You can emulate all broadcast actions by connecting via adb to the device and open a device shell.
Here we go:
- open console/terminal and navigating to /platform-tools
- type
adb shellor on linux/mac./adb shell - in the shell type
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETEDor whatever action you want to fire
There are a bunch of nice commands coming with adb or the adb shell. Just try it
Regards
Flo
edit: oh damn, i wanted this answer as an answer on the “had to turn phone on/off every time”. sorry folks