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Apple Introduces News+ Food

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I tried using Apple News+ for a month free trial and ended up cancelling it after trying my hardest to find a use for it for a few weeks. It really does seem like something designed by a bunch of out of touch media people and not anything like a service from Apple.

What I want from a good news service are Ad-free, bias-free articles on things that are current, things that are close to my local area, and things that are of interest to me.

What I found out was that because I don't live in a major city, there was exactly one local news outlet that was available, and no topic category for my area, which is not a small place at all. There were still advertisements for things like hair loss products and other 'yuck-bait' reminiscent of the early 2000s (I think these might come from the article publishers themselves?). Then there's stuff like puzzles, sports, and now food that all seem like complete distractions. Puzzles are not news, Apple already has Apple Arcade for this.

I would find it interesting if Apple created a Recipes app. It's a popular topic, many app developers have put their own spin on the idea, but no one has made the 'perfect app' for it yet. But that isn't what this is at all. It's yet another 'perk' that has nothing to do with the problems of Apple News.

Now I'm using a combination of RSS Feeds and asking ChatGPT the news on specific topics, both of which are superior products to Apple News. I do still like their daily podcast though.

This is so true. The content were plain weird for me. Celebrity gossip and click bait stuff. I used it one day and forgot to even check in the next day. Uninstalled after a week.

> bias-free articles

This doesn't exist. The very existence of an article written about an event is bias, and it's all down hill from there.

I would subscribe to a recipe only app, but not for $13 per month. I read too much news already.

Seems like they're just aspiring to be more like NYT? They've added daily games, sports and now food. All things people pay NYT for.

Hard to believe Company of their size and resources is struggling to innovate

Apple News+ would be a better deal if it was available on Android and Windows. The way that Apple Music is.

still no Puzzles within Apple News or News+ in UK :-\

Available to devices "with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4." Apple, yet again: you must, MUST upgrade, whether you want to or not. Apple will rearrange buttons for no discernible reason and change behaviors without giving any setting to adjust them.

Press here to accept.

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