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AndroidE2E/app/src/androidTest/java/com/reactnativenavigation/e2e/androide2e/ApplicationLifecycleTest.java

 import android.support.test.uiautomator.By;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
-	public void reloadReactNativeDoesNotCausesLeaks() throws Exception {
-		// TODO
+	public void sendingReloadBroadcastReloadsReactNative() throws Exception {
+		elementByText("PUSH").click();
+		assertExists(By.text("Pushed Screen"));
+
+		device().executeShellCommand("am broadcast -a com.reactnativenavigation.broadcast.RELOAD");
+		device().waitForIdle();
+		assertMainShown();
 	}
 
 	private void killAppSaveInstanceState_ByTogglingPermissions() throws Exception {

lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/react/JsDevReloadHandler.java

 package com.reactnativenavigation.react;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 
 import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager;
 
 public class JsDevReloadHandler {
+	private final BroadcastReceiver reloadReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
+		@Override
+		public void onReceive(final Context context, final Intent intent) {
+			reloadReactNative();
+		}
+	};
 	private final ReactInstanceManager reactInstanceManager;
 	private long firstRTimestamp = 0;
 
 		this.reactInstanceManager = reactInstanceManager;
 	}
 
+	public void onActivityResumed(Activity activity) {
+		activity.registerReceiver(reloadReceiver, new IntentFilter("com.reactnativenavigation.broadcast.RELOAD"));
+	}
+
+	public void onActivityPaused(Activity activity) {
+		activity.unregisterReceiver(reloadReceiver);
+	}
+
 	public boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode) {
 		if (!reactInstanceManager.getDevSupportManager().getDevSupportEnabled()) {
 			return false;
 
 		if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_R) {
 			if (lessThan500MillisSinceLastR()) {
-				reactInstanceManager.getDevSupportManager().handleReloadJS();
+				reloadReactNative();
 				return true;
 			}
 			firstRTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
 	private boolean lessThan500MillisSinceLastR() {
 		return firstRTimestamp != 0 && System.currentTimeMillis() - firstRTimestamp < 1000;
 	}
+
+	private void reloadReactNative() {
+		reactInstanceManager.getDevSupportManager().handleReloadJS();
+	}
 }

lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/react/ReactGateway.java

 
 	public void onActivityResumed(NavigationActivity activity) {
 		initializer.onActivityResumed(activity);
+		jsDevReloadHandler.onActivityResumed(activity);
 	}
 
 	public void onActivityPaused(NavigationActivity activity) {
 		initializer.onActivityPaused(activity);
+		jsDevReloadHandler.onActivityPaused(activity);
 	}
 
 	public void onActivityDestroyed(NavigationActivity activity) {