Using Live Activities in a React Native App by Michael Hayes

Live Activities are relatively new to the iOS ecosystem. They first appeared in iOS 16.1 back in 2022 and have proven to be one of the most engaging features introduced by Apple in recent years. Live Activities allow us to display real-time updates and information on the iPhone Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. We've recently added these to mobile apps both in a native SwiftUI app and in a React Native app. In this guide, we'll walk through the latter approach of implementing Live Activities in your React Native application which has a few more challenges and considerations than compared to the native SwiftUI approach. .