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Apple News offers real-time U.S. election results on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

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

Starting today, Apple News will provide real-time updates on U.S. election results for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users. Updates will appear on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, allowing users to track results without frequent app checks.

To access this feature, users can open Apple News and tap "Follow the election live" under Top Stories. This will activate Live Activity, which will display updates when results begin to come in.

The Lock Screen will feature an interactive widget for the latest coverage, while the Dynamic Island will show ongoing electoral counts. Apple Watch users can view updates through widgets on the Smart Stack.

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  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 live US election updates on iPhone lock screens (ndtv.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]
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    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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  14. [4.7]
    Apple News to provide live election results on iPhone and Apple Watch (appleinsider.com)
    2d 3h
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