Apple News Offers an Election Day Live Activity
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch:
It’s Election Day in the U.S., which means you’re likely glued to
the latest news about which presidential candidate is currently in
the lead. To help with this, Apple has released a Live Activities
widget within its Apple News app that will offer real-time
election updates directly on your iPhone or iPad’s Home Screen and
Lock Screen. […]
To use the Apple News Live Activity in the U.S., you’ll need to
first launch the News app and then tap on the banner at the top of
the page offering live updates. After doing so, you’ll get a
message saying “Live Activity Scheduled,” which notes that when
the event starts, you’ll begin to receive real-time updates on
both your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
On Apple Watch and in the iPhone’s Dynamic Island, it shows the Electoral College results for the presidential election; on the Home and Lock screens, it adds the results for the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Sarah Perez, TechCrunch:
It’s Election Day in the U.S., which means you’re likely glued to
the latest news about which presidential candidate is currently in
the lead. To help with this, Apple has released a Live Activities
widget within its Apple News app that will offer real-time
election updates directly on your iPhone or iPad’s Home Screen and
Lock Screen. […]
To use the Apple News Live Activity in the U.S., you’ll need to
first launch the News app and then tap on the banner at the top of
the page offering live updates. After doing so, you’ll get a
message saying “Live Activity Scheduled,” which notes that when
the event starts, you’ll begin to receive real-time updates on
both your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
On Apple Watch and in the iPhone’s Dynamic Island, it shows the Electoral College results for the presidential election; on the Home and Lock screens, it adds the results for the Senate and House of Representatives.