Live Activities

Using @capgo/capacitor-live-activities

Capacitor Live Activities Plugin interface for managing iOS Live Activities.

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-live-activities
bunx cap sync

What This Plugin Exposes

• areActivitiesSupported - Check if Live Activities are supported on this device. Requires iOS 16.1+ and device support.
• startActivity - Start a new Live Activity with the specified layout and data.
• updateActivity - Update an existing Live Activity with new data.
• endActivity - End a Live Activity.

Example Usage

areActivitiesSupported

Check if Live Activities are supported on this device. Requires iOS 16.1+ and device support.

import { CapgoLiveActivities } from '@capgo/capacitor-live-activities';

const { supported, reason } = await CapgoLiveActivities.areActivitiesSupported();
if (supported) {
  console.log('Live Activities are supported!');
} else {
  console.log('Not supported:', reason);
}

startActivity

Start a new Live Activity with the specified layout and data.

import { CapgoLiveActivities } from '@capgo/capacitor-live-activities';

const { activityId } = await CapgoLiveActivities.startActivity({
  layout: {
    type: 'container',
    direction: 'horizontal',
    children: [
      { type: 'text', content: 'Order #{{orderNumber}}', fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 'bold' },
      { type: 'text', content: '{{status}}', fontSize: 14, color: '#666666' }
    ]
  },
  dynamicIslandLayout: {
    expanded: {
      leading: { type: 'image', source: 'sfSymbol', value: 'box.truck' },
      trailing: { type: 'text', content: '{{eta}}' },
      center: { type: 'text', content: '{{status}}' },
      bottom: { type: 'progress', value: 'progress' }
    },
    compactLeading: { type: 'image', source: 'sfSymbol', value: 'box.truck' },
    compactTrailing: { type: 'text', content: '{{eta}}' },
    minimal: { type: 'image', source: 'sfSymbol', value: 'box.truck' }
  },
  data: {
    orderNumber: '12345',
    status: 'On the way',
    eta: '10 min',
    progress: 0.6
  }
});
console.log('Started activity:', activityId);

updateActivity

Update an existing Live Activity with new data.

import { CapgoLiveActivities } from '@capgo/capacitor-live-activities';

await CapgoLiveActivities.updateActivity({
  activityId: 'abc123',
  data: {
    status: 'Arrived!',
    eta: 'Now',
    progress: 1.0
  },
  alertConfiguration: {
    title: 'Delivery Update',
    body: 'Your order has arrived!'
  }
});

endActivity

End a Live Activity.

import { CapgoLiveActivities } from '@capgo/capacitor-live-activities';

await CapgoLiveActivities.endActivity({
  activityId: 'abc123',
  data: { status: 'Delivered' },
  dismissalPolicy: 'after',
  dismissAfter: Date.now() + 3600000 // 1 hour from now
});

Full Reference

• GitHub: https://github.com/Cap-go/capacitor-live-activities/
• Docs: /docs/plugins/live-activities/