title: ios8 silent pushes to a non-running app..
body: <p>Do we need a payload attribute like : "PrettyPlease":1?</p>
  
  <p>I have read what seems like a countless number of posts on this subject. After realizing iOS7 won't wake a swipe-killed app, and moving to iOS8 because of the promise of "content-available":1 actually working as advertised, i am sitting here wondering if my reading comprehension is just lacking.</p>
  
  <p>I have implemented every possible nuance i have read, including adding an innocuous "sound":"" to my payload, but about 99% of the time: no app awakening. The 1% of the time my console shows: Silent Push: Deny app not running. The one time i thought i was receiving pushes, i am sure i simply accidentally had left the app running in the background but was so elated to see action that i forgot to check the receiving method.</p>
  
  <p>Pushes work perfectly when the app is running or in the background and are a thing of magic, thus my general setup is correct. But, moving to debug, and watching for Xcode to fire up the up and drop an NSLog into the console for a push that is successfully sent from source, nothing. Nada. I have wiped apps completely, restarted Xcode, restarted my dev box, danced around a fire, pissed into the wind, and even held my breath till blue in the face.</p>
  
  <p>I am at a loss, and about to code a workaround that involved lots of db activity, timed-loops etc, all because a promised feature by Apple seems very Windows-like.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone have a link to a very clear and concise tutorial/example/demo that actually works, or shows a project that will work provided a push is being received by a non-running app? </p>
  
  <p>Any other thoughts would be appreciated. I know there are many similar threads, but none provide any solid answer (at least for me).</p>