Your Apple Watch can now raise your heart rate at will, with real-time US election update notifications

2 weeks ago

Apple News is providing real-time US predetermination updates via Live Activities
The alerts will popular up connected some nan iPhone and Apple Watch
You tin can move connected nan Live Activities fastener surface widgets successful Settings

It’s predetermination time successful nan US and it’s clear from societal media and speaking to our US colleagues that accent levels are reaching a fever transportation arsenic they hold to spot who comes retired up successful nan statesmanlike race. However, for group who consciousness they aren’t yet stressed enough, aliases folks who really person nary liking successful sleeping tonight, Apple News is capable to springiness iPhone and Apple Watch users real-time predetermination updates done Live Activities.

Live Activities usage lock-screen notifications, banners and nan Dynamic Island to show up-to-date accusation astir a unrecorded arena aliases activity for illustration a sports crippled score, really acold distant your Uber driver is, aliases nan results of nan 2024 US Presidential election.

So if you move it connected you tin walk your predetermination nighttime pinch a changeless ocular reminder of which campaigner is up pinch a unrecorded electoral count – pinch nan lock-screen widget besides giving you speedy entree to much in-depth predetermination coverage.

How to move connected Live Activities

Two iPhones connected a greenish and bluish inheritance showing really to move connected Live Activities

While they aren’t going to beryllium for everyone, if you’re willing successful turning connected Live Activity reports for nan US predetermination (or different events) here’s what you request to do.

Firstly, spell into your iPhone’s Settings app, find nan ‘Face ID & Passcode’ section, participate your passcode erstwhile prompted, and nether nan ‘Allow Access When Locked’ subsection alteration Live Activities if it isn’t already – this will move connected nan Live Activities lock-screen widget.

Next you’ll want to unfastened up Apple News connected predetermination night, past pat connected nan ‘Follow nan 2024 predetermination live’ banner and move connected nan Live Activity. The banner should either look connected your location page (perhaps nether Top Stories) aliases you tin find it by going to nan ‘Election 2024’ Special Coverage.

Phones without a Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 and earlier, ignoring nan iPhone 14 Pro) will still get nan fastener surface widget, but they won’t spot nan changeless unrecorded count astatine nan apical of their screen. As for Apple Watch users, erstwhile you move nan Live Activity connected it should automatically look connected your smartwatch provided it runs watchOS 11.

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It isn’t yet known really agelong Apple News will support nan Live Activity going, but it could beryllium unrecorded for a while. Some statesmanlike results person been announced successful hours, immoderate person taken days arsenic states patient up their scores for each candidate. If astatine immoderate constituent you wish to move it disconnected earlier nan Activity ends conscionable re-find nan Apple News banner and move nan Live Activity disconnected by tapping it again.