SEPTEMBER 2020 MACWORLD 61nifty features like animated
“live covers” that enhance the
magazine-reading experience
for the digital age, but a
surprising number of
magazines on Apple News+
are little more than PDFs.
HOW DO I SIGN UP
FOR APPLE NEWS+?
On the iPhone/iPad: Make
sure you have at least version 12.2 of the
operating system installed on your iPhone
or iPad. You’ll then find the Apple News+
tab along the bottom bar when you open
your regular Apple News app. Press on it
and you’ll see a splash page with a red
button
offering a
month for
free. Press
that tab and
enter your
Apple ID
and you’ll
be in
immediately.
On the
Mac: Your
Mac needs
to be running
at least
version
10.14.4 of the
operating system. Open the News app in
your Applications folder. If you have never
opened the News app, a pop-up will
appear, asking if you want to subscribe to
News+. If you don’t see the pop-up, look in
the sidebar, and you should find News+
under the Apple News section. Click on it
and you’ll see that the main screen
switches to the News+ section. See the
red button offering a free month of
News+? Click on it, and you’ll have to
enter your Apple ID to complete the
transaction.HOW MUCH DOES APPLE
NEWS+ COST?
An Apple News+ subscription costs
$9.99 per month, although you can try it
out for free for a month when you first
sign up. Keep in mind, though, that
Apple will automatically start charging
you once the free month is up. You can
cancel before the trial expires.