When iOS 16.2 came out in mid-December, it was a pretty big update. It brought a new collaboration app to Freeform, new Medication and Sleep widgets, and enhanced data protection for encrypted iCloud backups. However, there is one feature that you probably don’t use, and it’s better than all the others.
One of the best features of iOS 16 is live action, which came with the first major iOS 16.1 update. You’ve probably used them for things like timers and music, and if you have an iPhone 14 Pro, you’ll notice how they populate the Dynamic Island. But in iOS 16.2, Apple added Live Activity for Sports to the TV app, and it’s incredible.
Here’s how it works. First go to the TV app and tap the icon Look tab Scroll down to the Sports section and click Live Sports. Find the live game you are interested in and click “Subscribe”.
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When you close the TV app, the score will appear on the Digital Island and stay there until the end of the game. If you press and hold on the digital island, you will see the most recent game. The score updates automatically and saves you the hassle of checking your favorite sports app over and over again to see if your team is winning. If you don’t have an iPhone 14 Pro, you can still see the ratings update on the lock screen, but the Digital Island component does the wow factor.
Unfortunately, the TV app currently only works with NBA and MLB games, but you can use the third-party Sports Alerts app to get information about other sports. And it would be nice if in a future update you could choose whether to automatically send the game to the Dynamic Island when a certain team is playing.
But if you’re into sports, this is a fantastic feature that shows off the incredible potential of Digital Island and makes the iPhone 14 Pro even better.