iPhone 18 Pro's Triple Live Activity Support Comes With a Catch

On iPhone 18 Pro models, Apple slimmed down the cutout where the Dynamic Island lives, allowing the latter to support up to three simultaneous Live Activities. However, a limitation exists. Code explorer pdfu discovered that the third Live Activity in iOS 27 is reserved exclusively for system functions, such as Now Playing or navigation. Third-party apps cannot populate this slot. Therefore, users with a new iPhone 18 Pro will not see as many Live Activities in the Dynamic Island as originally expected, as only two concurrent app activities are supported alongside a mandatory system activity.

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在 iPhone 18 Pro 机型上，苹果缩小了动态岛的开孔尺寸，使其能够支持最多三个同时进行的实时活动。然而，存在一项限制。代码探索者 pdfu 发现，iOS 27 中的第三个实时活动槽位专用于系统功能，例如正在播放或导航。第三方应用无法填充此槽位。因此，拥有全新 iPhone 18 Pro 的用户不会像最初预期的那样在动态岛中看到尽可能多的实时活动，因为除了强制性的系统活动外，仅支持两个并发的应用活动。

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关键实体：公司：苹果、MacRumors | 人物：Tim Cook、Jordan Golson、Tim Hardwick | 地点：库比蒂诺

FAQ：第三方应用可以在 iPhone 18 Pro 上使用第三个实时活动槽位吗？

不可以，第三个槽位专用于系统活动，如正在播放或导航，不能被第三方应用使用。