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title: "Building Real-Time Live Activities in Expo"
description: "Learn how to add real-time LiveActivity updates to your Expo app using Swift native modules. In this stream, we implemented Apple’s Live Activities with Evan Bacon’s library, explored ActivityKit, and discussed cross-platform development with Solito 5 and Expo UI."
url: https://www.callstack.com/events/implementing-ios-live-activities-in-react-native
updated: 2026-10-24T08:39:20.178Z
---

# Building Real-Time Live Activities in Expo

Learn how to add real-time LiveActivity updates to your Expo app using Swift native modules. In this stream, we implemented Apple’s Live Activities with Evan Bacon’s library, explored ActivityKit, and discussed cross-platform development with Solito 5 and Expo UI.

_Livestream · 10/23/2025, 5PM [CEST] · Online · Recording: 02:24:25 · Category: iOS_

Organizer: Callstack

Speakers: Kewin Wereszczyński (Software Engineer @ Callstack), Oskar Kwaśniewski (Software Developer @ Callstack)

[Watch the recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOzBdfNVpi8)

In this stream, we dived into Live Activities: iPhone’s interactive Lock Screen and Dynamic Island widgets that deliver real-time updates straight from your app.

We walked through the fundamentals of ActivityKit, built a working example in a fresh Expo project, and explored how native Swift modules connect seamlessly with React Native.

We also touched on:

- The newly announced Solito 5 and what it means for cross-platform devs
- A look at Expo UI and the future of unified native components
- A quick highlight from [Jan’s journey with Meta Quest](https://www.callstack.com/blog/getting-started-with-expo-on-meta-quest)

If you’re curious how to blend React Native flexibility with native iOS power, this stream’s for you.