Live activity in 3.10.0 has occluded BG value with ellipses "..." #2391

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1. marionbarker commented on Jan 12, 2026

   

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   I also use an iPhone 15, running 26.2. With standard text sizes, I do not have this issue. However, when I increase the text size I reproduce it.

   At that point I reduced the number of items in the bottom row to 3 instead of 4. This gives an immediate workaround.

   I also noticed that there were times when the save button didn’t change between blue (active) and grey (inactive).

   Perhaps @elnjensen can take a look.
2. mattlevine22 commented on Jan 12, 2026

   

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   I also sometimes see the behavior even when all values fit in the window eg “168...". Will attach a screenshot when I can.
3. elnjensen commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

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   I also sometimes see the behavior even when all values fit in the window eg “168...". Will attach a screenshot when I can.

   This is because the trend arrow is part of that display item, and it is being truncated.

   As @marionbarker noted, you can easily choose to prioritize full display of the current BG (or any other fields) by choosing to have fewer fields present in the bottom row. I use large text and a small phone (iPhone 13 mini), and three fields works well.
4. elnjensen commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

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   I also noticed that there were times when the save button didn’t change between blue (active) and grey (inactive).

   Perhaps @elnjensen can take a look.

   Let me know if you find a reproducible case where you have definitely changed something and the button doesn’t turn blue (though probably it should be in a separate issue). Nite that if you change the bottom row configuration, the saving there is separate from that on the initial config screen, I.e. if you make changes to the bottom row and then save, when you arrive back at the screen for other parameters, and nothing has changed there, the Save button is inactive. I wonder if that Save button should be removed, and just have changes save automatically.
5. mattlevine22 commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

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   Thanks both.

   1. How do I change the live activity to have smaller text? I see a Large vs Small mode, but that seems include/omit the graph (I want to keep the graph).

   2. This issue is new to updating to 3.10 (was not present in 3.8 with custom live_activity). Attaching screenshot from 3.8. No changes to iOS or any iPhone settings between these.

   3. Yes, I noticed the save button issue mentioned by @elnjensen, but agreed should be separate issue.

   
6. elnjensen commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

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   1. How do I change the live activity to have smaller text? I see a Large vs Small mode, but that seems include/omit the graph (I want to keep the graph).

   There isn’t a preference option for this, though you could customize the code.

   2. This issue is new to updating to 3.10 (was not present in 3.8 with custom live_activity). Attaching screenshot from 3.8. No changes to iOS or any iPhone settings between these.

   At the request of Pete Schwamb, the text “IOB” was changed to “Active Insulin” and “COB” to “Active Carbs” for consistency with labels elsewhere in Loop. You could customize to revert those changes.
7. mattlevine22 commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

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   Would the only needed change be to this line, e.g. for COB?

   Loop/LoopCore/LiveActivitySettings.swift

   Line 28 in db9cf70

   return NSLocalizedString("Active Carbs", comment: "")
8. mattlevine22 commented on Jan 13, 2026

   

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   FWIW, the default settings for the Live Activity shouldn't have issues rendering. Would recommend shorter text, differently managed space, or defaulting to 3 values in the BottomRow (instead of the 4).

   I don't mind just customizing it for myself though.
9. marionbarker commented on Mar 14, 2026

   

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   Please use 3.12 or newer.
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    closed this as completedon Mar 14, 2026