Hartley Charlton

Hartley is a Senior Editor at MacRumors and co-host of "The MacRumors Show" podcast. In his role, Hartley contributes to daily news coverage and writes a wide range of content for the site. Various publications and aggregators often cite his articles. Additionally, Hartley occasionally appears as a guest on other media outlets, such as the BBC, Al Jazeera, and CBS News, to share his knowledge of the industry.

Having closely followed Apple news and rumors for almost a decade, Hartley joined us in early 2020 as a Contributing Writer while completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in History at the University of Nottingham. After graduation, he joined us as a full-time Editor. His work at MacRumors has since expanded into several areas beyond news coverage, including our buyer's guides, roundups, and occasional product reviews.

In late 2021, Hartley helped launch The MacRumors Show and now co-hosts the popular podcast on a weekly basis, bringing our coverage to a wider audience through a new platform, with a flare of personal opinion.

Hartley lives in Hertfordshire, England. Beyond technology, his other interests include music, tennis, and creative writing. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @hxrtlxy and on Instagram at @hxrtlxy_.

Hartley Charlton's Articles

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Apple Built a Custom Camera With iPhone Parts for 'F1: The Movie'

Thursday June 19, 2025 5:35 am PDT by
Apple developed a custom camera system using iPhone components to capture high-speed footage from Formula 1 cars for its upcoming feature film "F1: The Movie," WIRED reports. The project involved the replacement of standard F1 broadcast cameras with a bespoke module engineered around an ‌iPhone‌ camera sensor and powered by an A-series chip. Image via WIRED Filmmakers reportedly insisted on...
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Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over iCloud Backups

Wednesday June 18, 2025 5:49 am PDT by
Apple will face a proposed class action lawsuit in California federal court over allegations that iCloud unlawfully monopolizes iPhone users' access to core device backups, following a judge's decision to deny the company's motion to dismiss the case (via Reuters). Earlier this week, the Northern District of California ruled that plaintiffs had sufficiently amended their complaint to move...
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Next NFC Release Will Quadruple Range of Contactless Connections

Tuesday June 17, 2025 7:16 am PDT by
The NFC Forum has announced NFC Release 15, which extends the operating range of Near Field Communication interactions by up to four times and enables faster, more seamless experiences. The NFC Forum is the global standards body responsible for Near Field Communication technology. NFC Release 15 increases the maximum operating range of NFC contactless connections from 0.5 centimeters to 2...
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Adobe Firefly App Launches on iOS and Android

Tuesday June 17, 2025 6:42 am PDT by
Adobe has launched Firefly as a mobile app for iOS and Android, allowing users to generate images and videos using text prompts, integrating both Adobe's own generative AI models and a growing list of third-party models from companies including OpenAI, Google, and Flux. Firefly is designed to be a cross-platform hub for generative AI content creation, with features like text-to-image,...
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Court Upholds Regulator's Case Against Apple Over App Store

Monday June 16, 2025 8:37 am PDT by
Apple has lost a legal challenge in the Netherlands after a Dutch court ruled that the company abused its dominant market position by imposing restrictive payment terms on dating app developers (via Reuters). The ruling was issued earlier today by the Rotterdam District Court, confirming a 2021 decision by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), which found that Apple violated ...
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watchOS 26 Moves Latest Apple Watch Models to New Architecture

Monday June 16, 2025 6:33 am PDT by
watchOS 26 brings a significant upgrade to the Apple Watch's architecture, transitioning the latest models to full arm64. The change was revealed in Apple's "What's new in watchOS 26" video for developers. The Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are set to move from arm64_32 to the full arm64 architecture. The arm64_32 architecture was a modified version of the...
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Logitech Announces Two New Accessories for WWDC

Friday June 13, 2025 7:22 am PDT by
Alongside WWDC this week, Logitech announced notable new accessories for the iPad and Apple Vision Pro. The Logitech Muse is a spatially-tracked stylus developed for use with the ‌Apple Vision Pro‌. Introduced during the WWDC 2025 keynote address, Muse is intended to support the next generation of spatial computing workflows enabled by visionOS 26. The device incorporates six degrees of...
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The MacRumors Show: WWDC 2025 Recap LIVE From Apple Park

Friday June 13, 2025 6:20 am PDT by
On this week's special episode of The MacRumors Show from Apple Park, we recap Apple's major announcements from WWDC 2025. Subscribe to ‌The MacRumors Show‌ YouTube channel for more videos Apple introduced a uniform naming scheme across its platforms—iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and macOS are now versioned by the calendar year. This includes macOS 26, titled "Tahoe." The update...
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CEO Tim Cook Says Apple TV+ Isn't Designed to Boost iPhone Sales

Wednesday June 11, 2025 1:56 pm PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook today said that Apple TV+ is driven by a commitment to storytelling and artistic excellence, rather than an effort to boost iPhone sales. In a new interview with Variety, Cook said that Apple's video streaming platform is designed to support original storytelling and cultural influence, distancing the initiative from any direct hardware-related sales strategy. The position ...
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The iPad Just Got a Lot More Like a Mac Thanks to These 20+ New Features

