application:didReceiveRemoteNotification:fetchCompletionHandler Not Called

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application:didReceiveRemoteNotification:fetchCompletionHandler: gets called even if the app is suspended, not running at all, backgrounded, or active. Also worth noting that the method is iOS 7 only. Here is the apple documentation.

HOWEVER if the app was forcibly closed (i.e. by killing with the app switcher), the app will not be launched. (see SO answer)
EDIT: I checked this again on iOS 7.1 to see if they fixed this, but it still remains the case that if the app is killed manually, app will NOT be woken up and application:didReceiveRemoteNotification:fetchCompletionHandler: will not be called

When receiving the push, the app is only woken up only “if needed” to call the application:didReceiveRemoteNotification:fetchCompletionHandler: method (i.e. you have to set the “content-available” flag within the push notification payload. See SO answer). The method will be called again if the user then opens the app by tapping the notification.

EDIT: haven’t checked this on iOS 8. Has anyone else?

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