What Is The Live Activity Banner?
What is the Live Activity Banner?
The Live Activity banner is a new feature of the SwingU app that allows you to see the information for the hole that you would normally see on the SwingU app or the watch face of your compatible smartwatch on the lock screen of your phone. You can see an example of the new banner below. All users will see the distances to the front, middle, and back of the green, hole number, hole par, hole handicap, and the current score to par for the round. Plus and Pro users will also see the Plays Like distances, club recommendations, wind speed and direction, and the hole elevation.
How Do I Enable Live Activity?
The Live Activity banner should be enabled by default as long as you are on the newest version of the iOS app, version 8.6.4. (This feature is not currently available on Android.) To see the banner, simply start your round as normal in the SwingU app and then turn off your phone screen. Once you tap on the screen to wake your phone to the lock screen, you should see the distance to the hole you are playing and the relevant hole information.
Why is Live Activity Not Displaying on My Lock Screen?
If you are on the newest version of the app and the Live Activity is not showing on your lock screen, or if you previously disabled the Live Activity option, then you can enable it in the Settings of your phone. If you go to the Settings app on iOS, select Apps, then scroll to SwingU. Once you tap on SwingU, you should see a toggle to enable Live Activities. If you are in the middle of a round when you first enable Live Activities, then you will need to restart the round in order for the banner to appear.
What If I Do Not Want The Live Activity On My Lock Screen?
When you first play a round with the newest version of the app, there will be a permission on the Live Activity banner asking if you want to allow the banner or not. If you allow the banner but decide you do not want to see the banner for the round you are playing, you may simply swipe it away. It will remain off the rest of the round, but it will appear again during subsequent rounds. If you do not want to ever see the banner, you can simply disable it initially, or you can use the steps in the previous section above to change the Settings in your iPhone's settings for the SwingU app by toggling off the Live Activities option.
If you should experience any issues with the banner or have any further questions, please email support@SwingU.com.