{{Short description|News aggregator app}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{For-text|the newspapers under the Next Media company|''Apple Daily''|''Apple Daily'' (Taiwan)}} {{Infobox software | name = Apple News | logo = Apple News 2019 icon (iOS).svg | logo_size = 120px | logo alt = | logo caption = | screenshot = Apple News Screenshot on iOS.png | screenshot_size = 250px | screenshot alt = | caption = News on iOS 26 | developer = Apple | released = {{start date and age|2015|09|16}} | ver layout = stacked | latest release version = {{Multiple releases |branch1=iOS/iPadOS/watchOS |version1=4.0.7 |date1= {{start date and age|2019|09|30}}<ref name="Apple News">{{cite web |title=Apple News |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-news/id1066498020 |website=App Store Preview |access-date=2 October 2019 |language=en-us |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002223119/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-news/id1066498020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|branch2 = macOS |version2 = 8.3 |date2 = {{Start date and age|2023|03|27}} }} | latest release date = | replaces = Newsstand | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | operating system = {{ubl|iOS 10 or later|iPadOS|macOS|watchOS 2.2 or later<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-news/id1066498020|title=Apple News on the App Store|website=App Store|date=August 13, 2022|language=en|access-date=2023-03-26|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002223119/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-news/id1066498020|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | language = English, French<ref>{{cite web|url=https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/24/ios-12-2-apple-news-canada/|title=Apple News expanding to Canada with upcoming iOS 12.2 update|date=January 24, 2019|website=9to5Mac|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726065851/https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/24/ios-12-2-apple-news-canada/|url-status=live}}</ref> | language count = 2 | language footnote = <ref name="Apple News"/> | genre = News aggregator | license = Proprietary software | website = {{URL|https://www.apple.com/apple-news/|apple.com/news}} }}
'''Apple News''' is a news aggregator app developed by Apple for its iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS operating systems. The iOS version was launched with the release of iOS 9. It is the successor to the Newsstand app included in previous versions of iOS. Users can read news articles with it, based on publishers, websites, and topics they select, such as technology, media or politics.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Apple unveils News app, with New York Times, ESPN and other big publishers on board - GeekWire|url = http://www.geekwire.com/2015/apple-unveils-news-app-with-new-york-times-espn-and-other-big-publishers-on-board/|website = GeekWire| date=June 8, 2015 |access-date = October 8, 2015|language = en}}</ref>
==Overview== The Apple News app backend works by pulling in news stories from the web through various syndication feeds (Atom and RSS)<ref>{{Cite web |title=RSS guidelines for Apple News |url=https://support.apple.com/guide/news-publisher/rss-guidelines-for-apple-news-apdc2c7520ff/icloud |access-date=January 6, 2026 |work=News Publisher User Guide |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125164534/https://support.apple.com/guide/news-publisher/rss-guidelines-for-apple-news-apdc2c7520ff/icloud |url-status=live }}</ref> or from news publishing partners through the JSON descriptive ''Apple News Format''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Create articles in Apple News Format |url=https://support.apple.com/guide/news-publisher/create-articles-in-apple-news-format-apda36183ee4/icloud |access-date=January 6, 2026 |work=News Publisher User Guide}}</ref> These articles have the highest flexibility for Apple's built-in accessibility features such as VoiceOver, being rendered as native text instead of through possibly inconsistent websites. Only publications that follow certain guidelines set by Apple News are allowed to publish content to the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Publishing on Apple News |url=https://support.apple.com/guide/news-publisher/publishing-on-apple-news-apde42330c66/icloud |access-date=December 21, 2025 |work=News Publisher User Guide}}</ref> Stories added through Safari will be displayed via the in-app web browser included with the app.
