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macOS 27.3 Brings Live Activities to Macs Without Dynamic Island

The new MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays feature the Dynamic Island instead of a notch, and it includes support for Live Activities. Fortunately, other Apple silicon Macs will not entirely miss out, as the macOS 27.3 update enables Live Activities for apps like Apple Music, Clock, and Voice Memos in the macOS menu bar.

macOS 27 3 Live Activities Timer
The first macOS 27.3 developer beta released this week enables Live Activities support in the menu bar for several of Apple's built-in apps, along with things like screen recording. The update is expected to be released in December.

macOS 27 3 Live Activities Now Playing
macOS 27 3 Live Activities Microphone
Third-party Mac apps can also implement Live Activities support now.

"With Live Activities, users can now get timely updates at a glance, and can accept an AirDrop request or pause a song with a tap of their finger," explained Apple, in its press release for the MacBook Pro models with OLED displays.

macOS 26 and later already supported Live Activities mirrored from an iPhone.

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Top Rated Comments

vegetassj4 Avatar
1 week ago
So, one could call it a Fantasy Island?



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Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 week ago
The padding on that menu bar….
Like seriously, 9 icons takes up half the screen!?!?

And who wants a live activity pop-up of that size on their screen! What a gaudy, waste of space for the amount of information provided.

Clearly Apple has given up on the Mac user experience.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 week ago
Wow! Surprised to see Apple bringing features to other Macs too. Good to see it available not just in the latest computers.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mac Fly (film) Avatar
1 week ago

eww. This is the beginning of the end of Mac OS. I do hope Mac OS does not turn in to a limited iOS if it does ill be a windows user in a second.
Bit hyperbolic? You can turn it off.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
n-evo Avatar
1 week ago

The padding on that menu bar….
Like seriously, 9 icons takes up half the screen!?!?
You seriously think that’s the entire desktop instead of just a portion to more clearly highlight the new feature?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
k1121j Avatar
1 week ago
eww. This is the beginning of the end of Mac OS. I do hope Mac OS does not turn in to a limited iOS if it does ill be a windows user in a second.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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