Live Activities

Live Activities show your tracking progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app. Requires iOS 16.1 or later.

Dynamic Island

On iPhone 14 Pro and later, the Dynamic Island shows:

Compact View (Default)

• Distance traveled
• Status indicator (green = tracking, orange = paused)

Expanded View (Long-press)

• Elapsed time
• Distance traveled
• Point count
• Status indicator
• Pin button: Drop a waypoint without opening the app

Lock Screen

The Lock Screen widget shows:

• Elapsed time (updates live)
• Distance in your preferred units
• Point count
• Status: Recording or Paused with colored indicator

Tap the Live Activity to open the app.

Enabling Live Activities

Live Activities start automatically when you begin tracking. If they don't appear:

1. Go to iOS Settings → Poreia
2. Make sure Live Activities is enabled
3. Also check Settings → Face ID & Passcode → Allow Access When Locked → Live Activities

Unit Display

Distance is shown in your selected unit system:

• Metric: meters or kilometers
• Imperial: feet or miles
• Nautical: nautical miles

Change this in Settings → Display → Unit System.

Automatic Refresh

Live Activities update:

• When new GPS points are recorded
• When you pause or resume
• Every 5 seconds when stationary (to keep elapsed time current)

8-Hour Limit

iOS automatically ends Live Activities after 8 hours. Poreia detects this and restarts the activity automatically, so you won't lose tracking during long sessions.

Troubleshooting

If Live Activities aren't appearing:

• Make sure you've granted notification permission
• Check that Live Activities are enabled in iOS Settings for Poreia
• Restart tracking after changing settings