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Navigation in dynamic island cannot be terminated

Dear Apple community,


Apps like Strava or google maps show a location activity in dynamic island in form of a navigation arrow. It is not possible to remove this activity from the dynamic island by swiping left or right. You can easy test this by starting a google maps navigation, go back to iOS desktop, and try to remove the dynamic island icon by swiping.


This is very disturbing, because i use the dynamic island to show my heart rate during activities. In fact that strava is running in the background to record my activity, the dynamic island is blocked.


Is there a possibility to disable this? Or is it an ios bug?


Thanks

Michael

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 9:47 PM

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Apr 20, 2023 11:41 AM in response to sunmils

Hi Michael,


Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!


We understand that you'd like to remove the location activity from your Dynamic Island during your activities.


You can collapse, expand or switch between activities using the Dynamic Island but it doesn't include a feature to disable activities completely as outlined here: View activities in the Dynamic Island on iPhone - Apple Support


"You can do any of the following in the Dynamic Island:


  • Expand the activity to see more detail: Touch and hold the activity or swipe from the center to the right or left side.


  • Collapse the activity to make the Dynamic Island smaller: Swipe from the right or left side toward the center.


  • Switch between two activities: Swipe from one side or the other."


If the features of Dynamic Island aren't working as you'd expect, feel free to reach out to Apple directly to report this behavior here: Contact Apple Support 


Take care!



Navigation in dynamic island cannot be terminated

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