Episode Details

Future iPhone models may use satellites for emergency SOS communication, Apple buys classical music service Primephonic, Apple Wallet for ID feature coming to Georgia and Arizona first, how to hard-lock your iPhone, and App Store policy changes.

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Stephen's Classical Music Picks

• Mozart: Requiem by Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner on Apple Music
• Infinity by VOCES8 on Apple Music
• Dreamland by Alexis Ffrench, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & James Morgan on Apple Music
• Gloria - The Sacred Music Of John Rutter by The Cambridge Singers & John Rutter on Apple Music

Links from the show

• iPhone 13 will support satellite communications, says Ming-Chi Kuo
• Future iPhone could feature satellite calls & messages, but probably not in 2021
• Apple plans blood pressure monitor, thermometer for future Apple Watch
• 'No Chance' of blood pressure sensor for 'Apple Watch Series 7'
• Apple may delay MacBook Pro launch over chip shortages
• Apple buys Primephonic, plans classical Apple Music app
• Classical Musicians Review AirPods Max - YouTube
• Ken Kocienda on Classical Music - Tweet
• Apple reveals first states to use Apple Wallet for ID, driver's licence
• Use the side, Home, and other buttons on your iPhone - Apple Support Article
• Apple will let 'reader' apps link to websites for account setup & management
• South Korea ends Apple, Google control of app store payments
• Japan Fair Trade Commission closes App Store investigation<