iOS Live Activities and the Dynamic Island unlock a new class of real-time, glanceable experiences, but until now they’ve been firmly in the world of Swift and Xcode. In this live stream, Kewin, Łukasz, and Szymon Chmal introduce Voltra, a new approach that lets React developers build Live Activities using nothing but JSX.

We’ll walk through how React components can be transformed into native SwiftUI primitives, allowing JavaScript developers to design and ship rich Live Activities with the same mental model they already use for React Native. No Swift. No native implementation work. Just React, hot reload, and a familiar development workflow.

The session also covers how to keep Live Activities up to date using server-side rendering and Apple Push Notification Service. You’ll see how dynamic content can be pushed from any JavaScript runtime without keeping the app alive, making this approach ideal for use cases like order tracking, live sports updates, ride-sharing, or delivery status.

If you’ve been curious about Live Activities or Dynamic Island but held back by native complexity, this stream shows what’s now possible when those constraints disappear. Join us on Thursday, 18 December at 4 pm CET to see what building Live Activities looks like when JavaScript is a first-class citizen.