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LIVE ACTIVITIES · IPHONE

Can a step counter live in the Dynamic Island?

Yes — an iPhone app can use a Live Activity to keep walking progress visible in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen while that activity is active.

The short answer

Dynamic Island is not a permanently updating widget. Apps present supported real-time information there through Apple’s Live Activities system. A walking app can use that surface for glanceable progress while a Live Activity is running.

What belongs there?

Keep it compact: current progress, a clear goal state, and enough context to understand the number without opening the app. StepIsland pairs step progress with its companion so the surface still feels like the product instead of a tiny spreadsheet.

What StepIsland is building

StepIsland uses Live Activities to keep daily walking progress close on supported iPhones, with compact and expanded presentations designed around steps, goal progress and the current companion.