Live Activities on iPhone

How Luma uses your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen to show real-time event info

Luma uses iOS Live Activities to show real-time event information on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. This gives you quick access to event details, directions, and tickets without opening the app.

What Live Activities Show

When a Live Activity is active, you'll see:

Event name and start time
A countdown before the event starts (e.g., "5m", "1h")
LIVE indicator once the event is underway
Location or venue name for in-person events
Platform (e.g., Zoom) for virtual events

The Live Activity also includes action buttons:

Directions — opens Maps to navigate to the venue
Open Ticket — shows your ticket QR code for check-in (for guests)
Join — opens the virtual event link (for online events)
Open Scanner — opens the check-in scanner (for hosts)

When Live Activities Appear

Live Activities appear 1 hour before an event starts and stay visible until the event ends (up to 4 hours total). They only appear for events you are attending or hosting — not for events you've only been invited to but haven't registered for.

How to Dismiss a Live Activity

Temporarily hide it: Swipe left or right on the Live Activity in the Dynamic Island or on the Lock Screen. It may reappear when the event status changes (e.g., when it goes live).

Tap it to open the event: Tapping the Live Activity opens the event in the Luma app.

How to Turn Off Live Activities

If you don't want Luma to show Live Activities at all, you can disable them in your iPhone settings:

Open the Settings app
Scroll down and tap Luma
Toggle off Live Activities

This stops all Live Activities from Luma. You can re-enable them anytime by toggling it back on.

Troubleshooting

Live Activities aren't showing up

Make sure Live Activities are enabled in Settings → Luma → Live Activities. Live Activities appear on the Lock Screen on all iPhones running iOS 16.1 or later, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and later.

A Live Activity is showing for an event I didn't register for

Live Activities should only appear for events you've registered for or are hosting.