Apple Confirms Live Activities Will Come to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island in iOS 16.1

[MacRumors]

Apple today confirmed that the Live Activities Lock Screen feature is going to be available when iOS 16.1 launches. Apple shared the information with developers and said that the ActivityKit API is available so developers can begin incorporating Live Activities into their apps.

Live Activities are interactive notifications that stay up to date, allowing you to keep an eye on things happening in real time right from the Lock Screen. If you're following a sports game, for example, you can see the updated score on the Lock Screen, or if you're waiting for a Uber ride, you can watch for your driver to approach.

You'll be able to follow along with Live Activities on the Lock Screen, and iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max users will also see Live Activities in the Dynamic Island.

Apple says that when the iOS 16.1 release candidate is available to developers, apps with Live Activities will be able to be submitted to the App Store.

Article Link: Apple Confirms Live Activities Will Come to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island in iOS 16.1

 

[max2]

This is so cool!

Thanks Apple!

 

[veeco3110]

This will be awesome for football season

 

[jav6454]

This will be awesome for football season

Football season has started… so when we do get this, it’ll be mid season.

 

[Mahieu]

Oh please nooooooo 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

 

[SwiftArtery]

So I guess we know Uber will support this at launch. Any others that people know of/are looking forward to?

 

[mjschabow]

I wonder how the sports scores will work. I use ESPN app to watch scores, so will the system know that?

 

[DotCom2]

Oh please nooooooo 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Why? What's the problem?

 

[Lt.Bananas]

As cool as it would be, not sure what I’d use it for. I don’t keep track of sports scores or anything.

 

[rjohnstone]

I wonder how the sports scores will work. I use ESPN app to watch scores, so will the system know that?

ESPN App developers will have to integrate their app with the new Live Activities API first.

 

[BobSc]

As cool as it would be, not sure what I’d use it for. I don’t keep track of sports scores or anything.

But does anyone really care if you find it unuseful. Can you imagine well enough to see that many will welcome this feature? I can guarantee you that you don't like 1/2 the things I like and vice versa. It really doesn't matter, does it?

 

[God of Biscuits]

ESPN App developers will have to integrate their app with the new Live Activities API first.

in fact, the LiveActivities API will THE way for devs to interact with the D.I.

 

[Wags]

I wonder if this will get crazy with amount or size of the island with notifications.

 

[Lt.Bananas]

But does anyone really care if you find it unuseful. Can you imagine well enough to see that many will welcome this feature? I can guarantee you that you don't like 1/2 the things I like and vice versa. It really doesn't matter, does it?

Oh I 100% agree it’s a cool feature. No doubt there. I just forget what it could be used for.

 

[subwire]

As cool as it would be, not sure what I’d use it for. I don’t keep track of sports scores or anything.

Same

 

[BobSc]

Same

Great to know. Thanks

 

[beerseagulls]

who accepts a ride in a Honda Civic? (even if it's the 2022 model.... no legroom for me 🙁 )

 

[Think|Different]

As cool as it would be, not sure what I’d use it for. I don’t keep track of sports scores or anything.

Me neither but sheesh, if you’re not even gonna reference the other uses they’ve already shown like ride-sharing, try using an imagination.

 

[eclinton]

As cool as it would be, not sure what I’d use it for. I don’t keep track of sports scores or anything.

Crypto/stock prices?

Progress on your large 3D render job?

Build process status?

Medal counts during olympics?

Amazon package tracking (6 stops away!)?


Instacart / Uber / Lyft deliveries progress?

 

[d686546s]

Oh I 100% agree it’s a cool feature. No doubt there. I just forget what it could be used for.

If supported my primary use case will be tracking deliveries, particularly food and other stuff when it's out for delivery.

 

[Corsig]

Maybe in time for the Mets to not make the World Series again. 🙁

 

[hovscorpion12]

Football season has started… so when we do get this, it’ll be mid season.

If I had to guess, iOS 16.1 will likely release around ~week 7

 

[trekkie604]

let us turn off the stupid flashlight and camera icons ffs

 

[himynameisryan]

As cool as it would be, not sure what I’d use it for. I don’t keep track of sports scores or anything.

yeah it depends on your usage I guess, I'd use it for uber eats maybe. maybe if you count music and the new timers thing as live activities that as well I guess

 

[Kierkegaarden]

The DI is an remarkable feature — already plenty of use cases, but these will get refined as time goes on.