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One more feature apple has sacrificed for monetization
It’s nothing but spam and for-pay articles now THAT ARE FREE ON PUBLISHERS SITES. Used to be one of my favorite things to access when I woke up now every section is 3/4 apple + news articles which you have to pay for to access through the news app but are free content on the original publishers websites. You can’t turn apple news + off so it’s like being force fed spam for things free elsewhere. The whole principle feel slimy and deceitful. One more reason this will be my last iPhone, they’ve turned a breakthrough technology they charge people over $1k for into a tiny, thirsty, screaming Infomercial for things about as ethical as reverse mortgages to seniors. Pathetic. And of course, since this change the app and accessing it has become incredibly glitchy and buggy indicating a lot more tracking software was built into the backend to monetize customers even more. Shame apple, shame.Show lessCaityRS14
Great service
Can’t beat the price of $10 per month for what you get. I enjoy several publications that a digital only subscription would cost me anywhere from $4 to $10 for that single publication. Here I get them all in an easy to navigate and attractive interfaced app. I enjoy apple news audio, although find it a rather glaring omission from the iPad app. The ads that are at the top of articles that push their own subscription even though they are included in Apple News + is understandable, I assume they are taking a large loss in profit being a part in the service and I’ll happily take that trade off. Just bring audio to the iPad and I’ll be quite happy.Show lessjohnyvvv14
sad the best news app is going downhill
used to love this app as it provides a clean and soothing reading experience. then all of a sudden it is full of large scale of ada everywhere even in between paragraphs in a single article. even for paid news+ subscribers? deleted the app already, sad to see it ended this waydinosaurbichir
Disappointing at best
I love my iPhone, iPad, an MAC book-so I had high hopes when I received a free upgrade to Apple + News after upgrading my devices. Sadly I have been very disappointed. While Apple has been innovative with other apps, this one is a very disappointing—and obviously no one cares as the reviews have consistently been poor and yet there is no improvement. For a company of this caliber, this shouldn’t be this hard to fix!
1. The app is sluggish, doesn’t load easily or completely; ads load fast but story content falters frequently with constant spinning/searching for content that is so frustrating
2. When I block content I don’t want, it shows up anyway—so why did you bother to ask me?
3. The content doesn’t really reflect news—it’s more opinion focused—and I find that irritating. I’m an adult and I can certainly make up my own mind—I don’t need to be pushed toward ANY direction with an algorithm just because somebody thought it would be helpful—I don’t want this kind of help as it is NOT helpful
4. I pay for the content so why am I constantly being teased with additional content that requires additional payment? Seriously? I hate clickbate—same with all of the celebrity items—news flash—celebrities are not news!!Show lessJimsDeb
This App Obliterates My Battery
Before we get to the headline of the review, let’s talk about some other highlights of the app. First, as an Apple One Premier subscriber you get the privilege to be served the same ads in the news feed and in the articles themselves as those who do not pay for the service. Not to mention, several content providers still require direct subscriptions to their service. Second, customization options don’t exist beyond “block this content” style options. You would think your thumbs up and down votes influenced what shows up in your feed, but it doesn’t. I still see the same thumbed down articles for days. Further, sections I don’t want to see still show up in my feed. Additionally, there is no option to show I’ve already read an article before. This could further assist in content customization, but it isn’t even available. Third, I find news doesn’t sync between my devices, especially thumbs up/down.
So, let’s talk about that headline. Even when left in the background - and this is with background refresh off - this app completely drains my battery. It accounts for 52% of my battery usage and I have an average screen time usage of an hour and 38 minutes over the past 10 days. For. All. My. Apps.
Finally, for a company that touts their tight integration between hardware and software as well as their seamless experience across devices; I find Apple completely missed the mark here.Show lessuselessSABOTAGE
Filler and Fluff… no actual news on sight
So the Winter Olympics are going on right now, and you would think that there would be a lot of news coming from the events going on. However, ever time I click to see if there are more stories about the Winter Olympics, it comes up saying no stories… I’m also tired of getting my feed filled up with random categories like pets, airlines, and cruises before other actual news and current events… I usually have to scroll past at least 30 stories before I get to a current/relevant news story… the other day, no lie, it took 37 stories for me to get to the politics news feed topic, and even then, it was only 3 stories (where the pets feed was 10 entries long)… and this was on the same day as the RNC “legitimate political discourse” day… Apple News aggregate needs to do way better… modify the algorithm or something, cause y’all are failingShow lesskatiedoodlebug
Fantastic! —With one caveat!
Before Covid, I loved sitting in bookstores at the cafe and going through magazines for articles, just letting my interest guide me. I’d read as much or as little as the content gripped or bored me. This app gives you so much content for $10 a month. Incredible. Well done apple. The low ratings I don’t understand.
There is one reason why I’m not giving it five stars. I am a political moderate. I enjoy reading both sides of the argument. But this app has an obviously “left” bent. It’s so obvious that it becomes obnoxious. Channels get added to your left bar and you can’t remove them. I read about black history and social justice from “woke” authors. But when it is shoved in your face it just makes you dislike anything the authors might have to say. Just be a newsstand, please. Let me go where I want. Some more conservative magazines would also be awesome. It is overwhelmingly liberal in its content options.
Otherwise great app!Show lessadrichards88
I pay for this and it’s frustrating
I pay for this for the magazines. That part is good. Using it as a news app is frustrating. I follow a bunch of channels I want to see. But in the Today section it does not show all of them. Instead it “suggests” all these other channels I don’t want to see. If I follow NFL and Golf and should show me NFL and Golf, not Soccer and Cricket. Even if you go clicking on things to train the app it still does this. The app also prioritizes non-news entertainment,celebrity, and garbage sources. I am following all news business and sports channels and I get all this Kardashians, Horoscope, Just Jered, crap crap crap. In settings I have restricted to just the channels I follow. But still, it squeezes in garbage. In Sports today it is showing videos of Steve-O from Jackass. Apple, maybe you should have a news app, and a separate crap app.Show lessTjjjjtj
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
Subscribe to the Apple SPAM widget where paid advertising is given more space then contentPRJLNW
Best news app ever!!😄 there is a problem though…
I have used this for so long and I just love to use it. It gives you notifications when news comes up! So many interesting things to see!! There is a problem though with the wifi, I would love it if the app needs so wifi. It’s great though! If you are reading reviews and are trying to download this I would recommend downloading it!Show lessKal 71 q 15
