Android - Binding Service to Activity

MainActivity.java

// ...

private MyService myService;
private boolean messengerBound = false;

@Override
protected void onStart() {
    super.onStart();
    Intent intent = new Intent(this, PlayerService.class);
    bindService(intent, serviceConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
}

@Override
protected void onPause() {
    LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).unregisterReceiver(broadcastReceiver);
    super.onPause();
}

@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    unbindService(serviceConnection);
    messengerBound = false;
}

private ServiceConnection serviceConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
    @Override
    public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {
        PlayerService.LocalBinder binder = (PlayerService.LocalBinder) service;
        playerService = binder.getService();
        messengerBound = true;
    }
    @Override
    public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {
        messengerBound = false;
    }
};

// ...

MyService.java

// ...
private final IBinder binder = new LocalBinder();

public class LocalBinder extends Binder {
    public PlayerService getService(){
        return PlayerService.this;
    }
}

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
    return binder;
}
// ...