Live Activities

A Live Activity is an iOS feature that shows live, glanceable information right on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and in StandBy — without the recipient ever opening an app. PushWard turns a single HTTP request into one.

Unlike a regular push notification — which appears once and then slips into the notification list — a Live Activity stays pinned and updates in real time: a build moving through its steps, a timer counting down, a delivery getting closer. When the task finishes, it ends and clears itself. You create, update, and end activities entirely through PushWard's REST API, so any service that can send an HTTP request can drive what people see at a glance.

Templates

PushWard provides eight Live Activity templates. Each template has a distinct layout optimized for different use cases.

Generic

Track any progress with a customizable bar, state label, and countdown timer.

Countdown

Auto-managed timer with server-side warning and completion pushes.

Steps

CI/CD step indicator with matrix job support and stage tracking.

Alert

Severity-based alerts with deep links to dashboards and alert rules.

Gauge

Monitor values within a range with auto-calculated progress and min/max labels.

Timeline

Real-time sparkline chart with multi-series support, thresholds, and auto-scaling.

Board

At-a-glance dashboard of up to four labeled tiles with values, units, icons, colors, and trend arrows.

Log

Streaming, newest-first feed of status lines with timestamps and severity levels.