Apple has only a month left to fulfill its promises of releasing an Apple Music Classical app and expanding its self-service repair program to Europe before the end of the year. Plans could be pushed back to 2023 because of delays. We put together a list of five things that Apple needs to release over the next few months.
The next version of Apple's mobile operating system is expected to be released in December. New features in the software update include Apple's whiteboard app Freeform, new Home app architecture, Live Activities for select sports games via the Apple TV app, and Sleep and Medications.
iPadOS 16.2 supports external displays with M1 or M2 chips. With tvOS 16.2 there is support for up to six family members.
Apple Pay Later is a financing feature that will allow customers in the US to split a purchase into four equal payments over six weeks with no interest or fees to pay. The feature will be built into the wallet app and can be used for purchases online and in the app on the iPad.
Apple Pay Later is coming in a future software update for qualified applicants in the US and may not be available in all states. There has been no sign of Apple Pay Later in the iOS 16.2betas so far, and Mark Gurman has suggested that the feature might not launch until later in the century.
Apple acquired Primephonic in August of 2021. Primephonic's user interface and additional features will be combined with a dedicated classical music app from Apple.
There is still no sign of the Apple Music Classical app, but there is evidence of it in the code and on the server. It's not known if the app will be a built-in app or a free download on the App Store.
Even if Apple Music Classical is not a pre-installed app, it appears that the app will have system-level integration, so its release will likely come with a software update such as iOS 16.2 later this year. There is a chance that Apple Music Classical is delayed.
In October, Apple announced that Apple Card users would soon be able to open a new high yield savings account from Goldman Sachs and have their Daily Cash rewards automatically deposited into it, with no fees, no minimum deposits, and no minimum balance requirements. The account would be managed on the phone.
The savings account was listed in the release notes for the release candidate, but it didn't launch. It's not clear when the savings account will launch.
If a user chooses to continue having Daily Cash added to their Apple Cash balance, all Daily Cash received from that point on will be deposited into the account and begin earning interest. 3% Daily Cash is provided by the Apple Card on purchases made with Apple Pay.
Apple's credit card is only available in the US.
Apple has just one month to fulfill its promise to expand its self-service repair program to additional countries in Europe and Mac models with Apple Silicon chips before the end of the year.
The program gave customers in the U.S. access to genuine Apple parts, tools, and instructions to fix their phones. In August, the program was expanded to include MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models.
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