News is fetched from publisher's websites through the ''AppleBot'' web crawler bot.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Applebot |url=https://support.apple.com/guide/news-publisher/publishing-on-apple-news-apde42330c66/icloud |access-date=January 6, 2026 |website=Apple Support}}</ref> The bot fetches feeds, as well as web pages and images for the Apple News service. It has received criticism for being poorly behaved and not being fault tolerant; resulting in high loads on websites.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2016 |title=Attack of the AppleNewsBot |url=https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/excessive-applenewsbot-requests.html |access-date=July 6, 2016 |website=Slight Future}}</ref>
The Apple News version distributed with iOS 9 made it hard to differentiate traffic originating from within the app from traffic originating from other apps. Apple News version 2, introduced in iOS 10, began identifying itself using its own User-Agent string, making it possible to measure the reach of Apple News using web analytics solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Apple News app getting its own User-Agent for analytics in iOS 10 |url=https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/applenews-user-agent.html |access-date=July 14, 2016 |website=Slight Future |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517041523/https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/applenews-user-agent.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Traffic analytics was previously only available to paying publisher partners through iAds.
==History== Apple News was announced at Apple's WWDC 2015 developer conference. It was released alongside the iOS 9 release on September 16, 2015, for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. At launch, the app was only available to users in the United States, but within a month had become available to users in Australia and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Apple Releases iOS 9.1 With New Emoji, Live Photos Improvements|url = https://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/21/apple-releases-ios-9-1/|website = Mac Rumours|access-date = October 21, 2015|date = October 21, 2015|archive-date = April 29, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200429082031/https://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/21/apple-releases-ios-9-1/|url-status = live}}</ref>
It was reported in 2014 that Apple Inc. had acquired the Netherlands-based digital magazine company Prss, developers of an application that simplified the creation of iPad-compatible magazines using a WYSIWYG editor that didn't require any knowledge of code.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/23/prss-digital-magazine-platform-acquired-by-apple/|title=PRSS Digital Magazine Platform Acquired By Apple|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|work=TechCrunch|access-date=November 23, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114050713/https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/23/prss-digital-magazine-platform-acquired-by-apple/|url-status=live}}</ref> Prss was seen as a magazine version of iBooks Author. The idea for Prss came after entrepreneur Michel Elings and longtime travel writer and photographer Jochem Wijnands designed their own iPad publication called TRVL. The Prss invention became what is now 'Apple News.'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/07/apple-acquired-prss-in-2014-and-today-their-invention-that-became-apple-news-was-published-by-uspto.html|title=Apple Acquired Prss in 2014 and today their Invention that became 'Apple News' was Published by USPTO|website=Patently Apple|access-date=November 23, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117050054/http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/07/apple-acquired-prss-in-2014-and-today-their-invention-that-became-apple-news-was-published-by-uspto.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On June 13, 2016, during the keynote address at WWDC 2016, it was revealed that with the forthcoming iOS 10 update the News app would undergo new icon and app redesigns along with an improved For You section organized by topics. Furthermore, it was announced that there would be support for paid subscriptions for certain news sources and publishers as well as an opt-in system for breaking news notifications and email on top news stories.
On June 4, 2018, during the WWDC 2018 keynote address, Apple announced that the Apple News app would be ported to macOS and be available to users in Australia, United Kingdom, and United States starting in macOS 10.14.<ref name="unsupportedregions">{{cite web|title=Getting the Apple News app for macOS in unsupported regions|url=https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/apple-news-macos-worldwide.html|date=June 5, 2018|access-date=June 11, 2018|website=Ctrl blog|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517041709/https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/apple-news-macos-worldwide.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The app is installed by default in every region but is not made visible to users outside those three regions. Users can still open it using various workarounds.<ref name="unsupportedregions" />
In February 2019, Digiday reported that publishers are frustrated over the platform's lack of revenue,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digiday.com/media/hard-to-back-out-publishers-remain-frustrated-by-apple-news-monetization/|title='Hard to back out': Publishers grow frustrated by the lack of revenue from Apple News|author=Max Willens|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524124729/https://digiday.com/media/hard-to-back-out-publishers-remain-frustrated-by-apple-news-monetization/|url-status=live}}</ref> despite seeing steady growth in audience over the past year.
