How to get live NRL scores on your lock screen
The fastest way to follow a footy game you can't watch isn't refreshing a website, reloading an app, or waiting for notifications - it's having the live score sit on your lock screen, updating by itself. Here's how that works on iPhone and Android, and how to set it up in about two minutes.
What lock-screen live scores actually are
Both major phone platforms now have a purpose-built system for exactly this:
- iPhone - Live Activities. A compact, glanceable card that sits at the bottom of the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. It updates in real time without you unlocking the phone, and it disappears when the event ends.
- Android - Live Updates. A special class of ongoing notification for live, progressing events. Supported devices can promote it on the lock screen and to a chip in the status bar.
Six Again updates one live surface silently instead of sending a stream of separate score alerts. On Android, that surface is an ongoing notification in the tray; on iPhone, it is a Live Activity.
Setting it up with Six Again
Six Again is built around this key idea: live NRL and State of Origin scores on your lock screen, with as little setup as possible.
- Install Six Again from the App Store or Google Play (Android 16 or later).
- Follow your teams. Pick your favourites once and you're done - no sign-up required.
- Lock your phone. For an eligible followed match, Six Again can start the Live Activity or Live Update shortly before kick-off and keep it updated to full time.
Not fussed about a particular team? You can follow any individual match instead - upcoming or already in progress - and only that game will appear on your lock screen.
Why auto-start matters
Plenty of apps can show a score if you remember to open them. For eligible followed matches, Six Again's auto-start can put the score on your lock screen shortly before kick-off when the feature is enabled.
On iPhone the score can also appear in the Dynamic Island while you're using other apps, and on Apple Watch and CarPlay. Supported Android devices can promote the Live Update to a status-bar chip.
What it costs
Six Again is free to download, and lock-screen live scores are free for your first 3 matches. After that they need Six Again Premium at $9.99/year (AUD/NZD; other currencies vary). Live scores inside the app, the live ladder and the season draw stay free.
No gambling. There are no betting odds or bookmaker sponsorships anywhere in Six Again - on your lock screen or in the app. Read why that matters.
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