diff --git a/BroadcastReceiver/.idea/gradle.xml b/BroadcastReceiver/.idea/gradle.xml
index ce83a64..a2792bc 100644
--- a/BroadcastReceiver/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/BroadcastReceiver/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="GradleMigrationSettings" migrationVersion="1" />
   <component name="GradleSettings">
     <option name="linkedExternalProjectsSettings">
       <GradleProjectSettings>
diff --git a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6adc9ae..03608c8 100644
--- a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
-
         <receiver android:name=".TestReceiver">
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="com.ploedige.BroadcastReceiver.intentfilters.TESTBROADCAST"/>
+                <action android:name="com.ploedige.TESTBROADCAST"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
     </application>
diff --git a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/MainActivity.java b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/MainActivity.java
index e43201f..60817dd 100644
--- a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/MainActivity.java
+++ b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/MainActivity.java
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package com.ploedige.broadcastreceiver;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
+import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.View;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
diff --git a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/TestReceiver.java b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/TestReceiver.java
index e257ee7..b7f6314 100644
--- a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/TestReceiver.java
+++ b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastreceiver/TestReceiver.java
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 public class TestReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
     @Override
     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-        Log.v("IntentFilterTest","Broadcast Received!");
+        Toast.makeText(context, "Broadcast Received",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     }
 }
diff --git a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index e6f74a4..10c50b4 100644
--- a/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/BroadcastReceiver/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     tools:context=".MainActivity">
 
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/message_tv"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:text="This is the Receiver App"
@@ -15,5 +16,4 @@
         app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
-
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
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diff --git a/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastsender/MainActivity.java b/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastsender/MainActivity.java
index c8b90d9..af0e479 100644
--- a/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastsender/MainActivity.java
+++ b/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/java/com/ploedige/broadcastsender/MainActivity.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package com.ploedige.broadcastsender;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
+import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.View;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
@@ -11,4 +14,16 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
     }
+
+    public void broadcast(View view){
+        Intent broadcastIntent = new Intent("com.ploedige.TESTBROADCAST");
+        broadcastIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_INCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES);
+        //since Android O implicit Broadcasts are disabled.
+        //this gets the component and makes an explicit broadcast
+        ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName(
+                "com.ploedige.broadcastreceiver",
+                "com.ploedige.broadcastreceiver.TestReceiver");
+        broadcastIntent.setComponent(componentName);
+        sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 4fc2444..eb08a70 100644
--- a/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/BroadcastSender/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,25 @@
     tools:context=".MainActivity">
 
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/message_tv"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:text="Hello World!"
+        android:text="This is the Broadcast Sender App"
+        android:textSize="4mm"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
+    <Button
+        android:text="Send Broadcast"
+        android:onClick="broadcast"
+
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/message_tv"
+        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"/>
+
+
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
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