How to turn off live activity on iPhone lock screen

iOS has a feature called Live Activity , which displays real-time updates from apps like workouts, sports scores, trip tracking, or deliveries right on the lock screen. If you find these notifications are no longer necessary, you should turn them off so they don't bother you, as shown in the article below.

Instructions to turn off direct activities on iPhone lock screen

Step 1:

Go to Settings and select Face ID & Passcode . Now enter your iPhone password or Face ID depending on the lock method you used.

Step 2:

Go to the settings interface as shown, scroll down below you will see the item Allow access when locked and below Or live dynamic is being activated.

Now you should turn off the Direct Action setting to not use and not display notifications of direct activities on the iPhone lock screen anymore.

Jessica Tanner

Update 26 September 2025