ActivityKit

Live Activities: show what's happening right now, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.

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Introduced

2022

iOS 16.1

Kind

Framework

Runs on

Get it from

iOS

16.1+

iPadOS

16.1+

Mac Catalyst

macOS

tvOS

visionOS

watchOS

The order as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen.

Overview

ActivityKit starts and updates Live Activities for things that unfold over time, like a delivery, a game or a ride. You design them with WidgetKit and SwiftUI, and update them from the app or with push notifications.

From iPhone they also appear on Apple Watch, in StandBy, on the CarPlay Dashboard and in the Mac menu bar, and buttons can run App Intents.

Dynamic Island

Glanceable updates while people use other apps.

Push updates

Update one device, or broadcast to millions.

More places

Apple Watch, CarPlay, StandBy and the Mac.

Interactive

Buttons that run App Intents.

OrderTracking.swift

import ActivityKit

struct OrderAttributes: ActivityAttributes {
    let orderID: String

    struct ContentState: Codable, Hashable {
        var status: String
        var readyAt: Date
    }
}

let activity = try Activity.request(
    attributes: OrderAttributes(orderID: "A42"),
    content: .init(
        state: .init(status: "Preparing", readyAt: .now.addingTimeInterval(600)),
        staleDate: nil
    )
)

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