diff --git a/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3257c13a7..520139375 100644
--- a/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
 
-        <receiver android:name=".receiver.FeedUpdateReceiver">
+        <receiver android:name=".receiver.FeedUpdateReceiver"
+            android:label="@string/feed_update_receiver_name"
+            android:exported="true"> <!-- allow feeds update to be triggered by external apps -->
         </receiver>
 
     </application>
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 46bac68c9..5c06d34bd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <!-- Activitiy and fragment titles -->
     <string name="app_name" translate="false">AntennaPod</string>
     <string name="provider_authority" translate="false">de.danoeh.antennapod.provider</string>
+    <string name="feed_update_receiver_name">Update Subscriptions</string>
     <string name="feeds_label">Feeds</string>
     <string name="statistics_label">Statistics</string>
     <string name="add_feed_label">Add Podcast</string>