Apple announces message recall and other featuresAFP, CUPERTINO, CaliforniaApple Inc on Monday opened its first in-person developers conference since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic with chips, maps and a way to delete precipitously sent messages, but was mum on any virtual reality offerings. The tech giant touted new features and capabilities being built into the operating systems running iPhone, Apple Watch and more, along with a speedy new MacBook Air computer driven by a second generation of its custom chip. Apple Inc chief executive officer Tim Cook gestures as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during an Apple conference in Cupertino, California, on Monday. Apple is to start letting people delete and edit messages after they have been sent as part of the latest update to its operating software, as well as customizable options for the iPhone main screen. Relying increasingly on custom-made chips has enabled Apple to make its devices and software work more seamlessly together, and catch up a bit to features offered by rivals such as Google Maps and even Microsoft Corp’s Xbox video game platform for Windows-powered computers.
