iOS 17.4 beta integrates stopwatch as a live activity

Live activities have been integrated into iOS 16 with the arrival of Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro. This new feature allowed access to more information from the lock screen and from the screen itself. island with dynamic content capable of changing depending on the application. There iOS 17.4 first beta introduces Clock app stopwatch as a live activity with the aim of quickly accessing it from anywhere on iOS. In addition, with this movement we will avoid leaving the stopwatch indefinitely.

With iOS 17.4 you won’t forget to cancel the stopwatch

Live Activities has forged one of the most visual features supported by the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and all iPhone 15 models. Some Live Activities include recording voice memos, connecting AirDrop, deliveries by food delivery people in some apps or directions from the Maps app.

With iOS 17.4, Apple wants to take another step forward with Live Activities and will integrate the Clock app’s timer as a live activity. In this way, the user can quickly access the stopwatch by clicking on the dynamic island. Once the interface is displayed at the top, you can delete the timer, pause it or restart it. All this without accessing the Clock app.

New in iOS 17.4 beta

Apples makes the revolution by adding a new Live Stopwatch activity 🙈

The timer now also appears on the dynamic island.😅 pic.twitter.com/19aDu1SMeo

– Bruno•Tech•News (@tech_instigator) January 30, 2024

Likewise, the active timer information is also accessible from the lock screen at the bottom, with the same controls discussed for the dynamic island. In this way, We will guarantee that we will not forget to turn off the stopwatch and access it quickly and directly. It is very likely that Apple will continue to progress along this path, finding new avenues and new native applications that can be useful when deployed as live activities. We’ll see what iOS 17.4 beta 2 has in store for us, which we’ll likely see throughout this week.