I have found in certain applications in my settings that I have a new switch for live actions and I don’t want to sound stupid but what does it do with my information and use of the app than you
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iPhone 13, iOS 18
Live Activities allow applications to post detailed notifications on your Lock Screen, beyond the normal text message notifications. Examples might include shopping apps where Live Activities can give you rich details of the status of your order delivery a sports app might give you real-time scores of your preferred team, or a flight tracker app that can show real-time flight details on the Lock Screen, without you having to open the app.
The control simply lets you decide which (if any) apps can use this system.
From a privacy standpoint, it's not really doing anything that you aren't already doing - the shopping app knows what you've ordered, the sports app knows your favorite team(s), etc. It's just giving them a way to provide real-time (or near-time) feedback without you having to open the app.
Live Activities allow applications to post detailed notifications on your Lock Screen, beyond the normal text message notifications. Examples might include shopping apps where Live Activities can give you rich details of the status of your order delivery a sports app might give you real-time scores of your preferred team, or a flight tracker app that can show real-time flight details on the Lock Screen, without you having to open the app.
The control simply lets you decide which (if any) apps can use this system.
From a privacy standpoint, it's not really doing anything that you aren't already doing - the shopping app knows what you've ordered, the sports app knows your favorite team(s), etc. It's just giving them a way to provide real-time (or near-time) feedback without you having to open the app.
The watch is pretty much always on, so I wouldn't expect Live Activities to make much difference, but everyone's use case is different.
However, if there's been a sudden change in battery life, it may be an errant app that's draining the power. Check recently installed apps (both on the watch and on your phone) to see if there are any likely candidates for apps installed right before this happened. Also consider uninstalling watch apps that you don't need, just in case they're running in the background unnecessarily
Thank you for your help
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