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All the news from Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference.

Powerful Communication Podcast
Powerful Communication Podcast
Episode • Jun 6, 2022 • 1m

Lots to digest for Apple users after the company held its annual World Wide Developers Conference last night.

 

Among the highlights - you’ll now be able to unsend and edit text messages.

 

There’s a complete reinvention of the ‘Car Play’ in car entertainment system.

 

Users of Apple Maps will be able to put in up to 15 stops for a single route and safety features will help people in abusive relationships revoke other people’s access to their locations, account and passwords.

 

Changes to the iPad operating system will let users multitask with multiple windows - which you can resize - open at one time.

 

Apple also announced 2 new products - a revamped MacBook Air and a new MacBook Pro running the new M2 chip.

 

 

Etsy is a hugely popular online marketplace, particularly for items like home made gifts, jewellery and up cycled furniture. 

 

It’s announced a new purchase protection programme for shoppers which will offer refunds it items arrived damaged, missing or doesn’t march the original description.

 

There’s protection for sellers too, they won’t be penalised if items go missing in the post, so long as they used a tracking code and follow other terms.

 

Finally the MG Motor company is the latest big name to go into the meta verse. MG Verse is a virtual space containing a virtual museum, games and a virtual test drive experience.

 

It’s expected to launch this Christmas.