Get Real-Time NFL and CFB Updates with the New Apple Sports App

Unlocking the Future of Sports Updates

The Apple Sports app should be a simple way to follow the NFL this season, with real-time updates to your iPhone and Watch. Apple wants to be the hub for all your football updates. With Twitter's slow degradation as X and an overwhelming number of competing sports apps, it doesn't seem like the worst idea.

What to Expect from Apple Sports

• Real-time score updates for NFL and college football
• Comprehensive stats and play-by-play features
• Live drive tracker for enhanced game following
• Integration of betting odds for a modern touch

The tech giant announced new features in its free Apple Sports app to help users access real-time updates to their favorite teams and games. This announcement comes as the all-important NFL and college football seasons kick off next week.

Features Designed for Fans

With iOS 18 and watchOS 11, you can now get live updates straight to your Apple Watch — that's clutch if you want to follow the play-by-play while not looking rude at an event during NFL season. The Apple Sports app will let you follow your favorite teams and conferences. That way, you'll get all the updates you want, but not the scores of games that don't matter to you.

Apple also said in a press release that it's planning a new drop-down menu that'll allow users to switch between different teams and leagues to check scores easily. While the Apple Sports app has been around since February, this marks its first full football season. It also dropped at a time when X, FKA Twitter, doesn't work as well as it once did.

As a sports fan, I used to use Twitter's Sports tab to follow scores and conversations around a game. However, since Elon Musk bought the platform, that experience has degraded. Speaking from personal experience, it is no longer a reliable way to check a score. Apple Sports might not have funny tweets, but it could fill that void as a reliable, one-stop-shop for scores and updates.