Android BroadcastReceiver with no intent-filter

Question

I\'ve come across something like this in the AndroidManifest.xml:

The above

Answer 1

An Intent filter is needed in case of implicit intents, and if an intent filter is not specified, it must be invoked explicitly. So to invoke this receiver you would need to invoke:

Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), com.testco.test.TestReceiver.class);
sendBroadcast(intent);`