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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 News Format Expands to All Publishers for Richer Media Experiences

Tuesday March 15, 2016 2:06 pm PDT by
Apple today opened up its Apple News Format to all publishers, giving independent publishers and individuals tools to offer rich media content within the Apple News app for iOS 9, as noted by Vanity Fair. Apple News launched as part of iOS 9, offering a one-stop location for users to keep up on news on various topics from a number of different sources. Any publication with an RSS feed could...
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Apple News Gains 'Native Banner' Ad Format for Sponsored Posts

Monday March 14, 2016 4:30 pm PDT by
Apple recently added a new ad format designed to allow publishers to share sponsored posts alongside regular news content in Apple News, according to developer specification document [PDF] that was shared by Business Insider. The document features all of the different ad types available within Apple News, including a new "Native Banners" feature. With Native Banners, which are meant to blend...
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Apple to Add Support for Subscription Content in Apple News App

Tuesday January 26, 2016 10:43 am PST by
Apple is planning to add subscription content from publishers with paywalls to its Apple News app, reports Reuters. This will allow sites that require subscriptions or memberships to view content to have more control over who reads their articles, but it will also introduce barriers for readers. All content on Apple News is available for free with the existing model, but with support for...
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Glitch Caused Apple to Underestimate Apple News Traffic

Sunday January 10, 2016 11:29 pm PST by
Publishers who have been offering their content on Apple News have been receiving incorrect usage statistics from Apple due to an internal glitch that caused the company to miscalculate the number of people using the service, Eddy Cue told The Wall Street Journal in a statement this evening. According to Cue, Apple has been underestimating the number of readers using the News app since it...
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Eddy Cue Discusses Why Apple Made a Pre-Installed News App

Monday November 30, 2015 8:13 pm PST by
In a follow-up to an interview Apple executive Eddy Cue had with CNN senior correspondent Brian Stelter a month ago, the senior vice president of Internet software and services discussed Apple's thoughts on the News app, which launched alongside iOS 9 in September. When asked why Apple decided to turn it into a pre-installed app, Cue offered a look into how Apple determines what constitutes a...
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Apple Releases Documentation to Help Publishers Prepare for Apple News Format

Wednesday October 28, 2015 11:44 am PDT by
Apple has released an Apple News Format Reference in the iOS Developer Library that provides developers with technical details on how to prepare for the upcoming release of Apple News Format, which allows news publishers to create customized layouts with iOS fonts, rich photo galleries, videos and animations optimized for iPhone and iPad. Apple News Format will allow for all news publishers to ...
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Tim Cook: 40 Million People are Using Apple News

Tuesday October 27, 2015 2:59 pm PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed Apple News usage numbers for the first time during today's fourth quarter earnings call, announcing the service has approximately 40 million users. Cook did not specify whether that number represented people who use the Apple News app on a regular basis or if it simply measured the number of people who have accessed the app at one point or another, so it's still...
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Apple News to Offer Exclusive Early Access to Select Content

Friday September 18, 2015 9:01 am PDT by
Apple News launched on iOS 9 this week in the U.S., delivering the latest stories from large publications and independent blogs alike in one mobile-friendly format on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Apple has set attractive monetization terms for Apple News, allowing publishers to collect 100% of revenue earned from ads they sell and 70% of revenue from iAds inventory sold by Apple. In return, ...
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Inside iOS 9: Apple News Delivers the Latest Stories to Your Device

Wednesday September 16, 2015 12:12 pm PDT by
Apple News is an all-new app on iOS 9 that aggregates stories from several sources into one mobile-friendly format for reading on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The app is very similar to existing news apps such as Flipboard and Zine, displaying a list of news articles and personalized stories based on publications that interest you. International readers should note that Apple News is currently ...
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Publishers Upset Over Apple's Opt-Out Terms for Inclusion in iOS 9 News App

Wednesday June 17, 2015 11:57 am PDT by
Apple recently sent a mass email to news publishers to introduce them to Apple News, an upcoming Flipboard-inspired app for iOS 9 that will deliver curated news and magazine stories with custom layouts, photo galleries, videos and animations optimized for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The email has ignited some controversy in the news and blogging community over the past week, according to the B...