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How to Clear Your Apple News Reading History

Friday April 26, 2019 12:46 pm PDT by
Apple News keeps track of all the articles you read within the news app's interface to create a personal reading history. This provides you with a handy way of returning to a story, and avoids you having to trawl through the news to look for it. To access your reading history in the Apple News app on iPhone or iPad, simply tap the Following tab, scroll down, and then tap History. In Apple News ...

How to Reset Your Apple News Recommendations

Friday April 26, 2019 12:45 pm PDT by
The Apple News app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac automatically recommends stories for you based on your reading habits within the app. You can find these stories in the Today tab under the For You section, divided into topics and channels you've selected. The recommendations feature isn't infallible, and it can become confused if a friend or family member uses the Apple News app on your device or ...

How to See Content Downloaded for Offline Reading in Apple News+

Tuesday April 9, 2019 3:34 pm PDT by
With an Apple News+ subscription, you can download magazines for offline reading, but Apple doesn't provide an easy way to see what's downloaded and what's not. You can tell on an individual magazine basis by checking to see if a download icon (cloud and arrow) is available, but there's no section in Apple News+ for managing offline content. You can, however, still check to see what's...

How to Download a Magazine for Offline Reading in Apple News+

Tuesday April 9, 2019 2:05 pm PDT by
Apple News+ includes a feature that lets you download your favorite magazines for offline reading so you can check them out even when you don't have a WiFi or cellular connection, such as while on a flight. Here's how to do it: Open up Apple News+ on iPhone or iPad. Choose a magazine, either from your My Magazines list, the search feature in Apple News, or the browse feature in the...

How to Access Back Issues of a Magazine in Apple News+

Tuesday April 9, 2019 1:18 pm PDT by
The Apple News+ service lets you access current and past issues of more than 200 magazines, but the interface for the app is a bit confusing and it can be hard to find past issues. There are a couple methods that will let you see back issues of magazines, which we've outlined below. Accessing Back Issues Through a Magazine's Overview Page Every magazine has an overview page in Apple News+, ...

How to Read Any Paywalled Article From The Wall Street Journal Using Apple News+

Monday April 8, 2019 1:34 pm PDT by
Apple News+ includes a full subscription to all content from The Wall Street Journal, but because Apple restricts the WSJ articles that are shown in Apple News+, it can be hard to access certain paywalled content. Luckily, a Reddit user recently shared a useful solution that gives you a straightforward way to read any WSJ article on your iPhone or iPad, though you'll need to use Safari to get...

How to Add a Magazine to 'My Magazines' in Apple News+

Monday April 8, 2019 12:43 pm PDT by
Apple in iOS 12.2 introduced Apple News+, a subscription service that provides access to hundreds of magazines and some paywalled news content for $9.99 per month. Apple has some work to do with the Apple News+ interface, and it's not obvious how to do simple things like add a magazine to "My Magazines" to make sure you receive new issues of your favorites. In this guide, we'll walk you...

How to Sign Up For an Apple News+ Subscription

Monday March 25, 2019 3:48 pm PDT by
Apple today unveiled its rumored premium Apple News subscription service, Apple News+. Apple News+ provides access to more than 300 magazines and a handful of paywalled news articles from sites like The Wall Street Journal all for $9.99 per month. Signing up for an Apple News subscription can be done in the U.S. or Canada on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 12.2. Here's how: Open up the...

How to Take Control of Apple News Alerts in iOS 11

Monday March 5, 2018 12:04 am PST by
Apple News is the built-in news app for iOS 11 that aggregates and curates stories and topics from a variety of third-party news sources. The service is only available in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. at the time of writing, so not all new iPhones and iPads will come with the stock app installed. Apple News aims to offer a cleanly presented and personalized news service that caters to your ...

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Apple News+ Guide: Everything You Need to Know

Monday March 25, 2019 6:00 pm PDT by
Apple News+ is Apple's paid subscription service for the Apple News app. Apple News+ lets you access magazines and paywalled content from some news sites. You have to pay a subscription fee to access Apple News+, and it is an add-on service that lives right alongside Apple's existing free Apple News content. This guide covers everything that you need to know about Apple News+, from pricing and...

