diff --git a/src/android/location/actions/GeofenceLocationIntentService.java b/src/android/location/actions/GeofenceLocationIntentService.java
index 97ee9a0..28e05f9 100644
--- a/src/android/location/actions/GeofenceLocationIntentService.java
+++ b/src/android/location/actions/GeofenceLocationIntentService.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import edu.berkeley.eecs.emission.cordova.tracker.ExplicitIntent;
 import edu.berkeley.eecs.emission.cordova.unifiedlogger.Log;
 
 /**
@@ -111,8 +112,7 @@ protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
     }
 
     private void broadcastLoc(Location loc) {
-        Intent answerIntent = new Intent(INTENT_NAME);
-        answerIntent.setPackage(this.getPackageName());
+        Intent answerIntent = new ExplicitIntent(this, INTENT_NAME);
         answerIntent.putExtra(INTENT_RESULT_KEY, loc);
         Log.i(this, TAG, "broadcasting intent "+answerIntent);
         LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(answerIntent);
diff --git a/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java b/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java
index 22007fe..b2f841a 100644
--- a/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java
+++ b/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public static void checkAppState(final Context ctxt) {
         SensorControlChecks.checkLocationPermissions(ctxt),
         SensorControlChecks.checkIgnoreBatteryOptimizations(ctxt),
         SensorControlChecks.checkMotionActivityPermissions(ctxt),
-        SensorControlChecks.checkNotificationsEnabled(ctxt),
       };
       boolean allOtherChecksPass = true;
       for (boolean check: allOtherChecks) {
diff --git a/src/ios/Verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.m b/src/ios/Verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.m
index 8c36e50..c3761af 100644
--- a/src/ios/Verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.m
+++ b/src/ios/Verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.m
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ +(void)checkAppState
       @([TripDiarySensorControlChecks checkLocationSettings]),
       @([TripDiarySensorControlChecks checkLocationPermissions]),
       @([TripDiarySensorControlChecks checkMotionActivitySettings]),
-      @([TripDiarySensorControlChecks checkMotionActivityPermissions]),
-      @([TripDiarySensorControlChecks checkNotificationsEnabled])
+      @([TripDiarySensorControlChecks checkMotionActivityPermissions])
     ];
     BOOL allChecksPass = TRUE;
     for (NSNumber* check in allChecks) {