title: Android push notifications not being received when app closed
body: <p>I followed the example in the PushSharp repository at:
  <a href="https://github.com/Redth/PushSharp/tree/master/Client.Samples/PushSharp.ClientSample.MonoForAndroid/PushSharp.ClientSample.MonoForAndroid.Gcm" rel="nofollow">PushSharp Android Client Sample</a></p>
  
  <p>Everything is working great if the app is open or in the background (by hitting home or back button). If I close the app by swiping it away in the application manager I no longer receive notifications, though. </p>
  
  <p>My assumption was that since the PushHandlerService is marked as a [Service] that it would remain open even when the app is closed and continue to listen for notifications. Is there a way to continue to receive notifications with the app closed, or am I just doing it wrong?</p>
  
  <p>I would include code but what I've got is taken pretty much exactly from the example at the above link.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:</p>
  
  <p>I tried firing PushClient.Register on app start even through the device is already registered in hopes that this would start the PushHandlerService if it wasn't started. Even with re-registering on each launch of the app I still don't receive notification when the app is closed.</p>