How to use Apple Sports on your iPhone: Don't miss the latest updates

The Apple Sports app is incredibly a super app for sports enthusiasts integrated within the Apple system. Many iPhone users have mainly go to Google or any 3rd party live sports apps like Live Score, Flashscore, or websites like ESPN, CBS Sports, etc. However, there are always some issues that arise, like showing frequent ads, regular refreshes, or maybe some apps require subscriptions.

In this tutorial, I will cover everything you should know about the Apple Sports app and cover all the processes of how to download and use it on your iPhone. 

How to use the Apple Sports app on an iPhone

This sports app is developed by Apple for providing fast access to scores and stats of your favorite teams and leagues. Sports enthusiasts can follow the NHL, MLB, NBA, NCAA, Premier Leagues, and different soccer leagues, including MLS. There are many customization options available to modify the scoreboard on the main home screen and the next upcoming game on schedule. It is also important to note that at present, the Apple Sports app is available only in the USA, UK, and Canada.

The Apple Sports app is available on iPhones running iOS16 or later. So, any iPhone user needs to ensure that your iPhone is updated to the latest version of iOS to access all the features. Now let's start with how to download the Apple Sports app on iOS:

  1. At first, open the Apple app store from the app library or spotlight search and search for Apple Sports.

2. Now, tap on Get to download the app.Now, tap on open. Then, select Continue to start setting the app.

3. Now, tap on the get started button, and then tap on Pick Your Favorites to select your favorite leagues and teams, or select the Not Now option to choose your teams.

4. Now you can access all the teams and leagues, and you can also search personality to search your favorite leagues.

5. When you select your league, you will now be asked to select your favorite team under the selected league. For getting this, you need to tap on the star icon to the left after the team name, and you can select as many teams as you wish.

6. After completing the selection of your favorite team, tap the done button at the top right corner of the screen.

Now, you will be directed to the home screen of the Apple Store, and you can easily watch past, current, and upcoming matches based on your favorite teams and leagues. If you want to add more leagues or teams, simply tap on the My Team option located on the top right corner of the screen.

For example, if you selected English Premier League, then select the team Chelsea and check upcoming matches in the upcoming tab. If a game is in progress, you will see stats for both teams. There is also a tab that you can toggle for play by play and a box score between progress player stats.

How to use Siri for sports updates

With the help of Siri, you can quickly get your favorite sports update without opening the app. Here you can find out how you can use Siri to get information about your favorite team dashboard: 

Steps to use Apple's Siri for your favorite sports updates:

At first, activate Siri by holding down the side button or saying “Hey Siri.”
You can ask questions like:
“What’s the score of your favorite game?”
“When is the next game for NBL?”
“Who is leading the player in today's NBL matches?”

So, Siri will give you real-time information based on the latest data from the Sports app.

Problems in the Apple Sports app on the iPhone

The Apple Sports app isn't different from other sports apps like the ESPN app. 

Apple Sports app doesn't offer like UEFA Championship League despite letting you follow teams from Premier League, League 1, etc.

Conclusion 

Apple game apps may not be the best gaming apps available in the various app stores, but they provide a strong platform in the Apple ecosystem to give fast access to the dashboard with old, current, or upcoming matches and fulfill your desire to keep your favorite teams information seamlessly.

This guide will certainly help you to get my favorite team matches and be helpful to the user who uses an iPhone and is interested in sports.