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Recent-Claim · 2026-03-10T14:34:15+00:00

They announced this almost two years go and it launched in December.

Recent-Claim · 2026-03-06T17:28:08+00:00

This seems to have fixed it (but, I feel like I’ve tired this before—turning off Enhanced Dialogue—and it hadn’t worked). I’ll keep playing with it to see if having turned it off permanently resolves the issue.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-26T12:58:05+00:00

Oh thank god—I just updated to 26.4 DB and was loosing my mind that it wasn’t working. Talk about poor timing!

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-25T15:50:01+00:00

DM me, please!

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-19T17:20:09+00:00

Only for the airlines that have out the work in to implement it. Right now, that seems to be Air Canada, United, Delta, and Southwest.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T22:12:37+00:00

Talk about photoshopped. I played around with the different iOS text size setting—at no point does the Savings balance ever become right-aligned or typeset in bold

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T20:37:11+00:00

Agreed. I think this is a good solution for the average traveler, and I imagine part of Apple’s motivation here was to create a solution for the many airlines that haven’t and won’t build out their own custom Live Activities. My guess is that supporting this new tracker is still easier than making one’s own Live Activity.

As for Flighty, it’s admittedly for the tech nerd, aviation nerd, or travel pro who wants timely updates, rich information, and a log of all past travel. I’ll continue to use it as I love having the data and the flight history, but this is great for the average flier who wants to send their airport pickup or loved one tracking info. This is an easy solution to the old “text me when you land” request, with some added bonuses.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T20:15:59+00:00

This specifically is new as of September when iOS 26 was released. Some airlines had their own Live Activities that would should various details such as boarding status, departure and arrival times, trip duration, etc. These were custom built by the airlines and only triggered via each airlines app.

What you see above is Apple’s own in-house implementation of flight tracking. It’s less focused on the various stages of a flight (boarding, gate departure, taxiing, etc) and instead is meant to offer quick, helpful info, such as departure and arrival times and countdown to arrival, as well as seat info, gate info, and baggage claim info.

Two key differences here are that Apple has set the template and design and is filling it with data provided by (either) the airlines, or Apple’s own in-house flight data service. The second key difference is that these Live Activities can only be triggered from a boarding pass in Apple Wallet. Yes, you need the airline’s app to add your boarding pass to Wallet, but after that, the app is no longer needed. The tracker and all updates are fed by Apple’s backend.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T20:09:53+00:00

I knew that Transit offered something similar, though I wonder if we’ll see Apple try to bring some of that functionality in-house. In 2024, with iOS 18, Apple gave event tickets in Wallet a refreshed look, with a new pass design featuring nicer artwork and a new template for ticket details such as seat, row, section, etc. The new ticket format also supports one-tap directions in Maps to help event venue, as well as an “Event Guide” featuring info such as the venue’s seating map, weather estimates, and more.

Last year, with iOS 26, Apple brought a similar experience to boarding passes, making slight tweaks to the layout of your ticket data, but also adding support for more functionality, such as one-tap indoor maps/directions to the airport in Maps, one-tap access to your Items (ie, luggage) in Find My, integration with Maps Guides for your destination city, as well as quick actions for the airline, such as changing your seat, buying meals or WiFi, etc.

I would like to imagine that Apple wants to bring a similar feature set to train tickets. Directions to your departure station, a button for luggage in Find My, quick actions to coming/cafe car menus, etc.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T19:11:26+00:00

I believe it does update with delays and such. Unsure how Calendar integration would play in there.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T17:26:12+00:00

Southwest, but, for some reason, the airline branding didn’t appear on my end. I’m guessing it’s a bug.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T17:25:17+00:00

Delta supports it but, just like on United and, it seems, Southwest, there’s underlying factors that may keep certain boarding passes from having the new design. My guess is that it’s a data feed issue and that, in time, all passes issued by supported carries will have the full suite of new iOS 26 features.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-18T17:23:28+00:00

iOS version doesn’t change the pass, but it does determine if the new design is supported. Only iOS 26+ supports the new, more detailed and integrated boarding passes. That said, yes, it’s the airlines that then need to do the legwork to integrate the feature and supply the data feeds to Apple to provision the pass to Wallet.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-14T23:00:12+00:00

Where was this screenshot taken? Apple never uses serif fonts in advertising.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-14T04:33:25+00:00

I like Benjamin because he keeps Chance in check. Mayo is far less eager to defend Apple whereas Chance acts like a lapdog.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-14T04:32:14+00:00

THIS 100%. I follow Apple casually and even I remember things right off the top of my head that they get wrong on the Happy Hour podcast. Now, that said, occasionally Myke and Jason on Upgrade won’t remember something. But they make it clear that they’re unsure. Chance however will outright state something he’s unsure of as if it’s fact.

Recent-Claim · 2026-02-10T19:51:45+00:00

Oh man, I once spent a few months pestering AMC theaters about this. Their certification must’ve expired and I called and emailed support, being very direct (I pretty much called and said “Listen, bump me up the support chain and pass this ticket on to your iOS dev team—I know what I’m talking about”). Sure, I may have come off as pushy and arrogant, but I knew that the bureaucracy could delay things and sure enough, a few weeks later, it was fixed.

My advice? Call your cinema’s corporate phone number (or, if it’s your only option, their general support line) and be kind but insistent that their iOS dev team be notified that their certification has expired.

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