Apple last week introduced a number of new subscription services at an event in Cupertino, from the Arcade game-streaming service to Apple TV+. But only one, Apple News+, is available right now.
Apple News+ offers all-you-can-read access to 300 magazines, as well as online-only pubs, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. For $9.99 per month, you can read The New Yorker, National Geographic, People, PCMag, and many others.
It comes a year after Apple acquired Texture, a magazine subscription service known as "Netflix for magazines." Texture is now Apple News+, which has been bundled into the existing Apple News app. Existing Texture subscribers are out of luck; the service will shut down on May 28, leaving Android users out in the cold for now when it comes to unlimited reading.
Apple is offering a free 30-day trial of Apple News+; here's how to get it.
Upgrade iOS or macOS
To subscribe to Apple News+, you must upgrade to iOS 12.2 or macOS 10.14.4. We'll go through the steps on iPhone.
Navigate to Settings > General > Software Update, where Apple will check for iOS 12.2 or tell you you're running the latest version of its mobile OS. (This update also adds the ability for Siri to play videos from your iOS device to Apple TV and includes four new Animoji, so go nuts.)
Do I Have Apple News+?
Once iOS 12.2 is installed, open the Apple News app, which will display a News+ tab at the bottom of the app. Here, you can see the app before the update (left) and after (right).
Subscribe to Apple News+
Tap the News+ tab at the bottom, and you'll see the option to "Try It Free." Apple is offering a 30-day free trial for Apple News+, after which you'll automatically be charged $9.99 per month. Tap to confirm you want to sign up, and you're all set.
Find Something to Read
On the app, you can browse the entire News+ catalog, check out the publications Apple editors have selected under Featured, or swipe left to find magazines in specific categories, like Entertainment, News & Politics, and Science & Tech.
Tapping the magazine cover will bring up that issue's table of contents. Go directly to a story of interest, or swipe left to read the entire issue. If you need to read offline, tap the cloud/arrow icon to download.
How to Cancel Apple News+
