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diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/receiver-element.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/receiver-element.jd
index 777d016..8df6273 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/receiver-element.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/receiver-element.jd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ page.title=<receiver>
<dd><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">&lt;application&gt;</a></code></dd>
<dt>can contain:</dt>
-<dd><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/intent-filter-element.html">&lt;intent-filer&gt;</a></code>
+<dd><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/intent-filter-element.html">&lt;intent-filter&gt;</a></code>
<br/><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/meta-data-element.html">&lt;meta-data&gt;</a></code></dd>
<dt>description:</dt>
@@ -47,10 +47,16 @@ The <code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">&lt
<code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html#enabled">enabled</a></code> attribute that applies to all
application components, including broadcast receivers. The
<code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">&lt;application&gt;</a></code> and
-{@code &lt;receiver&gt;} attributes must both be "{@code true}" for
-the broadcast receiver to be enabled. If either is "{@code false}", it is
-disabled; it cannot be instantiated.
-</p></dd>
+{@code &lt;receiver&gt;} elements must both set {@code android:enabled} equal to
+"{@code true}" for the broadcast receiver to be enabled. If either is "{@code false}",
+the receiver is disabled and cannot be instantiated.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The default value depends on whether the broadcast receiver contains intent filters.
+If any intent filters are specified, the default value is "{@code true}". If no
+filters are specified, the default value is "{@code false}".
+</dd>
<dt><a name="exported"></a>{@code android:exported}</dt>
<dd>Whether or not the broadcast receiver can receive messages from sources
@@ -117,9 +123,12 @@ it can also be set as a raw string.
{@link android.content.BroadcastReceiver}. This should be a fully qualified
class name (such as, "{@code com.example.project.ReportReceiver}"). However,
as a shorthand, if the first character of the name is a period (for example,
-"{@code . ReportReceiver}"), it is appended to the package name specified in
+"{@code .ReportReceiver}"), it is appended to the package name specified in
the <code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.html">&lt;manifest&gt;</a></code> element.
+<p>The {@link android.content.BroadcastReceiver} subclass can be a static inner
+class, although it cannot be an ordinary (non-static) inner class.
+
<p>
There is no default. The name must be specified.
</p></dd>