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Apple Highlights 'Great Feedback' Received From Hundreds of Apple News+ Publishers

Tuesday May 21, 2019 6:35 am PDT by
While the highlight of last week's iOS 12.3 release was a revamped TV app with a new "Channels" feature, the release notes also mentioned a minor change to the Apple News+ interface that did not receive as much attention. Ensuring the feature gains some awareness, Apple in a press release today highlighted the ability for ‌Apple News‌+ subscribers to follow publications directly from the ‌App...
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PSA: Make Sure to Cancel Apple News+ If You Signed Up for a Free Trial After Apple's March 25 Event and Don't Want to be Charged

Wednesday April 24, 2019 9:37 am PDT by
Tomorrow marks a month since Apple announced its Apple News+ subscription service, which means if you signed up on March 25 following the event, you're going to start getting charged $9.99 per month. If you're not happy with Apple News+ and want to avoid the fee, make sure to cancel today. Here's how: Open up the ‌Apple News‌ app. On iPad, scroll to the bottom of the side bar. On iP...
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Some Publishers Unhappy With Apple News+ Launch and Lack of Help From Apple

Monday April 15, 2019 1:16 pm PDT by
Some publishers who have joined Apple News+ are unhappy with the launch of the service and have shared details on some "early headaches" with media site Digiday. When encouraging publications to sign up, Apple promised design resources and templates for customizing content for the ‌Apple News‌ format, but as it turns out, Apple is shutting out some smaller publications and "playing favorites"...
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Over 200,000 People Subscribed to Apple News+ in First 48 Hours After Launch

Tuesday April 2, 2019 2:41 pm PDT by
Upwards of 200,000 iPhone, iPad, and Mac users signed up for an Apple News+ subscription following the service's March 25 launch, reports The New York Times. The number comes from two unnamed sources who provided the figures to The New York Times and asked not to be named. That's more than Texture, the service ‌Apple News‌+ was based on, had during its peak. Apple purchased Texture in...
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Apple Was Unable to Ink Apple News+ Deals With WaPo and NYT Despite 'Vigorous Courtship'

Monday April 1, 2019 11:50 am PDT by
Apple was desperate to secure deals with The Washington Post or The New York Times for its recently announced Apple News+ service but was ultimately unable to persuade them to sign up despite a "vigorous courtship," according to a new report from Vanity Fair. Shortly after Apple's Texture deal last spring, Apple began discussions with the two news sites, putting a "tremendous" amount of...
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Texture to Shut Down May 28 Following Launch of Apple News+

Friday March 29, 2019 8:39 am PDT by
Apple-owned Texture has announced that it will be shutting down on May 28, 2019, pointing customers towards Apple News+. Texture is a subscription-based magazine service that Apple acquired last year to serve as the foundation of its own Apple News+ magazine and newspaper subscription service launched earlier this week. As noted by TechCrunch, this news is unfortunate for...
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Apple News is Crashing for Some Users on iOS 12.2 and macOS 10.14.4 [Fixed]

Tuesday March 26, 2019 7:06 am PDT by
Following yesterday's release of iOS 12.2 and macOS 10.14.4, and the launch of the Apple News+ subscription service for magazines and newspapers, some users are reporting that the Apple News app is crashing on both platforms. The issue has been noted by readers in the MacRumors forums and on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit since early Tuesday. Apple appears to have informed...
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Apple Announces Apple News+ $9.99 a Month Subscription Service With Access to Over 300 Publications

Monday March 25, 2019 10:50 am PDT by
Apple today announced Apple News+, a revamped subscription-based ‌Apple News‌ service that includes news and in-depth journalism from well-known publishers and exclusive content from popular newsstand magazine brands. Access to over 300 popular magazines, leading newspapers and digital publishers is included in each ‌Apple News‌+ subscription, with topics covering everything from...
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WSJ on Apple's Video Service: Starz, Showtime, and HBO to Cost $9.99 Per Month, Roku May Gain Apple TV App

Sunday March 24, 2019 12:37 pm PDT by
The Wall Street Journal has outlined its expectations for Apple's media event tomorrow at Steve Jobs Theater, where the company is expected to introduce subscription-based services for movies and TV shows, magazines and newspapers, and possibly games. The keynote begins Monday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. As we've heard previously, the report claims Apple plans to unveil the first footage from...
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Vox Signs on to Join Apple's News Subscription Service for Future Paid Tiers

Thursday March 21, 2019 6:02 pm PDT by
Apple has inked a deal with Vox for Vox to become a part of its upcoming subscription service that will be available in Apple News, reports Bloomberg. Vox is owned by Vox Media, which also owns the Verge, Recode, Eater, and SB Nation, but Apple's deal is only for the Vox site for now. Vox does not have a subscription offering at the current time, but Vox CEO Jim Bankoff recently said that paid ...
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Wall Street Journal to Join Apple's News Subscription Service, but NYT and Washington Post Not Participating

