When a reading session is running, Kiveo keeps it on the Lock Screen of your iPhone or iPad, so a glance tells you how long you’ve been reading. On an iPhone with the Dynamic Island, it sits there too.
What it shows
The Lock Screen shows the book’s cover, its title (under the name you gave it, if you’ve set one), the author and the timer. Small counts appear beside the timer once you’ve saved a quote, or switched to a second book. The background often takes a tint from the cover.
In the Dynamic Island, the small view shows the Kiveo mark and the timer. The larger view shows the cover, title, author and timer together.
When you pause the session, the timer stops and a pause mark shows. The Live Activity has no buttons: tap it to open Kiveo, which returns you to your session, and pause or end it there. It goes away as soon as the session ends or is cancelled.
Turn it off
- Tap the user icon at the top right of Home to open Settings.
- Under Reading, turn off Live Activity.
Good to know
The setting is on to begin with, and it belongs to each device rather than syncing with the rest of your library. If Live Activities are turned off for Kiveo in your device’s Settings app, it won’t appear either.