broadcastreceiver - Android GCM (push notification): device doesn't receive notification if application is stopped

Question

I use push notification (GCM) in my Android project.

According to GCM tutorial I implemented broadcast receiver and registered it in AndroidManifest.xml.

This kind of broadcast receivers should receive messages even if my app is closed (not only if my app is in background but even if it was force stopped).

But it doesn't work as I expect. onReceive() method isn't being called if the app is closed. It seems that my understanding of broadcast receivers is correct and the problem is in my expectations about GCM.

One of the possible reasons is that google server doesn't even send a notification to the device if the app is closed. So, is it correct that my app can receive a message (and onReceive() method will be invoked in broadcast receiver) only if it's running or in background (but not closed)?

Thanks in advance.

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