Live Activities Are Coming to iPad and Mac, Here’s How They’ll Work

Live Activities are coming to iPad and Mac, here’s how they’ll work

One of Apple’s most delightful software additions in recent years has been Live Activities, the iPhone feature that’s only gotten better over time. In macOS Tahoe and iPadOS 26, Live Activities are coming to the Mac and iPad too, but each in a very different way. Here’s how they’ll work. more…

Live Activities in iPadOS 26 Seem Like a Preview of the All-Screen iPhone – Pixel Envy

After the Information reported last month that a truly all-screen iPhone would be arriving next year, I wondered how Apple would handle Dynamic Island stuff without the excuse of a camera cutout. I, for some reason, assumed this stuff would just go away. I probably overthought this greatly. Take a look at how background tasks are handled in iPadOS 26. They are Live Activities spawned from the Dynamic Island when available, but not dependent on t…