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Apple News+ Gains Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and More in iOS 18.4

With iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, Apple plans to introduce new features for the Apple News+ subscription service. Apple is adding ‌Apple News‌+ Food, a section that features tens of thousands of recipes, stories about restaurants, tips for healthy eating, kitchen essentials, and more.

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Content will come from top food publishers such as Allrecipes, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Good Food, and Serious Eats.

‌Apple News‌ editors will curate food-related stories, and there will be a dedicated Recipe Catalog section where new recipes are added regularly. An included cook mode provides step-by-step instructions, and users can save favorite recipes for offline access.

‌Apple News‌+ Food is coming to ‌Apple News‌+ subscribers with the launch of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 in April.

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WarmWinterHat Avatar
16 months ago
Can you remove/block sources and topics yet without leaving big blank squares on the main page?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
xxFoxtail Avatar
16 months ago
As someone with zero interest in sports, it would sure be nice if we can finally remove that sports tab at the bottom.

Edit: Doesn’t appear to be a way to switch it out or remove it. I would have loved to replace it with either Food or Puzzles. I anticipate using the new recipe section a lot.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HobeSoundDarryl Avatar
16 months ago
Why not just break Recipes out to its own app? It seems a bit odd to merge news and recipes together... "breaking news: a city-killer asteroid has an 11.7% chance of striking Earth next month... and here's a recipe to some delicious, quick & easy snacks to enjoy while watching the fiery show." ;)

Curated content is fine and all but this seems like it should be its own app to me. Else, why don't we just fold Music & podcasts into this too... maybe movie trailers... tax prep software... todo lists... etc.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Weaselboy Avatar
16 months ago

Can you remove/block sources and topics yet without leaving big blank squares on the main page?
That alone drove me off the app. Annoying as heck.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
macmyworld Avatar
16 months ago
This needs an iOS release? Seriously Apple? It’s just an app.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
contacos Avatar
16 months ago
Curated and written by AI I am sure
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)