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What's going on everybody, Ian here for CodeLive Mac, and a couple weeks ago I shared a tip
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on making Apple News way better. And since then I've actually been using the News app quite a bit more to stay informed
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about a bunch of different things. From the latest on the pandemic, to hot takes about the iPad Pro and new MacBook Air, Apple
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News has kind of been key in keeping me up to date on what's going on in the world
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And as somebody who's been kind of hopelessly intertwined with Twitter as my source of
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news for the better part of a decade, having a new app come up that's replacing it is definitely
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a welcome change. And there are a couple reasons for that. First up is the variety
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When I'm looking at Apple News, I'm seeing things that are from a variety of sources
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about a variety of topics, instead of only the things from the sites and sources that
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I follow online. So instead of only hearing one person's opinion about a topic, I might see several opinions
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about that same topic across different sites, ultimately making me more informed about whatever
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that topic is. On top of that, in an age of political and social divisiveness, it's important to know
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the whole story. And by reading information from a bunch of different sources, you're going to be more
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informed and have a better understanding of the news around you. The second thing I really like about Apple News is the experience of ads
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Now, as far as I can tell, there's not a way to get rid of ads in Apple News and no subscription
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can buy you out of having ads in Apple News. So it's a matter of the experience you get on Apple News versus what you would see, say
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on the open web. On the web, when you read a story, you're going to see ads up and down both sides, interjected
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into the story, and sometimes even popping up on the top or bottom of the page, making
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it hard to read the news on the page itself. In Apple News, while you're still seeing ads in many of the stories, they're much more
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tasteful and far less distracting. A small banner ad here or there as you read through a story, and a couple ads throughout
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your feed. On top of that, many of the featured stories on Apple News, things that are in the Apple
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News Spotlight, as well as things from those Apple News Plus subscription publications
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are ad-free, making it even better to look at because you're not going to be bombarded
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with ads from those sources. The third and possibly my favorite thing about Apple News is the fact that it feels very intentional
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When I look at social media for my news, a lot of times I sit there and mindlessly scroll
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not really looking at what anyone has to say, but instead just hoping that something jumps
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out or catches my attention. When looking at Apple News, it's more like picking up the newspaper
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You're still looking for that distraction, but instead of being the inner thoughts of
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a friend or celebrity or politician, you're getting something that's informative, informational
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or entertaining. Ultimately, I can fully understand why people like using RSS readers or social media to
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get their news because they can curate the kind of thing they want to see, but at the
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same time, having that broader picture and a better experience and that intentionality
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of going somewhere to look at the news is really nice, and it's why I really have been
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enjoying Apple News lately. Let me know what you guys think in the comments down below
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While you're there, be sure to give the video a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel if you're not already, hit the notification bell if that's something you're into, and until next
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time, I'm Ian for Cult of Mac. I'll see you in the next one
