Apple closes all UK stores amid new lockdowns
The latest round of lockdown measures put in effect in England and Scotland has closed the remainder of Apple’s retail stores in the United Kingdom.
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Apple reopens 32 stores in England, resumes the iPhone Upgrade Program
UK customers enrolled in Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program can now waltz inside an Apple store to complete their smartphone upgrade.
iPhone Upgrade Program temporarily unavailable in England due to COVID restrictions
Due to new national lockdown restrictions that went into effect today, Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program is temporarily unavailable in England until at least December 2.
Apple launches the Health Records feature in the United Kingdom and Canada
People in the UK and Canada can now see all their health records in one place within the Health app on their iPhone, including medications, immunizations, lab results and more.
Apple releases a longer version of the inaugural iPhone SE ad “The Opening”
The newly posted video shows the entire unboxing scene, with a fan ritually unpacking his new iPhone SE and then peeling off the protective film.
Apple confirms an upcoming software update will fix iPhone XR issues on UK’s O2 network
Apple has now official confirmed that one of its most popular iPhones is not working as it should on O2’s network, promising a software update to resolve the issue.
British mobile network operator EE ditches the traditional set-top box for Apple TV 4K
British mobile network operator EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) has a new broadband plan which includes a free Apple TV 4K as a replacement for their traditional cable box.
Some British government services now accept Apple Pay to approve online transactions
Payments for the British Government’s Global Entry Service can now be approved through Apple Pay, with support for additional services to be rolled out at a later stage.
UK government spooks want to join encrypted chats and calls as an invisible eavesdropper
UK’s GCHQ is looking to take advantage of exploits like the group FaceTime bug to secretly join encrypted messaging and voice conversations as an invisible eavesdropper.
Approving Series 4’s ECG in UK could take years
The ECG feature of Apple’s new Series 4 watch could take years before it’s approved in the United Kingdom by the country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Apple carrier billing picks up new providers in UK, Switzerland, Italy and elsewhere
It’s now available to customers of TIM in Italy, Bite in Latvia and Lithuania, U Mobile in Malaysia, Singtel and StarHub in Singapore, Sunrise in Switzerland and O2 in the UK.
iTunes carrier billing expands to UK’s EE, Germany’s Telekom, Orange in France & Spain
Customers in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Spain can now take advantage of iTunes carrier billing as more carriers now support this handy feature.
