Lock Screen and Dynamic Island controls on iPhone

While a session runs on your iPhone, Hedy shows a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and, on iPhone models that have one, in the Dynamic Island. You can check the session and pause, resume or end it without looking for the Hedy app.

What the Live Activity shows

Hedy and a coloured dot: green while the session is running, yellow while it is paused, red while it is ending.
A timer with the session’s running time. Paused time is not counted. While paused, the timer stops and the word Paused appears next to it.
A line of text. With Show tips on Lock Screen on, this is the latest automatic suggestion, shortened to fit, and “Listening…” until the first one arrives. With the setting off, which is the default, Hedy shows a fixed line instead of your suggestions.
Buttons: Pause while the session runs, Resume while it is paused, and End.

In the Dynamic Island

When you use another app, the Dynamic Island shows a small coloured dot for the session. Touch and hold the Dynamic Island to expand it. The expanded view shows the timer, the text line and the same Pause, Resume and End buttons.

Pause, resume or end a session

On the Lock Screen, or in the expanded Dynamic Island, tap Pause, Resume or End.
Hedy opens and carries out the action. If your iPhone is locked, you may need to unlock it first.

End ends the session the same way as ending it in the app. When the session has ended, the Live Activity disappears after a short moment.

Turn the Live Activity or tips on or off

Live Activities are on by default. Tips on the Lock Screen are off by default.

Open Settings in Hedy.
Go to Privacy & System.
Under Privacy Preferences, switch Enable Live Activities on or off.
With Live Activities on, switch Show tips on Lock Screen on to see your suggestions in the Live Activity.

Live Activities must also be allowed for Hedy in the iPhone Settings app: open Settings, tap Hedy, and check that Live Activities is on.

Requirements

An iPhone. Hedy needs iOS 17 or later, which supports these controls.
The Dynamic Island is only on iPhone models that have one. Other iPhones show the Live Activity on the Lock Screen only.
With iOS 18 or later, a paired Apple Watch can also show the Live Activity in its Smart Stack. See Apple Watch companion app.