iOS 16 Will Show Live Scores From NBA, MLB, and Premier League Games on iPhone's Lock Screen

[MacRumors]

One of iOS 16's most useful new features is Live Activities, which are essentially live notifications on the Lock Screen. The new feature will allow users to keep track of things happening in real time, such as the score of a sports game, the progress of an Uber ride, or the status of a food delivery order, right from the Lock Screen.

Live Activities will be available for NBA, MLB, and Premier League games in select countries, according to fine print on the iOS 16 features page. Apple says Live Activities for the NBA and Premier League games will be available in the U.S. and Canada, while Live Activities for MLB games will be available in a wider group of countries, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, U.K., Brazil, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea.

During its WWDC keynote in June, Apple also previewed Live Activities for the Uber and Nike Run Club apps, and Apple shows a Live Activity for Starbucks on its iOS 16 page. On the iOS 16 beta, there is also a Live Activity for timers set in the Clock app.

Live Activities will not be available in the initial public release of iOS 16. Apple says the feature will be added in an update coming later this year, which suggests that it could be included as part of iOS 16.1 or iOS 16.2. When the feature launches, developers will be able to submit apps with Live Activities to the App Store.

Last month, Apple released a new ActivityKit framework that allows developers to begin testing Live Activities in their apps. Apps with Live Activities integration can currently only be distributed via TestFlight for testing by iOS 16 beta users.

Apple is expected to release iOS 16 alongside the iPhone 14 in September. The software update is compatible with the iPhone 8 and newer.

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[macduke]

The biggest sport in the US is the NFL. Where is that at?

Curious considering that Apple is rumored to have won the bidding war for rights to stream NFL games in 2023.

 

[DaPizzaMan]

Will there be a "last updated" time somewhere? In the case of bad/no service where the score is not up to date.

 

[MayaUser]

Hope this extend even more...Champions League, our own personal setting and so on..

 

[Kylo83]

Would rather have interactive widgets so they wouldn’t be useless

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Nice! Always on Display (AOD) will come in very handy for this.

 

[JUiCEJamie]

I thought MR had a typo for the Premier League Live Activities being in US/Canada only.
Says the same on Apple.com fine print too!

Surely that's incorrect?! Not having UK Premier League LiveActivities available in the UK?
Fingers cross it's a typo; or they manage to implement it for release come September.

 

[RodThePlod]

I thought MR had a typo for the Premier League Live Activities being in US/Canada only.
Says the same on Apple.com fine print too!

Surely that's incorrect?! Not having UK Premier League LiveActivities available in the UK?
Fingers cross it's a typo; or they manage to implement it for release come September.

I thought the same thing! Weird...

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

So Premier League games aren’t even available in U.K? There must be a typo.

 

[Bull 07]

Brazil first than the country that plays baseball best (Dominican Republic) What happens Apple?

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Would rather have interactive widgets so they wouldn’t be useless

Yeah but to do what, manage the team?

 

[Hiddecollee]

Pfff. Just support the biggest sport competitions all around the world, make it available to all users. Choose your sports/teams in the settings app, instead of the News/TV app in those countries that do not have those apps.

 

[RickDEGH]

At this rate I probably wouldn’t care about any features Apple announces, because I know they won’t ever make it out of the US, or they’re going to release them elsewhere like a faucet in the desert.

 

[nvmls]

1 league per decade guys, be patient. Any similarities with Apple U.S. Maps is just coincidence.

 

[jz0309]

Hope this will be OPTIONAL … more background tasks draining the battery.

 

[testcard]

So Premier League games aren’t even available in U.K? There must be a typo.

Is that the same Premier League?

 

[Corsig]

This is going to be awesome. Won’t have to keep opening ESPN app to check the scores. Wonder if it’s only scores or play by play

 

[posguy99]

Would rather have interactive widgets so they wouldn’t be useless

Hopefully there's a system-level OFF switch for this rather than allowing app developers to generate more screen noise.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Is that the same Premier League?

The English soccer Premier League.

 

[skellener]

Sports? 🤦‍♂️ Will be the second thing I turn off, right after Siri.

 

[testcard]

The English soccer Premier League.

I’ll stick with the OneFootball app for Premier League scores.

 

[MLVC]

Anybody ever found the bottom wallpaper?

 

[falkon-engine]

I like this...

 

[nhoj_z]

I'm confused, is this being run by the respected league's dedicated app ? Or is this being run by Apple News with their new focus on sports?

 

[mark-in-mk]

IIRC there's some copyright / licensing stuff about publishing Premier League scores and tables - that could be why its not slated for UK yet.