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
Facebook Temporarily Disables Some Messenger and Instagram Features in Europe to Comply With EU Data Rules
Some Messenger and Instagram features are temporarily unavailable to users in Europe in order to comply with new rules on data usage currently being rolled out in EU countries.
Affected users are seeing alerts in the Facebook-owned apps that some features aren’t available to "respect new rules for messaging services in Europe."
The alert doesn't specify what the missing features are, but ...
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Microsoft Edge Browser Now Available With Native Support for M1 Macs
Microsoft has updated its Edge browser with native support for Apple Silicon, promising optimized performance for Macs with the M1 chip.
The update was announced through the official Edge developers Twitter account, which invited users to download the new version from the Microsoft Edge Canary Channel, a subsection of the Microsoft Edge Insiders website.
You asked, and we delivered! 💪 ...
WhatsApp Testing Voice and Video Call Features for Mac Desktop Client
WhatsApp will soon let Mac users make voice and video calls from the platform's desktop client, according to a new report from forthcoming feature specialist WABetaInfo.
WhatsApp has offered voice and video calling in its mobile app for some time, but the feature doesn't extend to the encrypted messaging platform's web and desktop clients.
However, that looks set to change, based on a beta...
Twitter Kills Quote Tweet Prompt, Returns Retweet Action to Original Behavior
Back in August, Twitter began calling retweets with comments Quote Tweets, and a couple of months later the social media platform changed the way retweets worked so that users were prompted to Quote Tweet a retweet first before deciding to share it.
Users didn't have to type anything in the quote tweet prompt, and could still retweet with no added context. Still, the idea behind the small...
How to Pause and Resume Apple Fitness+ Workouts
Apple Fitness+ combines with Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV to provide the convenience of being able to work out whenever you like and wherever you are.
Another convenient feature is that you can pause a workout on these devices at any time and then resume it just as easily when you're ready to continue. This article describes the pause and resume functions on Apple Watch, iPhone,...
How to Assign Primary Users to Individual HomePods in the Same Household
Apple on Tuesday released an iOS 14.3 update for HomePod and HomePod mini, which Apple's release notes said included "general performance and stability improvements," but it actually failed to mention a new feature that allows the head of a household to assign primary users to different HomePods in the same home.
HomePod can automatically recognize voices to personalize music requests,...
Third-Gen AirPods With AirPods Pro Design to Cost $200 and Launch in First Half of 2021
Apple's third-generation AirPods, which are expected to adopt the AirPods Pro design but lack noise-cancelling and transparency features, will launch in the first half of next year for around $200, claims a new report from TheElec today.
Not for the first time in the rumor sphere, today's report refers to the earbuds as a "Lite" version of the AirPods Pro, but TheElec additionally suggests...
AirPods Max Now Available for Same-Day Pickup at Apple Stores in Some European Countries Including France, Italy, Spain, and UK
One day after their official launch, AirPods Max have now become available in select Apple Stores for same-day pickup in several European countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
AirPods Max are currently available for pickup in some stores in Space Gray and Silver, but other colors remain largely unavailable with some exceptions. In-store pickup options are...
Apple Boosts iPhone Orders By 30% for First Half of 2021 Following Strong Demand
Apple has reportedly tasked suppliers to produce up to 96 million iPhones for the first half of 2021, a nearly 30% year-on-year increase, following a late surge in demand for the iPhone 12 amid the global health crisis.
The robust orders are said to include the latest iPhone 12 series and the older iPhone 11 and iPhone SE, although industrywide shortages of key components could make the...
How to Reset AirPods Max to Factory Settings
With the first wave of AirPods Max orders now arriving into the hands of customers, as always there are bound to be a few hiccups encountered when trying to connect and use the over-ear headphones with different devices for the first time.
If you're experiencing issues, the first thing you should do before anything else is reset the headphones and see if that resolves the problem. If that...
Signal Private Messenger Rolls Out Encrypted Group Video Calls Feature
Encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out support for encrypted group video calls with up to five participants in its latest update.
