver>
-
         <receiver android:name=".ShadowsocksReceiver">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala
index 7e86eb9f..fb1eab80 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 package com.github.shadowsocks
 
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
-import android.content.{ClipData, ClipboardManager, Context}
+import android.content._
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.os.{Bundle, Handler}
@@ -65,13 +65,25 @@ object AppManager {
   case class ProxiedApp(name: String, packageName: String, icon: Drawable)
   private case class ListEntry(switch: Switch, text: TextView, icon: ImageView)
 
-  var cachedApps: Array[ProxiedApp] = _
+  private var receiverRegistered: Boolean = _
+  private var cachedApps: Array[ProxiedApp] = _
   private def getApps(pm: PackageManager) = {
-    if (cachedApps == null) cachedApps = pm.getInstalledPackages(PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS)
-      .filter(p => p.requestedPermissions != null && p.requestedPermissions.contains(permission.INTERNET))
-      .map(p => new ProxiedApp(pm.getApplicationLabel(p.applicationInfo).toString, p.packageName,
-        p.applicationInfo.loadIcon(pm))).toArray
-    cachedApps
+    if (!receiverRegistered) {
+      val filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED)
+      filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED)
+      filter.addDataScheme("package")
+      ShadowsocksApplication.instance.registerReceiver((context: Context, intent: Intent) =>
+        if (intent.getAction != Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED || !intent.getBooleanExtra(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACING, false))
+          synchronized(cachedApps = null), filter)
+      receiverRegistered = true
+    }
+    synchronized {
+      if (cachedApps == null) cachedApps = pm.getInstalledPackages(PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS)
+        .filter(p => p.requestedPermissions != null && p.requestedPermissions.contains(permission.INTERNET))
+        .map(p => new ProxiedApp(pm.getApplicationLabel(p.applicationInfo).toString, p.packageName,
+          p.applicationInfo.loadIcon(pm))).toArray
+      cachedApps
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManagerReceiver.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManagerReceiver.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index f3170f21..00000000
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManagerReceiver.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package com.github.shadowsocks
-
-import android.content.{Intent, Context, BroadcastReceiver}
-
-/**
-  * @author Mygod
-  */
-class AppManagerReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
-  override def onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) = if (intent.getAction != Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED ||
-    !intent.getBooleanExtra(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACING, false)) AppManager.synchronized(AppManager.cachedApps = null)
-}