Is it possible to update a live tile without the Windows Push Notification Service? I would like to create an offline clock live tile.
Is it possible to update a live tile without the Windows Push Notification Service?
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Is it possible to update a live tile without the Windows Push Notification Service? I would like to create an offline clock live tile.
Yes, it is possible to update Tiles without push notifications. You can use background agent, but it is executed on 30 minutes(in WP7.5) and you can not implement tile clock.
Here is a nice post how to implement live tiles from background agents:
http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Windows-Phone-7.5-Use-Background-agents.aspx