On March 25, 2019, iOS 12.2 was released with the updated News app that introduced subscriptions through Apple's "Apple News+" service, which was announced on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-26 |title=You Need to Update to iOS 12.2 Right Now |url=https://gizmodo.com/you-need-to-update-to-ios-12-2-right-now-to-fix-more-th-1833572278 |access-date=2019-03-26 |website=Gizmodo |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326151839/https://gizmodo.com/you-need-to-update-to-ios-12-2-right-now-to-fix-more-th-1833572278 |url-status=live }}</ref> The icon for Apple News also changed, putting the N in the icon front and center with a slightly changed design.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-05 |title=Apple introduces new Apple News app icon with iOS 12.2 beta 4 |url=https://www.theapplepost.com/2019/03/05/apple-introduces-new-apple-news-app-icon-with-ios-12-2-beta-4/ |access-date=2019-03-08 |website=The Apple Post |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091218/https://www.theapplepost.com/2019/03/05/apple-introduces-new-apple-news-app-icon-with-ios-12-2-beta-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The same month, Apple introduced support for the News app in Canada, including the News+ subscription service.<ref>{{cite web |title=About iOS 12 Updates |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#122 |website=Apple Support |access-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515012426/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084 |archive-date=15 May 2020 |language=en |quote=Apple News is now available in Canada, with a free experience that includes handpicked Top Stories, a personalized Today feed, and support for both English and French |url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2020, Apple added an Audio tab for US News+ subscribers, as well as support listening to audio news stories in CarPlay.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Apple News launches new audio features, expands local news offerings for readers|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/07/apple-news-launches-new-audio-features-expands-local-news-offerings-for-readers/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Apple Newsroom|language=en-US|archive-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615203011/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/07/apple-news-launches-new-audio-features-expands-local-news-offerings-for-readers/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, Apple introduced a dedicated Sports tab to the app with the release of iOS 16.4, providing stories and coverage for a user's favourite teams.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=Apple News App Gains Sports Tab in First iOS 16.5 Beta |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/28/apple-news-app-sports-tab-ios-16-5/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=MacRumors |language=en |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006053934/https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/28/apple-news-app-sports-tab-ios-16-5/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Apple News+ == On March 25, 2019, Apple announced Apple News+, a subscription-based service allowing access to content from over 300 magazines, as well as selected newspapers.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/apple-launches-apple-news-plus-news-subscription-service/|title=Apple Launches Apple News+ Paid Subscription Service|last=Goode|first=Lauren|date=2019-03-25|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-03-27|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423174857/https://www.wired.com/story/apple-launches-apple-news-plus-news-subscription-service/|url-status=live}}</ref> The service was preceded by the digital media subscription app Texture, which Apple acquired in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balakrishnan |first=Anita |date=2018-03-12 |title=Apple buys Texture, a digital magazine subscription service |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/apple-buys-texture-a-digital-magazine-subscription-service.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726095312/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/apple-buys-texture-a-digital-magazine-subscription-service.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
''The Wall Street Journal'', one of the newspapers available through Apple News+, will reconfigure its services to offer more articles for casual readers. It will not actively display business-intensive articles through the Apple platform, though they will still be available by searching through a three-day archive.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/business/media/media-companies-take-a-big-gamble-on-apple.html|title=Media Companies Take a Big Gamble on Apple|last=Lee|first=Edmund|date=2019-04-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-28|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730150849/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/business/media/media-companies-take-a-big-gamble-on-apple.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On July 15, 2020, Apple announced the addition of audio stories in Apple News+, which allows subscribers to listen to narrated versions of articles in a similar fashion to a podcast under a new Audio tab.<ref name=":0" />
On September 15, 2020, Apple announced that Apple News+ would be bundled in the Premier package of Apple One alongside iCloud, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV and Apple Fitness+.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Julia |title=Apple confirms Apple One subscription bundle, bringing together Music, TV Plus, Arcade, and more |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/15/21433205/apple-one-subscription-bundle-price-music-tv-plus-arcade-icloud |access-date=September 15, 2020 |work=The Verge |date=September 15, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915174712/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/15/21433205/apple-one-subscription-bundle-price-music-tv-plus-arcade-icloud |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also== *Google News *Google Play Newsstand *MSN News *Flipboard
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.apple.com/news/}} * [https://newsresources.apple.com/ Apple News Publisher Resources] *[https://developer.apple.com/news-preview/ News Preview] app for publishers {{Apple Inc.}} {{iOS}}
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