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On iPhone, players participating in the tournament can follow live leaderboard updates directly from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during a round, without opening the Golf Genius App or Club App. Live Activities are an iOS feature not available for Android devices.
In this article, we will discuss how Live Activities work, the supported tournament formats, how to set the tournament used for Live Activities, and how to enable Live Activities on an iPhone.
How Live Activities Work
Live Activities start automatically once a player lands on the Enter Scores screen, provided the following conditions are met:
The player is signed in to the Golf Genius App or Club App using a Foursome GGID, Player GGID, or Email and Password.
The round is in progress, and Mobile Scoring is enabled.
The tournament uses a supported format.
Live Activities are enabled on the player's iPhone (iOS 16.1 or later, with Live Activities and Background App Refresh turned on for the app).
Once started, the Live Activity appears on the Lock Screen (as shown below).
On supported iPhones, it also appears in the Dynamic Island. The Live Activity updates automatically as scores are posted, so players can track standings without returning to the app. Players can tap "Enter Scores" to jump directly to the hole they are currently playing, or tap the leaderboard preview or "Full Leaderboard" to open the round's full leaderboard (as shown below).
Note: On iPhones without Dynamic Island, only the Lock Screen view is available.
Supported Tournament Formats
Live Activities are supported for most individual and team Stroke Play and Stableford tournament formats, across both single-round and multi-round events. Note: Not all tournament formats support Live Activities.
Setting the Tournament Used for Live Activities
If a round has multiple tournaments, the tournament used for Live Activities is set when enabling Mobile Score Entry, provided at least one tournament in the round uses a supported format. To set the tournament used for Live Activities, follow these directions:
Within your event/league, navigate to Rounds.
Toggle Enable Mobile Score Entry to Yes. If the round has multiple tournaments, the "Select the Default Tournament" pop-up will open automatically (as shown below).
Under Live Activities, use the dropdown to select the tournament to use for Live Activities on iOS devices.
Click "Save" to apply the settings.
Note: The Handicap Strokes section of this pop-up selects the tournament used to display Playing Handicaps and stroke dots in the mobile app — this is separate from the Live Activities selection.
For complete details on setting up live scoring, Click Here.
Enabling Live Activities on iPhone
To use Live Activities, follow these directions:
Navigate to iPhone Settings.
Search for and select the Golf Genius App (as shown below).
Enable "Background App Refresh" (as shown below).
Tap "Live Activities."
Enable "Allow Live Activities" (as shown below).
Note: An iPhone running iOS 16.1 or later is required.