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Warn about the iOS Live Activity update budget #66

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Expand Up @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ activitysmith.notifications.send(

![Push Notifications with custom icons](https://cdn.activitysmith.com/features/push-notifications-with-custom-icons.png)

Set `icon` to a publicly accessible HTTPS image URL to show an avatar or service logo alongside a smaller ActivitySmith app icon. With a custom icon, iOS may omit the subtitle from the notification.
Set `icon` to a publicly accessible HTTPS image URL to show a logo or avatar alongside a smaller ActivitySmith app icon. With a custom icon, iOS may omit the subtitle from the notification.

```python
activitysmith.notifications.send(
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Use a stable `stream_key` to identify the metric, job, deployment, or system you want to keep visible. The first `stream(...)` call starts the Live Activity. Later calls with the same `stream_key` update it.

> [!WARNING]
> iOS limits how often a Live Activity can update. If you send too many updates, iOS throttles them until the budget refills, which takes roughly an hour, even though the API still returns `200`. Send one or two updates every five minutes. [Learn more](https://activitysmith.com/docs/live-activity-stream#update-frequency-and-ios-limits)

#### Value

![Value Live Activity stream example](https://cdn.activitysmith.com/features/value-live-activity.png)
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