Apple News is not yet officially available in the Netherlands. However, you can still use the news app on your iPad, iPhone or Mac via a trick. That is how it works.
Read Apple News in the Netherlands
Officially, the Apple News app is not available in the Netherlands, but you can still keep up with all developments with a trick. It is also possible to subscribe to Apple News Plus, the paid news service that the company announced in 2019. This is how you read Apple News in the Netherlands:
- Grab your iPad or iPhone and open the Settings app;
- Tap on ‘General’ and go to ‘Language and region’;
- Select ‘Region’ and choose a country where the service is available, such as the United Kingdom or the United States;
- Give your device some time to adjust the settings;
- Go to the Home screen and open the News app.
From now on you can use the app. Don’t see the program? Then try looking for it via Spotlight. As soon as you have opened the News app you will immediately see an advertisement. For $ 9.99 a month, you can read Apple News Plus, a kind of Blendle competitor.
This Apple service has hundreds of (English) magazines such as National Geographic and Vogue in its range, lets you store articles offline and also renowned newspapers offer their articles, such as The Wall Street Journal. You also get access to the archive. This also allows you to read previously published editions of participating titles.
Read Apple News on Mac
Do you prefer to read long articles on your Mac (Book)? I don’t blame you. This is how you read Apple News (Plus) on the Mac:
- Open the Finder and click on ‘Programs’;
- Search for ‘Apple News’ in the bar;
- Open the program by double clicking on it.
So it is not necessary to adjust your settings on the Mac. This does mean that not all functions are available. After all, the app and the paid subscription are not yet officially available in the Netherlands.
For the avid reader
Are you reluctant to adjust your region, or is the Apple News offering disappointing? Then take a look at the competitors. For example, Blendle Premium compiles a daily overview of the best articles from (Dutch) newspapers, magazines and news magazines. Readly also offers a similar ‘all you can read’ subscription, but only for magazines.