Is Apple News an RSS Reader?

Apple News doesn’t let you subscribe to RSS feeds, so if you want to read content from other websites, you will have to do it through other apps. The best option is to use a service like Feedly, which will allow you to follow up to 100 sources in three separate feeds.

Apple has removed the ability to add RSS feeds in its app, but you can still read content from websites by loading them in Safari and importing the URL into the News app through the Share button. While this isn’t quite as convenient as it once was, it still works well enough for many people.

You can also curate Apple News to only show articles from certain news channels and topics that you are interested in, through a new feature called Following. Once you’ve added a channel or topic to the Following section in the bottom-right corner of the app or in the sidebar, Apple will add more stories from that source to your Today page.

If you’ve been following a lot of science stories, for example, Apple will start to surface more of those from Slate and Wired. This curation is a great way to expand your horizons and get more stories from sources that you might otherwise miss.

This is also a great way to get more local content from your city. As you read more stories, the app will be able to recognize your location and suggest stories that are relevant for you in your area.

The app also offers a number of different filters to help you find the kind of news you’re looking for, whether it be world, sports, or business. It even has a section that shows you all the news in your specific region, which is handy for when you’re traveling.

Aside from all the standard features, News also lets you listen to audio news stories narrated by professional voice actors. There are around 20 such stories available every week, with some of them focusing on specific topics and others on wider events.

Unlike RSS, which is all about filtering the content you read, Apple News is an algorithmic app that automatically finds stories from sources it thinks you’ll enjoy reading. It’s still fairly young, so it doesn’t have as much experience as a traditional RSS reader, but it should start to get better at only showing the stories you’re most interested in over time.

Apple News is a free app, though you can sign up for its Apple News+ subscription to unlock more articles. Among the publications included in News+ are The New Yorker, National Geographic, WIRED, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Times and Sunday Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Vogue, Macworld, PCWorld, and more.

If you’re a hardcore news fan, the News+ subscription can be worth it. While it doesn’t offer the same variety of content as RSS, it can be a great way to stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news and trending stories. It’s a good way to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the world, and it also includes some interesting perks like family sharing for up to six family members.