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Using push notifications to initiate a download when app is in state "not running"

The documentation at https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/BackgroundExecution/BackgroundExecution.html

"(Section "Using push notifications to initiate a download") states: "For a push notification to trigger a download operation, the notification’s payload must include the

content-available

key with its value set to

. When that key is present, the system wakes the app in the background (or launches it into the background) and calls the app delegate’s

application:didReceiveRemoteNotification:fetchCompletionHandler:

..."

Does "or launches it into the background" mean that the app will be started if it's in the state "not running"?