Apple publishes new design guidelines for Live Activities on the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island - 9to5Mac

iOS 16.1 is currently available in beta testing and includes support for the Live Activities API, which allows developers to add real-time notifications to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

As iOS 16.1 nears a public release sometime this fall, Apple has now published its full Human Interface Guidelines that outline best practices for developers implementing Live Activities in their applications.

Live Activities were announced at WWDC as a way for developers to add real-time, up-to-date information to the iPhone Lock Screen.

In addition to the Lock Screen, developers will be able to show Live Activities directly in the Dynamic Island as well.

In the newly-published guideslines, Apple outlines the best practices for developers specifically looking to adopt Live Activities on the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island.

Apple also says developers should “consider” removing their Live Activity from the Lock Screen after it ends

In reality, there’s likely no reason a Live Activity should remain stuck to the Lock Screen after the event is over

As we near the public launch of iOS 16.1, it’ll be interesting to see how developers implement Live Activities into their apps