Apple today announced new updates to Apple Sports, the free iPhone app that keeps fans connected to their favorite teams and leagues. Just in time for football season, the app is rolling out widgets for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, plus new ways to follow games in real time with scheduled Live Activities.
Widgets for Every Fan
With the new widgets, fans can personalize their Home Screen to stay closer to the action:
- My Teams View shows scores and upcoming schedules for favorited teams.
- League View delivers scores and schedules for every team in a chosen league.
Widgets are fully customizable on each device and can be added without limit, giving fans instant access to the updates that matter most — whether on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Smarter Live Activities
Building on Live Activities for iPhone Lock Screen and Apple Watch, fans can now schedule Live Activities ahead of time for upcoming games. This makes it even easier to stay on top of matches without missing a moment.
Expanding Worldwide
Apple Sports is also broadening its reach, now available for free in eight additional countries: Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
League coverage is growing too, with new European soccer competitions added, including the 2. Bundesliga, Ligue 2, Segunda División, Serie B, and Primeira Liga.
With these updates, Apple Sports gives fans more ways than ever to follow their favorite teams and leagues — anytime, anywhere, and across more devices.
About Apple Sports
Apple Sports gives fans a simple and fast way to stay up to speed on the teams and leagues they love. Designed for speed and simplicity, the app’s personalized experience puts users’ favorite leagues and teams front and center, featuring an easy-to-use interface designed by Apple. Users can customize their scoreboards on Apple Sports by following their favorite teams, tournaments, and leagues. Fans can easily navigate between scores and upcoming games, explore play-by-play information and lineup details, and tap to go to the Apple TV app to watch live games on MLS Season Pass and Friday Night Baseball.3 Apple Sports also seamlessly syncs with favorites selected within the My Sports experience. Apple Sports is available to download on the App Store in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the U.S. Availability and features may vary by country, region, or device. Apple Sports is free to use, and is available for all iPhone models running iOS 17.2 or later. To get the newest features, users should be on the latest versions of software across devices and latest version of Apple Sports.
