Can android application have only broadcast recevier and service without activity

Question

Can android application have only broadcast recevier and service without activity ? If this is possible how can i invoke broadcast receiver ? Android system automatically in

Answer 1

Starting with Honeycomb, BroadcastReceivers are installed in a stopped state and will not trigger until an application has actually run, i.e. you will need an activity to have run at least once. This is explained in depth in this Commonsware blog post:

Broadcast Regression Confirmed

Android 3.1