The Apple iPhone 7 is the new talk of the town, so it did not take long for rumor mills to churn out info that help paint the picture of the next premium handset out of Cupertino, the latest being the possible inclusion of a panic mode on the handset.

Reports imply that Apple is tweaking the Touch ID scanner to double as an emergency panic mode, which, when activated, will send a signal for help to the police as the phone then starts to take photos and record videos as well audio to document what's happening during the emergency.

The rumor was instigated after Apple allegedly filed a patent that will allow such technology to function on the iPhone 7. How it works is that users can set their thumb or whichever that works for them to set off the panic mode and their pointer finger to access the phone.

Apart from the panic button, Apple is also allegedly working on making its very own mobile digital assistant Siri much more efficient by enabling it to answer missed calls and record them as voice mail messages, which will be emailed to users via iCloud.

Meanwhile, renowned KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed his guess on the iPhone 7. The expert, whose forecasts on future Apple products almost always hit the nail on the head, suggests that Apple will come out with three size options for the flagship – 4-inch, 4.7-inch (both with 2 GB RAM) and 5.5-inch (with 3 GB RAM).

For now though, Apple has apparently already ordered touch and display drivers from Synaptics. The Cupertino-based company has been working on its own units but seeing that it enlisted the help of the popular supplier suggests that its in-house LCD drivers are not baked to perfection yet.

There's still a long way to go before Apple dazzles with the new iPhone 7, with the device expected to be out September next year.