Learn how to receive timely updates for deliveries, sports scores, flights, taxi cabs, and more in your Mac's menu bar via the new Live Activities feature on macOS Tahoe.
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macOS Tahoe: Sorry EU Mac owners, you won’t be getting Live Activities this fall
Mac owners in the European Union (EU) won't be getting Live Activities on macOS Tahoe as the feature uses iPhone Mirroring which is still unavailable in the EU.
Live Activities: Track your Disney mobile food orders on the iPhone’s lockscreen
The Disneyland and Walt Disney World mobile apps now let you track your food orders live on the iPhone’s lockscreen without opening the apps.
How to turn off automatic Live Activities on Apple Watch face
Learn how to prevent Live Activities from automatically showing on your Apple Watch if you don’t want them replacing your watch face and taking up half the screen.
iOS 18.2 lets you track Safari download progress on your iPhone’s lockscreen
Start downloading a file in Safari and track download progress on your iPhone's Lock Screen, which uses Apple's Live Activities feature.
How to track US election results live on your iPhone or iPad
Learn how to track and follow real-time results of the 2024 presidential election happening today in the United States on your iPhone and iPad.
“Hole in the API” or why iOS 18 doesn’t update Live Activities as often as iOS 17
Apple has confirmed that getting real-time updates from apps via the Live Activities feature is no longer possible in iOS 18, and here's why.
watchOS 11 replaces the Siri watch face with a smarter Smart Stack featuring automatic widgets and live activities
The Siri face watch has been swapped for a more powerful Smart Stack featuring interactive widgets and live activities in the inaugural watchOS 11 beta.
The Shazam app gains background listening via Live Activities to identify songs in other apps from the lockscreen
Apple has updated the standalone Shazam app it acquired in 2017 with support for background listening via Live Activities and Dynamic Island.
iOS 17.4 brings stopwatch controls to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island [u]
With a new live activity in iOS 17.4, you can pause your stopwatch, reset it or start a new lap right from your iPhone’s Lock Screen or Dynamic Island.
iOS 17 rumored to bring a Maps live activity widget for Lock Screen navigation
You'll be able to navigate with the Maps live activity widget and still see notifications and the date/time on your iPhone's Lock Screen.
How to fix Live Activities not working or updating for an iPhone app
Learn how to troubleshoot and fix issues with Live Activities not working or updating on your iPhone with these easy steps.