Tim Hardwick
Tim is a Senior Editor at MacRumors and has been writing for the site since 2016. Formerly a magazine journalist, his work has appeared in over 30 newsstand print publications and online brands covering a range of topics, from the latest trends in technology to the mysteries of ancient history.
Based in the UK, Tim's current role at MacRumors involves editorial oversight and how tos, in addition to covering daily news and contributing occasional reviews. Tim can be reached at tim@macrumors.com, Telegram (@waxeditorial) or Twitter.
Based in the UK, Tim's current role at MacRumors involves editorial oversight and how tos, in addition to covering daily news and contributing occasional reviews. Tim can be reached at tim@macrumors.com, Telegram (@waxeditorial) or Twitter.
Tim Hardwick's Articles
iOS 16: How to Make Siri Announce Notifications Through Your iPhone's Speaker
In iOS 16, Apple has made iterative improvements to its built-in Siri voice assistant, including expanded offline support, the ability to hang up calls using Siri, and new accessibility features.
One of these new accessibility enhancements is an option to have Siri announce notifications and incoming calls through your iPhone's speaker.
Previously in iOS 15, Siri's announce notifications ...
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iOS 16: How to Make Siri Wait Longer for You to Finish Speaking
In iOS 16, Apple has made iterative improvements to its built-in Siri voice assistant, including expanded offline support, the ability to hang up calls using Siri, and new accessibility features.
One of these new accessibility enhancements is an option to increase Siri's pause time, which causes the voice assistant to wait a longer period for you to finish speaking.
There are now three...
iOS 16: How to Automate Messages Sent With Siri
iOS 16 lets you send messages with Siri without you having to confirm each message with the voice assistant before it's sent. Keep reading to learn how it's done.
If you've ever sent a message to someone using Siri, you'll know that Siri will ask you to confirm each message by reading it back to you.
Confirming each message before it is sent can be a nuisance if you're having a long...
iOS 16: How to Use Multi-Stop Routing in Maps
In iOS 16, Apple Maps has received an update that brings multi-stop routing to the navigation app. Keep reading to learn how to use it.
With iOS 16, the Maps app allows you to plan a route that has multiple stops instead of just a single destination. While Google Maps has had this feature for some time, this is the first version of Apple's Maps app to include support for it.
When entering ...
iOS 16: How to Customize Suggested Strong Passwords
Like previous versions of Apple's mobile software, iOS 16 is able to automatically generate strong passwords for app and website logins, but now you can also edit them, and even generate passwords with no special characters. Here's how.
Automatic strong passwords ensure that if you're prompted by a website or app to make up a password on the spot, Apple will automatically offer to generate a ...
PSA: Safari Security Flaw 'Actively Exploited,' Update Your Apple Devices Now
This week, Apple released critical software updates for Safari which fix a security flaw that exists in the browser across iPhone, iPad, and Mac platforms. Here's what you need to know.
Specifically, the platform-wide fix is for a vulnerability in Safari's WebKit engine that Apple believes may have been "actively exploited" in the wild by hackers.
The flaw, according to Apple, could...
VPNs for iOS Are Broken and Apple Knows It, Says Security Researcher
Third-party VPNs made for iPhones and iPads routinely fail to route all network traffic through a secure tunnel after they have been turned on, something Apple has known about for years, a longtime security researcher has claimed (via ArsTechnica).
Writing on a continually updated blog post, Michael Horowitz says that after testing multiple types of virtual private network (VPN) software on...
iOS 16: How to Lift Subjects From Images on the Web
In iOS 16, Apple has made it possible to isolate the subject of a picture from its background so that you can copy it to the clipboard for use elsewhere. This feature also works for images on the web. Keep reading to learn how it works.
With iOS 16, Apple has enhanced its Visual Look Up capability for photos to such an extent you can now drag subjects right out of images, and it works not...
iOS 16: How to Share Safari Tab Groups
In iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple allows you to share Tab Groups in Safari. Keep reading to learn how it's done.
Introduced in iOS 15, Tab Groups are designed to make organizing and preserving open tabs more manageable in Safari without having to have those tabs active.
In a Tab Group, you can easily collect and save related tabs, whether the webpages are being used to help you plan a trip...
