With them, there’s no need to unlock your iPhone or go into apps themselves.

To use Live Activities, you oughta be runningiOS 16and up.

To enable live activities on an iPhone, take these actions:

TapSettings.

An iPhone’s passcode requested and Live Activities settings highlighted on an iPhone.

TapFace ID & Passcode.

key in your passcode.

In theAllow Access when Lockedsection, move theLive Activitiesslider toon/green.

Two examples (the timer and a sports score) of Live Activities on an iPhone lock screen.

What Are Live Activities?

On these models, information appears in the Dynamic Island in a collapsed form at all times.

When the game ends, the Dynamic Island expands to show the final.

Examples of Live Activities on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island.

iOS 16 is available for iPhone 8 and newer, including the second-generation or later iPhone SE.

Older phones won’t have an option to update to this operating system.