Worldwide developer conference begins with changes to iPhone operating system and redesigned version of cheapest laptop

Apple is taking on Klarna and ClearPay with a new “buy now, pay later” feature for iPhones, the company has announced at its worldwide developer conference.

The company is also redesigning the iPhone’s lock screen, in the most substantial visual redesign the operating system for iPhones has received since the introduction of the iPhone X, and introducing a new version of the MacBook Air built around its M2 chip.

The Messages app will allow users to edit, or even recall, iMessages sent in error.

Dictation has been redesigned to make it easier to switch between dictating text and editing it with a keyboard.

Live text will now work with video, letting users cut and past text from a paused video still.

Apple Maps lets users add multiple stops to a route, and sync them between iOS and Macs.

A new “shared photo library” allows families to seamlessly bundle all their pictures taken together in one shared online library.

“Safety Check” lets people leaving abusive relationships sever all access given to other people with one click.

The Fitness app, once limited to users with an Apple Watch, will now be on iPhones too, tracking steps and movement.

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