Apple unveils buy now, pay later feature and redesigned iPhone lock screen

The buy now, pay later feature will be limited to the US when iOS 16 arrives in the autumn.

The new M2 chips are 40% faster than the previous generation, Apple said, but still run without the need for a fan and with an 18-hour battery life. The computers will ship with a USB charger with two ports, and will be available from next month with prices starting at $1,199.

The new features will be available to older iPhones but are likely intended to work in concert with the forthcoming iPhone 14, which is rumoured to have an always-on display.

Alongside the visual redesign, iOS 16 will include a number of other new features:

And, 12 years after it was first released, the iPad will get a Weather app in iPadOS 16.