iOS Push Notifications - update badge without alert?

Question

Is there a way to update the number in the badge without showing an alert or opening the app?

I am writing an app that should always display the current number of un

Answer 1

you should use applicationIconBadgeNumber for locally handling your app badge number

[UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber = number_of_notifications;

I don't think it is possible to do without alert as far as adding badge counter from remote notification. You should read about APN Service, in your case you might register for UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge you should read about Local & Push Notification Programming guide