A broadcast receiver control method and apparatus and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: acquiring at least one broadcast type that a first application subscribes, during registration, to receive; judging whether the at least one broadcast type includes a preset broadcast type; determining, in response to the judgment that the at least one broadcast type includes the preset broadcast type, the first application as an illegally registered broadcast application; acquiring a receiver queue of a target broadcast; and performing optimal control on the receiver queue according to the determined illegally registered broadcast application.