To turn on Apple News, especially for syncing and accessibility across your Apple devices, you'll typically manage this through your Apple ID and iCloud settings. The primary method involves enabling News within your iCloud settings on your Mac, which ensures your preferences and subscriptions are synchronized.
Enabling Apple News on Your Mac
Turning on Apple News on your Mac is a straightforward process that links the service to your iCloud account, allowing for a seamless experience across your Apple ecosystem.
Follow these steps to ensure Apple News is active and synchronized through iCloud on your Mac:
- Access System Settings: On your Mac, navigate to the Apple menu () in the top-left corner of your screen.
- Open Your Account: From the dropdown menu, choose System Settings. In the sidebar that appears, click on your name at the very top.
- Manage iCloud Settings: On the right side of the window, locate and click on iCloud. This section manages all the apps and services that use iCloud for data synchronization.
- Turn On News: Scroll through the list of apps using iCloud. Find News and ensure the toggle switch next to it is in the "On" position. If it's already on, no action is needed.
This action enables Apple News to use iCloud, ensuring that your reading history, saved stories, and preferred channels are consistent across your devices where News is enabled and signed into the same Apple ID.
Understanding Apple News
Apple News is a news aggregator application developed by Apple Inc. for its iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS operating systems. It allows users to read news articles from various publications and sources, all within a single application.
- Free Content: The basic Apple News service offers free access to a wide range of articles from various publishers.
- Apple News+: For an enhanced experience, Apple News+ is a premium subscription service that provides access to hundreds of magazines, newspapers, and premium digital publications for a monthly fee. Turning on News in iCloud settings ensures that your News+ subscription and preferences are also synchronized.
Optimizing Your Apple News Experience
Once Apple News is turned on, you can further personalize your experience to get the most out of the service:
- Customize Your Feed:
- Follow Channels & Topics: Tap the "Following" tab (or sidebar on Mac) to search for and follow specific publications or topics you're interested in.
- Manage Suggestions: Like or dislike stories to refine the "For You" feed, helping Apple News learn your preferences.
- Enable Notifications: Get alerts for breaking news or top stories from your favorite channels by managing notifications in the News app settings or your device's overall notification settings.
- Explore News+: If you subscribe to Apple News+, explore the extensive library of magazines and premium content available within the app.
For more detailed information on using Apple News, you can refer to the official Apple Support page.
