Close Menu
Tech News VisionTech News Vision
  • Home
  • What’s On
  • Mobile
  • Computers
  • Gadgets
  • Apps
  • Gaming
  • How To
  • More
    • Web Stories
    • Global
    • Press Release

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

Trending Now

Family Guy Halloween and Holiday Specials Return Exclusively to Hulu, First-Look Image Released | SDCC 2025

26 July 2025

Absolute Wonder Woman and Lunar New Year Love Story Win at the 2025 Eisner Awards | SDCC 2025

26 July 2025

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 First Look Teases a Jim Henson Puppet Episode | SDCC 2025

26 July 2025
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest VKontakte
Tech News VisionTech News Vision
  • Home
  • What’s On
  • Mobile
  • Computers
  • Gadgets
  • Apps
  • Gaming
  • How To
  • More
    • Web Stories
    • Global
    • Press Release
Tech News VisionTech News Vision
Home » Android 16’s Live Updates to Show Active Navigation, Ongoing Phone Calls, and More on Lock Screen
Mobile

Android 16’s Live Updates to Show Active Navigation, Ongoing Phone Calls, and More on Lock Screen

News RoomBy News Room4 July 2025Updated:4 July 2025No Comments
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Google released the first stable build of Android 16 last month with several new features in tow. Among them is Live Updates, which delivers notifications for activities in real-time on the Android phone’s lock screen. The tech giant has now provided more information about this feature. Live Updates in Android 16 can be incorporated into apps offering services like phone calls, ride sharing, and food delivery, but not for advertisements or promotions.

Live Updates in Android 16

Live Updates takes after the Live Activities feature on iPhone. It provides notifications for an activity that is in active progress and has a distinct start and end period. The feature is mostly aimed at offering time-sensitive notifications and not events of the past, Google explained on its developer page.

Some of its use cases include active navigation, ongoing phone calls, active food delivery tracking, and active ride-share tracking through their respective Android apps. These notifications will be displayed on the Android device’s lock screen, offering details like ETA (estimated time of arrival) or tracking.

The tech giant said it eliminates the need of unlocking the phone to check the status. For example, Google Maps will show directions during active navigation in the status chip on the home screen, whereas Live Update on the lock screen will display the trip’s current progress and further directions.

However, developers must ensure that Live Updates only represent activities that are explicitly triggered by the user and should only appear if the activity demands the user’s attention throughout its duration.

The company also detailed the inappropriate use cases of the Live Updates feature. It cannot be used for ads, promotions, chat messages, upcoming calendar events, or alerts. For these, developers can use other OS elements such as standard notifications. Meanwhile, Quick Settings tile and app widgets can be used in case they wish to provide accelerated access to their app’s functionality.

There are a few exceptions though. If a user purchases flight or concert tickets some time in advance, or signs up for an activity which is a time-sensitive event, Live Updates may be triggered but only when the scheduled event is imminent.

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Related Posts

Oppo Reno 14FS 5G Price, Design and Specifications Leaked Ahead of Anticipated Debut

26 July 2025

Samsung Galaxy A07 Listed on Google Play Console With Design, Key Specifications: Report

26 July 2025

Samsung Reportedly in Talks With OpenAI, Perplexity to Offer Gemini AI Alternatives on Galaxy S26 Series

26 July 2025

Redmi 15 Design Renders Leaked; Tipped to Arrive in Three Colourways

26 July 2025
Editors Picks

Project Hail Mary’s Comic-Con Panel Revealed the Best Look Yet at Rocky the Alien | SDCC 2025

27 July 2025

Ronald D. Moore Discusses Amazon’s God of War TV Series: ‘The Tone of the Show Is Trying to Emulate the Tone of the Game’ | SDCC 2025

27 July 2025

James Gunn Confirms 2 Characters in the History of Metahumans DCU Mural Are ‘Important’ in a Script Being Worked on Right Now — but Who Are They? | SDCC 2025

27 July 2025

New Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer Shows John Cena Playing Chris From Season 1 and His Variant From an Alternate Dimension | SDCC 2025

27 July 2025

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

Trending Now
Tech News Vision
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest Vimeo YouTube
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise
  • Contact
© 2025 Tech News Vision. All Rights Reserved.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.