How to enable Live Activities on iPhone and CarPlay

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What happened

Live Activities put the most important real-time information from apps in a place where it's easy to keep an eye on.

Key facts

  • Reported by Engadget and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:30:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

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  1. How Xiaomi, Oppo and other non-US brands are challenging the iPhone Duo

  2. How to reduce mobile data usage on your iPhone

  3. How to enable Live Activities on iPhone and CarPlay

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