In the first iOS 16.1 beta released to developers and public testers this week, Apple is testing Live Activities integration with sports games through the TV app. In the TV app, tapping the Watch button for a sports game brings up a Live Activity on the lock screen for the game, with a live scoreboard update and play-by-play action, like a baseball player striking out. on a fastball. As seen in the screenshots below, provided to us by reader Alec Cohen, a brief summary of the game also appears above the time, next to the date. Live Activities appear at the bottom of the lock screen on iPhone 13 and earlier models, as well as iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. On iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, Live Activities will appear at the top of the lock screen in the Dynamic Island, a new pill-shaped area surrounding the Face ID sensors and front-facing camera that can be extended to show system notifications and other content at a glance. Apple says iOS 16.1 will be released later this year, bringing Live Activities to the masses. For sports, the feature will be available for MLB games for users in the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and South Korea, along with NBA and Premier League games for US users and in Canada only at launch . Live Activities also supports timers set in the Clock app, and third-party apps can also support the feature. Once the iOS 16.1 Release Candidate is available, Apple says developers will be able to submit apps with Live Activities to the App Store. iPhone 14 Pro models go on sale this Friday in the US and have already started arriving to customers in countries like Australia and New Zealand.
