We’re closing one of our most-requested cross-platform gaps.
Android now gets continuously-updating live updates on the lock screen as ongoing notifications, Android’s equivalent of iOS Live Activities and Apple’s Dynamic Island. For Fantasy on Android, this is the first time you’ll get persistent, real-time updates as your matchup plays out.
Android live updates. (Photo by Carrie Anderson/Yahoo Sports)
iOS gets an upgrade, too. Live Activities on the Yahoo Sports app now include the drive chart, so you can follow every play of a drive in real time without ever leaving your lock screen.
iOS gets an upgrade, too. (Photo by Carrie Anderson/Yahoo Sports)
Nothing to set up. They start on their own when there’s a game to follow.
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Live updates trigger automatically via push notification updates on Android and Live Activities on iOS — as long as you have notifications turned on.
Live Notifications mark day 26 of our 29 Days of Fantasy. Follow it all here.
FAQ:
Do I need to turn anything on? No, as long as notifications are enabled, live updates start automatically when there’s a game to follow.
Is this on both Fantasy and Yahoo Sports? Android live activities come to Fantasy for the first time, and the drive chart upgrade is in the Yahoo Sports app.
