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Implement, review, or improve Live Activities and Dynamic Island experiences in iOS apps using ActivityKit. Use when building real-time updating widgets for the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — delivery tracking, sports scores, ride-sharing status, workout timers, media playback, or any time-sensitive information that updates in real time. Also use when working with ActivityKit, ActivityAttributes, Activity lifecycle (request/update/end), Dynamic Island layouts (compact/minimal/expanded), push-to-update Live Activities, or Lock Screen live widgets.

When to use

• Live Activities
• Dynamic Island experiences
• ActivityKit implementation
• Activity lifecycle management
• Lock Screen live widgets
• Push-to-update Live Activities
• Dynamic Island layouts
• Real-time updating widgets

When not to use

• Ordinary timeline widgets
• Generic APNs setup

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