Wednesday March 20, 2019 2:46 pm PDT by
The Wall Street Journal plans to join Apple's subscription news service that's set to be announced Monday, reports The New York Times. Other publications like the Washington Post and The New York Times itself are not on board, however, due to the revenue split Apple has requested. Apple and The ‌Wall Street Journal‌ plan to announce the partnership at Apple's planned media event on March 25....
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Apple Courting Publishers by Comparing News Service to Apple Music, but Most Say Logic is Flawed

Tuesday March 19, 2019 9:12 am PDT by
With less than one week to go until Apple's "It's Show Time" media event, the company is said to still be courting major news companies to join its revamped Apple News subscription service (via Business Insider). The debut of this service is expected to occur alongside the big focus of the event, Apple's streaming TV service. During Apple's meetings with news publishers, the company is...
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Hints of Upcoming Apple News Magazine Subscription Service Spotted in macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Beta

Tuesday March 12, 2019 11:10 am PDT by
Apple is rumored to be working on an Apple News subscription service that would provide access to magazines and paywalled news content for a monthly fee, and hints of that new subscription service have been spotted in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith this morning shared some screenshots of the new subscription service pulled from the latest macOS 10.14.4 beta. The...
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Publishers Reportedly Struggling to Monetize Privacy-Centric Apple News

Monday February 25, 2019 1:57 am PST by
Over the last month we've learned that Apple is readying an Apple News service that will provide access to paywalled news content and magazines for a monthly fee. As we understand it, Apple will keep 50 percent of all subscription revenue and the other half of the revenue will be split among publishers. Apple is said to be launching the service in March, but despite magazine publishers...
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Magazine Publishers Support Apple's 50% Split for Paid Apple News Service

Wednesday February 13, 2019 3:45 pm PST by
Apple is set to launch an Apple News service that will provide access to paywalled news content and magazines for one $9.99 monthly fee in March, but the company is still working to establish deals with newspapers. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal said that Apple was having trouble convincing some major news publications like the Washington Post and The New York Times to sign up for...
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Apple to Hold Subscription-Focused Media Event March 25, No AirPods or iPad Mini Announcement Expected

Tuesday February 12, 2019 12:41 pm PST by
Apple is planning to hold an event on March 25, its first of 2019, according to a new report from BuzzFeed. The event will reportedly take place at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus. Apple will use the event to unveil its rumored news service, which will add paid subscription options to Apple News. While Apple has many products in the works that are rumored to be debuting...
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Apple Clashing With Publishers Over Subscription News Service

Tuesday February 12, 2019 10:39 am PST by
Apple is having trouble negotiating financial terms with publishers for its planned subscription news service, reports The Wall Street Journal. Said to be like "Netflix for news," the planned subscription news service is designed to let users read unlimited content from participating publishers for one monthly fee, set at about $10 per month. Major publishers are said to be resisting...
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Hints of Magazine Subscription Service Spotted in Apple News in iOS 12.2 Beta

Friday January 25, 2019 11:47 am PST by
Apple is rumored to be working on a subscription-based service that will be offered in the Apple News app, and hints of that service were discovered in the iOS 12.2 beta. Apple in 2018 acquired subscription-based digital magazine app Texture, leading to rumors suggesting Apple would develop a subscription-based news and magazine service. Apple appears to be testing such a service...
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Apple News Expands to Canada in iOS 12.2 and macOS 10.14.4

Thursday January 24, 2019 9:54 am PST by
iOS 12.2 and macOS Mojave 10.14.4, available in a beta capacity for developers as of this morning, expands the availability of Apple News app to Canada for the first time. Canadian iPhone, iPad, and Mac owners can use ‌Apple News‌ in both English and French, with Apple's release notes indicating a bilingual experience is available when following a channel in a second language. Apple says...
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Apple News Subscription Service Could Launch as Early as Spring 2019

Wednesday December 12, 2018 5:04 am PST by
Earlier this year, Apple acquired digital magazine subscription service Texture and confirmed that it will be integrated into Apple News. And in April, it was reported that Apple plans to offer a Texture-based subscription news service with unlimited access to select newspapers and magazines for a monthly price. Texture Now, Bloomberg News reports that the Apple News subscription service...