How to Cancel Your Netflix Subscription on iPhone, iPad, and Desktop
Are you done with Netflix? This article explains how to cancel the streaming service on iPhone and iPad as well as on desktop.
With living costs on the rise, more and more people are looking for ways to cut costs, and one of the main reasons people have been turning away from Netflix is that the service has increased its prices.
In January 2022, Netflix increased the prices for all of...
Beats Fit Pro in Kim Kardashian Colors Sold Out in US and Canada at Apple
Apple's special-edition Beats Fit Pro colors, designed in collaboration with Kim Kardashian, have sold out on Apple's online stores in the U.S. and Canada within hours after launching.
All three colors – Moon, Dune, and Earth – have shown as no longer available for online orders since Tuesday afternoon, with no date given for when they will be available again for purchase. Amazon US though do...
iOS 16: How to Create Favorites Within a Safari Tab Group
In iOS 16, Apple has made several enhancements to its Safari browser, including some new features when working within Tab Groups. One of these is the ability to select webpages from your bookmarks so that they appear as Favorites in the Start Page of any new tab that you open within a specific Tab Group. Here's how it works.
If you're unfamiliar with Tab Groups, they provide a handy a way to ...
iOS 16: How to Pin Tabs in Safari on iPhone and iPad
In iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple's Safari browser has inherited a handy feature from Safari on Mac – the ability to pin tabs. Keep reading to learn how it works on iPhone and iPad.
Safari's pinned tabs feature lets you better organize your tabs, especially if find you have too many open at the same time. It's particularly useful if you have certain websites that you tend to visit frequently ...
System Settings App in macOS Ventura Beta Still Riddled With UI Issues
It seems Apple's redesigned macOS Ventura System Settings app, which replaces the System Preferences found in macOS Monterey and earlier versions, is still not without its problems five betas in, as catalogued by developer Niki Tonsky on Twitter.
For those unfamiliar with it, the new System Settings app looks more akin to the Settings app on the iPhone and iPad than it does to the earlier...
Spotify Premium Extends Free Trial Period to Three Months
Spotify is extending its free trial period for Spotify Premium to three months, up from the previous one month that new users usually have to try out the paid service.
In a blog post announcing the offer, Spotify said the free three-month trial of its Individual Premium plan is available to eligible Free and first-time users.
In addition, Spotify said those who canceled their Premium...
How to Identify Plants and Flowers Using Your iPhone Camera
If you are looking for an easy way to identify the species of plants and flowers that doesn't involve reaching for a taxonomy book, then try your iPhone. You don't even need to purchase an app, because in iOS 15 and later, Apple's software includes a feature called Visual Lookup that will do just what you need.
Since iOS 15, Apple has made advances in its on-device machine learning and...
iOS 16: How to Remove the Home Screen Search Button
In iOS 16, Apple has added a Search button on the Home Screen of iPhones, just above the Dock. If you don't like this new addition and prefer the dots that signify the number of active Home Screen pages you have, you can turn it off. Keep reading to learn how.
Performing a search in iOS is easy: You just swipe down on the Home Screen or the Lock Screen to bring up Spotlight Search, where you ...
How to Disable Your Active Status on Facebook and Facebook Messenger
Facebook is the quintessential social network, but you may not always feel like being social every time you log in to your Facebook account. Whether it's because you don't have the energy or the time to engage with friends, you do have the option to browse Facebook without anyone knowing you're online.
The way to achieve this is by turning off your "Active Status," which can be done within...
Apple Has Internally Tested Injecting Ads Into Maps App Search Results [Updated]
Apple is aiming to triple its ad revenue from $4 billion per year to double-digit figures by expanding its advertising to more apps, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Currently, Apple ads appear in App Store app searches, where developers pay for promoted spots in results, as well as more standard ads that appear in the News and Stocks apps. Apple also generates revenue with commercials...
Apple TV+ Shows 'Severance' and 'Ted Lasso' Win Big at the Hollywood Critics Awards
Apple TV+ received multiple accolades at the annual Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards over the weekend, with "Severance" winning Best Drama and hit show "Ted Lasso" taking home the Best Comedy award.
With 12 nominations to its name, "Severance" was the most-winning drama on the night, and picked up Best Actress for Britt Lower, Best Supporting Actor for John Turturro, Best Writing for...