In a blog post announcing the update, Signal developer Randall-Signal explained:
Today, we're launching group calls in Signal with the latest versions of our apps. Group calls are free, private, and end-to-end encrypted — like everything else on Signal.
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Nikkei: Apple Working on New Apple TV for Release Next Year
Multiple rumors have indicated that Apple is working on a refreshed version of the Apple TV, and a report today by Nikkei Asia Review adds to speculation that Apple will release a new version of its set-top box next year.
Cites sources familiar with Apple's plans, Nikkei's Apple TV mention appears in a broader report about Apple's 2021 production plans.
Apple is also preparing an aggressive ...
What to Do if You're Not Seeing Your Apple Fitness+ 3-Month Free Trial Offer
Before Apple Fitness+ launched on Monday, Apple advertised a promotion that allowed all customers who purchased an Apple Watch Series 6, SE, or Series 3 a free three-month free trial of Fitness+. However, while that free three-month trial is meant to activate automatically and be available when first signing up for Fitness+, many people that should be eligible for the 3-month trial are instead...
Google Services Including Gmail and YouTube Suffer Global Outage [Update: Fixed]
Gmail, YouTube and Google Docs are all experiencing severe outages, with reports of problems accessing the services across much of Europe, the U.S., and India.
Google News, Google Translate, Google Ads, Google Domain, Google Cloud Platform Dashboard, and Google My Business are also down. Other services that use Google to log in are similarly affected.
It's not clear right now what's...
Google Tests Dark Mode for Its Desktop Web Search Page
Google is reportedly testing a dark mode for its desktop web search site, following a trend of introducing darker user interfaces across its mobile apps.
Image via 9to5Google
Apple introduced Dark Mode in macOS Mojave and iOS 13, and support for the system-wide option is now a staple feature of most third-party apps on both mobile and desktop.
For example, Google has added belated support...
Report: Apple TV+ Show Based on Gawker Media Got Scrapped After Tim Cook Intervened
An Apple TV+ series chronicling the rise of controversial blogging network Gawker Media was reportedly canned after Tim Cook learned about the project and intervened, according to a new report.
Earlier this year, Vanity Fair claimed Apple was in the early stages of developing a series about Gawker. Called "Scraper," the series was reportedly pitched by two former Gawker staffers, Max Read...
Indian Workers Ransack Wistron iPhone Production Plant Over Unpaid Wages
Workers reportedly went on the rampage at an iPhone production plant in India on Sunday and caused widespread damage to the Wistron-run factory over claims of unpaid wages.
Video posted on social media showed smashed CCTV cameras and glass panels, broken lights and upturned vehicles at Wistron's manufacturing facility in Bangalore. According to the Times of India, many of the 2,000...
How to Shoot Night Mode Time-Lapse Video on iPhone 12
With the release of the iPhone 12 series, Apple has expanded its Night mode feature that debuted in last year's iPhone 11 to the TrueDepth and Ultra Wide cameras, and introduced new options for shooting brighter pictures in low-light conditions, such as the ability to use Night mode in selfies and portrait shots.
Thanks to Time-Lapse, you can also use Night mode in low light conditions to...
How to Disable Automatic Head Detection on AirPods Max
Apple's AirPods Max over-ear headphones include a feature called Automatic Head Detection that allows the audio routed from a connected device to seamlessly switch to AirPods Max the moment you put the headphone cups on your ears.
This also means AirPods Max can automatically pause the audio track when you remove the headphones, and resume playback when you put them back on again,...
How to Reverse the Digital Crown Volume Controls on AirPods Max
For the controls on its AirPods Max over-ear headphones, Apple took a leaf out of its Apple Watch design manual and added a rotatable Digital Crown on the top of the right-hand earcup.
The larger Digital Crown on the AirPods Max is used to control the volume of the headphones' output, but depending on your muscle memory and sense of direction, it's easy to accidentally turn the volume level ...
