title: Windows Phone 7 push notification when the app is not running
body: <p>I am trying to implement push notifications in windows phone 7.5</p>
  
  <p>I bind the channelUri in App.xaml when the application starts up. 
  I can then switch my app to background and receive toast notifications based on the Uri.</p>
  
  <p>But this requires me to first go the app and then make it to background.</p>
  
  <p>Can I receive the toast without the app running? That is when the channelUri is not bound.</p>
  
  <p>Is this a default behaviour in Windows phone 7 or whether I am missing a point here?</p>
  
  <p>If this is the behaviour, how can I send some form of notification/ information to the phone when the app is not running?</p>
  
  <p>I did see this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10340474/windows-phone-7-5-push-notifications-when-app-is-tombstoned">Windows Phone 7.5 - Push Notifications when app is tombstoned</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Update:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>I know the Channel is active up to 30 days, is it the same when I use only emulator?</li>
  <li>App should be associated with a channel so as to receive notification and even when app is not running, if the notification channel is active, then the application will receive the  toast </li>
  </ol>