Dynamic Island & Live Activity
On iPhone 14 and later, RidePack starts a Live Activity when you're in a ride. It displays the current speaker, your mute status, and member count in the Dynamic Island, and also appears on the Lock Screen — so you can monitor your group without unlocking your phone.
Battery
RidePack is designed to be battery-efficient. The microphone runs continuously during a ride, similar to a phone call, and location is sampled at low frequency. Expect battery usage similar to running a navigation app with music. Exact usage depends on group size and ride duration.
Cellular data
RidePack streams compressed voice using the Opus audio codec over WebRTC — the same codec as a standard phone call, just with multiple streams. As a rough guide for typical conditions:
- 30–60 MB per hour, depending on group size and how much the group is talking.
- 60–120 MB total for a typical 2-hour ride.
Open Mic streams your outgoing audio the full ride; incoming audio depends on how chatty the group is. That's less than most music-streaming apps — a standard 5 GB/month plan is comfortable for several rides per week.
Losing signal mid-ride
Losing signal interrupts audio while you're in the dead zone. The app shows a Reconnecting indicator and automatically rejoins the group when signal returns, with no action required.