AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.broadcast"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.broadcast.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <receiver android:name=".MyReceiver">
            <intent-filter >
                <action android:name="com.example.BROADCAST"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
    </application>

</manifest>

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >
    <Button 
        android:id="@+id/sendbroad"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="90dp"
        android:text="发送广播"/>
</RelativeLayout>

package com.example.broadcast;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    private Button sendbt;
    
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        sendbt = (Button) findViewById(R.id.sendbroad);
        
        sendbt.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Intent intent = new Intent();
                intent.setAction("com.example.BROADCAST");
                intent.putExtra("msg", "这是广播发送的消息");
                sendBroadcast(intent);
            }
        });
        
    }

}

package com.example.broadcast;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Toast.makeText(context, "接收到的Intent的Action位："+intent.getAction()+"\n消息内容是："+intent.getStringExtra("msg"),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

Android中 广播发送 和 接受 的简单示例