Monday June 9, 2025 3:31 pm PDT by
With iPadOS 26, Apple is moving the iPad closer to the Mac than ever before with a host of productivity and multitasking improvements. Here's everything Apple today announced for the ‌iPad‌ that's set to make the device more Mac-like: App windows on ‌iPad‌ can now be freely resized. Multiple windows can be open at once, including multiple instances of the same app. Windows can be...
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iPadOS 26 Gains Revamped Files App

Monday June 9, 2025 1:47 pm PDT by
iPadOS 26 introduces new capabilities for managing, accessing, and editing files. The iPad's Files app is enhanced with a new List view that features resizable columns and collapsible folders, allowing users to see more document details at a glance and organize their files. To help users identify folders more easily, the app now supports folder customization with custom colors, icons, and...
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Four New Features Coming to Apple Reminders and Notes

Monday June 9, 2025 1:00 pm PDT by
Four productivity improvements are coming to Apple Notes and Reminders in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26. In Reminders, Apple Intelligence can now suggest relevant tasks and items automatically, such as to-dos pulled from emails or notes, or grocery items based on your habits and patterns. These suggestions are contextual, personalized, and designed to reduce the friction of capturing tasks ...
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Journal App Finally Coming to Mac and iPad

Monday June 9, 2025 11:46 am PDT by
Apple's Journal app is finally coming to the Mac and iPad with macOS 26 and iPadOS 26. To date, the Journal app has only been available on the iPhone. With iOS 26, ‌iPadOS 26‌, and macOS 26, it will become cross-platform. On the ‌iPad‌, Apple says the app allows users to: Jot down your thoughts, illustrate, and create entries in your own handwriting using Apple Pencil whenever inspiration...
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Windowing, Menu Bar, and Pointer Come to iPadOS

Monday June 9, 2025 11:38 am PDT by
Apple today revealed an overhaul of iPad multitasking, introducing a completely new windowing system, a macOS-style Menu Bar, a pointer, and more. The centerpiece of the multitasking improvements is a new macOS-style windowing system. Apps still launch in full-screen by default, preserving the familiar ‌iPad‌ experience, but users can now resize apps into windows using a new grab handle. If an ...
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Apple Supercharges Spotlight in macOS Tahoe With Quick Keys and More

Monday June 9, 2025 11:15 am PDT by
Apple today announced the biggest-ever update to Spotlight in macOS, introducing context-aware actions, app integration via App Intents, and powerful new productivity features. In macOS Tahoe, Apple is delivering the most significant update to Spotlight to date. The new Spotlight experience surfaces information more intelligently, and streamlines productivity through contextual awareness and ...
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Apple's New 'Games' App Brings Game Center, Library, and Arcade Together

Monday June 9, 2025 10:52 am PDT by
Apple today announced an all-new Games app, introducing a unified destination for gaming on Apple devices. The app features a personalised home view that highlights updates, events, and tailored game recommendations. A Library tab shows all the games a user has ever downloaded from the App Store, allowing them to jump back into any title instantly. Apple Arcade now has its own dedicated tab...
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ChatGPT Integration Coming to Apple's Image Playground

Monday June 9, 2025 10:41 am PDT by
Apple today revealed a number of updates for Image Playground and Genmoji. ChatGPT image generation is now available directly in ‌Image Playground‌, with new ChatGPT styles, such as Oil Painting, Vector, Anime, Print, and Watercolor. There is also a new ‌Image Playground‌ API for developers to use. Text descriptions can now be turned into a ‌Genmoji‌, and two emojis can be combined. There are...
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Apple Announces All-New 'Liquid Glass' Software Redesign Across iOS 26 and More

Monday June 9, 2025 10:13 am PDT by
Apple today announced a complete redesign of all of its major software platforms called "Liquid Glass." Announced simultaneously for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and CarPlay, Liquid Glass forms a new universal design language for the first time. At its WWDC 2025 keynote address, Apple's software chief Craig Federighi said "Apple Silicon has become dramatically more powerful...
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Apple Watch Gets One Crucial Fitness Metric Wrong, Researchers Say

Thursday June 5, 2025 7:35 am PDT by
The Apple Watch provides highly accurate measurements of heart rate and step count, but their estimates of calories burned can be significantly off, according to a new peer-reviewed meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi (via CNET). The study reviewed 56 previously published studies evaluating the Apple Watch's performance against gold-standard clinical tools ...
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iPhone 16e Sales Lag Behind SE Models Despite Bestseller Status

Tuesday June 3, 2025 8:15 am PDT by
The iPhone 16e is one of Europe's top-selling smartphones, yet its early sales figures still lagged significantly behind those of Apple's previous mid-tier models, according to Counterpoint Research. ‌iPhone 16e‌ launched in February, marking the company's first attempt in recent years to redefine its mid-range offerings with a product distinct from its "SE" branding. Despite debuting on...