Apple has announced an update for its free Apple Sports app for the iPhone. The update brings live scores and play-by-play features for professional and college American football.
New updates for NFL and college football games include enhancements to play-by-play, offering quick access to scoring drives presented alongside the view of every game play. Additionally, a new dynamic drive tracker lets fans visualize where the ball is on the field at any time. As with other leagues in Apple Sports, fans can follow their favorite teams to ensure those games are just a tap away. For college football, fans can now follow the top 25, updated weekly, in addition to any of their favorite teams and conferences. Every game will also feature real-time scores, stats, and live betting odds, similar to all other leagues in the app.
Once iPhone and Apple Watch users update to iOS 18 and watchOS 11 this fall, the Apple Sports app will offer Live Activities for all teams and leagues available in the app for the first time ever. Live scores and play-by-play will be available at a glance on a user’s iPhone and Apple Watch Lock Screens.
An app update later this year will bring a new drop-down navigation for the main scorecard views, making it even faster to switch between My Leagues, My Teams, and users’ feeds for favorited leagues. A new enhanced search makes it easier to view matches for leagues fans do not currently follow.
Apple said additional leagues will become available in the app in the future, including Champions League and Europa League.
Apple Sports is available free in the App Store.
