explicit broadcast implemented

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);
+    }
 }

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>