That’s it iOS 16.1 is here, with its share of new features for iPhone. The most striking is undoubtedly the arrival of live activity monitoring, with, as a bonus, the Dynamic Island which comes alive even more for iPhone 14 Pro owners.
Apple has deployed iOS 16.1 on its iPhone 14. On the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, the most striking novelty is undoubtedly the possibility of following an activity live, such as a match or boarding a plane, from the pill located at the top of the screen, also called Dynamic Island. These ” Live Activities also appear on the lock screen on all iPhones running iOS 16.1.
The feature was already available in beta outside of France, but that’s it, with the deployment of this latest update, the first applications integrating this novelty can use it on the French iPhone 14 Pro. Here is a complete list of applications benefiting from it.
ScoreSpot
The application that you have probably seen running the most to showcase this new option is probably ScoreSpot. This allows you to follow the score of a live match on your lock screen or on your pill. Definitely one of the best functions for sports fans.
Many audio apps
In the first stream of applications compatible with Live Activities, there are quite logically a good number of applications that are based on listening to audio files. We think for example of Audible, YouTube Music or Calm, the meditation application. All these apps will offer you a dedicated interface to know exactly where you are in your listening.
Focus To-Do: Pomodoro & Tasks
Combine the Pomodoro, this principle which consists of segmenting your daily tasks into short sessions to increase productivity, with an application of ToDo List classic. From now on, your chronometer can appear in Live Activity on iOS 16.1.
Flighty
Flighty makes it possible to follow live the activity of an airplane flight. The live activity option will now add to your Dynamic Island live tracking of your flight. What to know when to board, if the flight is late, etc. This follow-up takes place three hours before the scheduled take-off. A follow-up on the lock screen is also integrated.
Carrot Weather
Carrot Weather is a weather app that tries to make the traditional weather report more fun. the access toLive Activitiesis unfortunately reserved for premium subscribers. This provides details of certain weather alerts that appear in the Dynamic Island.
plague
Pestle is an application in which you can add your cooking recipes found on the internet. A kind of digital cookbook in short. With “Live Activitiesyou can see in your pill which step of the recipe you are at. Even better, on your lock screen, the current step appears. Something to avoid constantly unlocking your phone in the middle of your cookie dough.
SmartGym
SmartGym is an application geared towards the practice of sport and more particularly fitness. As you would expect, Live Activities here will go to great lengths to give you the number of reps of the workout you’re currently doing as well as a little icon to give you its name and the number of reps. remaining steps before the end of your workout.
Soor
Soor proposes to replace the basic music player of iOS. This application additionally offers the possibility to follow the lyrics of the song live via “live activities“. Of course, the lyrics can now fit in Dynamic Island. Only downside: you will have to pay an entrance fee of 8 euros.
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