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AppleInsider Podcast

Apple Wallet for ID, 'iPhone 13' Satellite Support, and AirPods Max Long-Term Review

AppleInsider Podcast

AppleInsider

Ipad, Apple Tv, Mac, Imac, Apple Watch, Ios, Macbook, Mac Pro, Iphone, Tech News, Macos, Technology, News, Apple

4.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

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. Follow our hosts @stephenrobles on Twitter @Hillitech on Twitter Support the show Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts 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 Tim Cook wants to debut one more big product category before he retires MacBook Pro battery message - Tweet More AppleInsider podcasts Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts. Podcast artwork from Basic Apple Guy. Download the free wallpaper pack here. Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: steve@appleinsider.comSupport AppleInsider Podcast

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Apple Insider Podcast.

0:07.4

This week we're going to talk about the iPhone 13 and satellite communication, delays possibly

0:11.8

coming to the Apple Watch Series 7 and MacBook Pro, plus all the digital ID and drivers license

0:17.5

stuff that's going on in Apple Wallet, and joining me to discuss all of this, my friend

0:22.0

Wes Hilliard, how's it going Wes?

0:23.9

Pretty good Steven, hopefully misplaced wallets will be a thing of the past very soon.

0:28.9

You were going to say future might be future and past because people might not be using

0:33.2

this digital ID.

0:34.2

But we'll get to that.

0:35.2

We'll get to that.

0:36.2

It's been a little controversial.

0:37.2

We're also going to talk about Apple's press releases about the whole developer thing

0:40.9

that happened and what quote unquote concessions they made in the court cases.

0:46.1

So anyway, we'll talk about that in a little bit.

0:48.4

First off, want to hit this iPhone 13 satellite thing, a couple of people corroborated this.

0:52.8

The feature that they are saying is that the iPhone 13, which might not be the 13, it might

0:58.0

actually come next year, but that the new iPhone would have the ability to send emergency

1:03.9

text messages via satellite if you are in a remote location or location that doesn't

1:09.1

have cellular service.

1:10.7

Now this would be a big deal because if you were ever somewhere without cellular coverage,

1:15.6

you're maybe driving along a road on a road trip or whatever in the middle of nowhere

1:19.8

and there's no cell phone service and you get in trouble or you break down, you would

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