Live Activities with WatchOS app

Can you initiate a live activity from a Watch app? From what I can tell you can only do it from an iOS app and then have the Watch mirror it, is that true?

If you were builiding a standalone timer app for WatchOS for instance and wanted the timer to show up automatically in Smart Stacks when the app is in the background, is this possible? Thanks

Answered by Frameworks Engineer in 808879022

No, Live Activities cannot be initiated from the watch.

Well, perform the test and report your findings.

I already tried, ActivityKit is not available for WatchKit, just wondering if there is another way to do it.

No, Live Activities cannot be initiated from the watch.

Live Activities with WatchOS app
 
 
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