title: Does tvOS support notification facility for chat applications?
body: <p>I am building a tvOS app for the new Apple TV that needs to get notifications from a server every time that a chat message is sent. This notification is also to be displayed on the Apple TV. As much as I understand push notifications are not allowed with tvOS.</p>
  
  <p>With this being said, are there any alternatives to what I need?</p>
  
  <p>To clarify: This is a chat app that needs to display a notification to the user on the TV screen every time a message is received by the user. The app stays running indefinitely, while showing instant notifications. - I cannot use push notifications.</p>
  
  <p>Please let me know if this makes sense, and thank you in advance for your help!</p>