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Apple News offers live US election updates on iPhone lock screens

ndtv.com — November 5, 2024, 09:01 PM UTC

Apple News will provide live election updates on iPhone and iPad lock screens starting late Tuesday. Users can track results through a large interactive widget and the Dynamic Island feature, which shows ongoing electoral counts for candidates.

To receive updates, users must open Apple News and tap on the "Follow the 2024 election live" banner. The feature will display results for presidential, Senate, and House elections, available on iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches.

As of now, over 82 million voters have already cast their ballots, surpassing early voting numbers from the 2020 election. The election outcome will determine whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will become the next president.

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Timeline:

  1. [4.4]
    Apple launches live election results feature for iPhone and iPad users (benzinga.com)
    17h
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  2. [4.9]
    Apple introduces real-time US election tracker for iPhone home screens (in.mashable.com)
    20h
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  3. [4.6]
    Apple launches new widget for real-time US election updates on iPhones (indiatoday.in)
    21h
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  4. [3.9]
    Apple adds live election results tracker to iPhone lockscreen (insider.com)
    1d 6h
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  5. [5.0]
    Apple News offers real-time U.S. election results on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch (zdnet.com)
    1d 7h

    ScoresSource
  6. [4.8]
    Apple News launches live election results tracking feature for iPhone users (macworld.com)
    1d 7h
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  7. [5.1]
    Apple launches Live Activities widget for real-time Election Day updates in the US (techcrunch.com)
    1d 9h

    ScoresSource
  8. [4.4]
    Apple News introduces live election results tracking feature for iPhone users (gizmodo.com)
    1d 9h
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  9. [4.8]
    Apple launches Live Activity tracker for real-time U.S. election results on iPhone and iPad (digitaltrends.com)
    1d 10h
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  10. [4.9]
    Apple News offers live election results on lockscreen for US users (theverge.com)
    1d 11h
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  11. [3.9]
    Apple News app offers real-time election updates on iPhones for US voters (9to5mac.com)
    1d 13h
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  12. [4.5]
    Apple News launches live updates for U.S. presidential election on iPhone Lock Screen (sea.mashable.com)
    1d 19h
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  13. [4.5]
    Apple News offers live updates for 2024 U.S. election on iPhone and iPad (mashable.com)
    1d 19h
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  14. [4.7]
    Apple News to provide live election results on iPhone and Apple Watch (appleinsider.com)
    2d 3h
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