Whether it’s checking the score in real-time, keeping tabs on your flight, or getting quick access to your to-do list, Live Activities drop on your home screen at a time relevant to your needs. But how do you activate them? And what apps support them currently? Let’s help with that.

How to activate Live Activities

To do so, in classic Apple fashion, is a cinch. In fact, chances are it’s already activated the moment you accept notifications from an app. But to do this manually:

  1. Head to Settings and scroll down to find the third-party app you want to appear on your lock screen. Flick the Live Activities switch on and that’s it! One thing to note is that some of these require the app to be running in the background for the Live Activity to work. Make sure you check this for each app you want to use. From here, you can go back to the lock screen and the widget you’re looking for should be there. Of course, there are conditions to some. For example, the FotMob Live Activity will only show during a football match.

What third-party apps support Live Activities?

Currently, only a handful of apps have been updated with support for Live Activities and Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro. But that list is expected to grow dramatically with a ton of companies committing to supporting the feature, such as Uber and Starbucks. As for now, here’s what is available. If any require an in-app purchase or a subscription to activate the Live Activities portion of the app, we’ll make it clear in the list.

Clock and Timers

MD Clock – Clock Widget (opens in new tab) (in-app purchase required)StartWatch – Instant Timers (opens in new tab) (free to use)

Fitness and Lifestyle

FITIV Pulse Heart Rate Monitor (opens in new tab) (subscription required)Paddle Logger for Watersports (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Plantry Meal Planner (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Slopes: Ski & Snowboard (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)

Financial

MoneyCoach Budget & Spendings (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)

Music, Sports and Entertainment

Soor (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Sports Alerts (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)FotMob (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)

Social Media

Aviary 2 (opens in new tab) (subscription required)

To-Do Apps

Focus – Time Management (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Forest – Focus for Productivity (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Planny Daily Planner (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Reality Tasks – Kanban & To-Do (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)Subjects – Student Planner (opens in new tab) (Live Activities free to use)

Weather

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