Live Activities aren't updating
Find out why a Host's Live Activity doesn't appear or stops updating, using the Live Activity line in Waycar's notification settings.
When a Live Activity doesn’t show up or stops changing, Waycar tells you why. Open Settings, then Notifications. Under each Host with Live Activity turned on, a Live Activity: line shows whether it is active or idle, and the reason.
Read the Live Activity line
| Line | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| active — started, updated, adopted, or started by the Host | The Live Activity is running. | Nothing. |
| idle — no working, blocked, or done agents | Every agent is Idle, so there is nothing to show. | Nothing. It starts when an agent works, gets blocked, or finishes. |
| idle — iOS has Live Activities disabled for Waycar | Live Activities are off for Waycar in iOS Settings. | Turn them on in iOS Settings for Waycar. |
| idle — the per-Host toggle is off | Live Activity is off for this Host. | Turn on Live Activity in the Host’s section. |
| idle — no push device token yet | This device hasn’t registered for push yet. | Make sure notifications are allowed and you’re online. See Notifications don’t arrive. |
| idle — no Notification Key for this Host | This device is registered with the Host but has no usable Notification Key for it. | Turn Notifications off and back on for this Host to register again with a new key. |
| start failed — reason | iOS refused to start it. The reason comes from iOS. | Check the reason, then try again after the next status change or when you reopen Waycar. |
| sealing the update failed | Waycar couldn’t encrypt the update. | Reopen Waycar with the Host connected. |
It says “May be out of date”
The Host hasn’t updated the Live Activity recently. A Live Activity your Host started on its own while Waycar was closed gets this caption after a while. Open Waycar with that Host connected and it refreshes.
The Host never starts one while Waycar is closed
Starting a Live Activity from the Host needs the current Waycar plugin. See Update Waycar on your Host. On tmux, status comes through Waycar hooks, so an agent that shows Unknown won’t drive it. See Agent status shows Unknown.
If you dismissed the Live Activity, it stays away until that Host’s agents go quiet.
Still not working?
On herdr, check the plugin’s recent errors on the Host:
herdr plugin log list --plugin waycar --limit 20See Live Activities for how it works.
Still stuck?
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