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How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

Sometimes you want to keep an eye on sports scores even when you can’t sit down and watch the match. 

Whether you’ve got money on a game or simply want to keep up with your home team, you probably want to see live updates throughout the match. Usually, that would involve opening up an app or searching for the game in your browser. However, as of iOS 18 landing, you can now view sports scores directly on your lock screen using the Live Activities feature. 

Keep reading to learn how to follow live sports scores on your iPhone’s Lock Screen. 

What you’ll need 

  • An iPhone running iOS 18 or above 
  • The Apple Sport app 

The Short Version 

  1. Open your iPhone settings
  2. Tap Apps
  3. Select Sports
  4. Tap Live Activities
  5. Toggle Allow Live Activities on

How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

  1. Step
    1

    Open your iPhone settings

    We’ll be using the Sports app in this example, but Apple also supports live sports scores from some third-party apps. How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

  2. Step
    2

    Tap Apps

    You may need to scroll down to find the Apps heading. How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

  3. Step
    3

    Select Sports

    Or any other app that supports Live Activities for sports scores. How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

  4. Step
    4

    Tap Live Activites

    This will take you to your Live Activities settings for the Sports app. How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

  5. Step
    5

    Toggle Allow Live Activities on

    Then head to the Sports app and follow your favourite teams to see match scores on your lock screen. How to follow sports scores on the iPhone’s lock screen

Troubleshooting

How to follow sports scores

To view sports scores via the Sports app, simply tap the icon in the top right corner, select edit and tap the star next to any teams you want to follow.

How to hide sports scores

If you don’t want to see the scores for a match, simply unfollow that team in the Sports app ahead of the game by following the steps above and tapping the star again. You can always follow them again later.

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