SwiftUI Live Activities Quiz

This test will assess how well you understand the process of creating Live Activity widgets using SwiftUI and ActivityKit.

What is the purpose of the relevanceScore in a Live Activity?

To control the widget size

To display widget alerts

To display more recent data on the widget

To prioritize which Live Activity is shown when multiple are active

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Which regions are used for the Dynamic Island compact presentation?

Primary and secondary

CompactLeading and compactTrailing

Top, middle, and bottom

Left, right, and bottom

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How does a Live Activity handle multiple updates?

By prompting the user to refresh the app

By clearing all previous data

By updating automatically through the Activity.update() method

By restarting each time an update is received

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What are the requirements for starting a Live Activity?

A network connection and a GPS signal

A custom alert sound and title

An ActivityAttributes object, a ContentState instance, and a push type

A specific device model

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What is the role of the end() method in managing Live Activities?

It updates the Live Activity’s UI

It starts a new Live Activity

It resets the Live Activity’s configuration

It stops a Live Activity and removes it from the lock screen

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Which SwiftUI structure is used to declare a Live Activity in an app?

LiveWidget

Widget

LiveView

LiveActivity

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What does the ActivityAttributes class define in a Live Activity?

The audio settings for the app

The app’s main view controller

The color scheme of the app

The structure of data to be presented in the Live Activity

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How can a developer receive updated data for a Live Activity via push notifications?

By setting the push type to nil

By setting the push type to token

By using the onAppear() method

By using a custom network library

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What is the effect of setting the dismissalPolicy to default?

The Live Activity is hidden but not removed

The Live Activity is removed instantly

The app enters background mode

The Live Activity remains on the lock screen for four hours

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What is a possible use case for the Dynamic Island expanded regions?

To play background music

To change the widget’s theme

To show detailed information such as arrival times and flight numbers

To display advertisements

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11.

What is required to show a message in the Dynamic Island when data is out of date?

Checking the context’s isStale property

A custom SwiftUI view

An override in the AppDelegate

A dedicated network request

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12.

What happens if the staleDate parameter is set to nil?

The Live Activity uses the default system date

The Live Activity immediately stops

The isStale property is ignored

The Live Activity never expires

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What does the AlertConfiguration parameter do in the update() method?

Notifies the user of significant events in the Live Activity data

AlertConfiguration is not supported in Live Activies

Notifies the user when the widget is active

Updates the widget layout

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How can a Live Activity be updated with new information?

By restarting the app

By calling the update() method on the activity instance

By modifying the AppDelegate file

By changing the device settings

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What is the Dynamic Island minimal presentation used for?

To display detailed content on the lock screen

To display the widget’s status

To handle widget notifications

To show minimal content when multiple Live Activities are running

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What is the primary purpose of Live Activities in SwiftUI?

To display static content on the lock screen

To allow users to change widget sizes

To enhance app performance

To present dynamic information to the user via widgets on the lock screen and Dynamic Island

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How is a Live Activity stopped?

By deleting the widget from the home screen

By calling the end() method of the activity instance

By calling the cancel() method

By closing the app

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What does the isStale property indicate in a Live Activity?

The information in the Live Activity is out of date

The app has been closed

The widget is no longer visible

The Live Activity is paused

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What should be provided when calling the Activity.request() method?

An error handler function

A custom view controller

An ActivityAttributes instance, ContentState, and push type

A URL to the app’s home screen

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What does the request() method do in the context of a Live Activity?

Stops the Live Activity

Starts a Live Activity and registers it to receive updates

Requests an activation key for remote updates

Resets the app settings

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21.

What is the compact presentation in a Live Activity used for?

To handle app settings

To play audio alerts

To display minimal information on the Dynamic Island

To show detailed information on the lock screen

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22.

How can the size of Dynamic Island regions be adjusted?

By using SwiftUI’s frame modifier

By modifying the Xcode project settings

By setting priorities using the DynamicIslandExpandedRegion priority parameter

By changing the font size

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23.

Which regions are defined for the Dynamic Island expanded presentation?

Leading, trailing, bottom, center

Primary, secondary, tertiary

Header, footer, middle

Top, bottom, left, right

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What is the purpose of the ActivityConfiguration in a Live Activity?

To configure the layout of the Live Activity presentations

To allow the user to configure the widget

To manage network requests

To manage widget permissions

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25.

How is a Live Activity designed to present data on the lock screen?

By modifying the AppDelegate file

By editing the Info.plist

By using a custom view controller

By using SwiftUI views in a Widget class

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26.

What is the role of the ContentState structure in a Live Activity?

To handle user interactions

To declare dynamic attributes that change over time

To define the static attributes

To encode and decode data for network communication

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27.

What are the two types of attributes in a Live Activity?

Boolean and numeric

Optional and required

Dynamic and static

Graphical and textual

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28.

How can a Live Activity be updated?

By restarting the app

Only through a manual refresh by the user

By changing the device settings

Via background processes or push notifications

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29.

Which frameworks are used to create Live Activities?

ActivityKit and WidgetKit

Core Graphics and AVKit

SwiftUI and Combine

UIKit and Core Data

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