what's new in live activity?

What's New in Live Activity?

Apple Watch Integration

1. Smart Stack Integration:

   • In watchOS 11, live activities from your iOS app are now available in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch. This means that when a live activity begins on your iPhone, it automatically shows up at the top of the Smart Stack on Apple Watch, allowing you to track its progress just by raising your wrist (Design Live Activities for Apple Watch).

2. Automatic Presentation:

   • The Smart Stack will automatically present the live activity widget when a live activity starts, and it will remain visible even when you put your wrist down, allowing you to glance at both the time and the live activity you are tracking (Design Live Activities for Apple Watch).

3. Compact View:

   • If you are interacting with another app when a live activity starts, a smaller, more compact version of the live activity will appear at the bottom of the display. You can pull up on this compact view to enlarge it into the full widget (Design Live Activities for Apple Watch).

4. Customization:

   • You can provide custom content for the Smart Stack on Apple Watch by specifying that your live activity supports the small supplemental activity family. This allows the system to prefer your custom content view over the dynamic island views (What’s new in watchOS 11).

Technical Enhancements

1. Update Synchronization:

   • Live activity updates are synchronized automatically to Apple Watch, and you don't have to manage separate push tokens or add any code to protect battery life. The update frequency and budget are similar to iOS (Bring your Live Activity to Apple Watch).

2. Broadcast Updates:

   • A new way to broadcast updates for a live activity to a large audience with a single push notification has been introduced. This ensures that the live activity has the latest information by sending remote updates using push notifications (Broadcast updates to your Live Activities).

Sessions to Explore

• Design Live Activities for Apple Watch
• Bring your Live Activity to Apple Watch
• Broadcast updates to your Live Activities
• What’s new in watchOS 11

These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the new features and enhancements for live activities, especially focusing on their integration with Apple Watch in watchOS 11.