iOS 12.2 developer beta indicates Apple News is finally coming to Canada

Update 01/25/2019: The Canadian Press has confirmed that Apple News will officially launch in Canada next month.

It looks similar Apple News, Apple tree's news aggregation platform, is finally making its way to Canada.

Multiple Apple developer beta users have confirmed that both iOS 12.2 and macOS Mojave 10.xiv.4 includes the launch of Apple News in Canada.

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— Apple Pro (@AppleProYouTube) January 24, 2019

Apple News first released in the The states on September 16th, 2015 alongside iOS ix. Apple'south news app pulls content from various publication's through RSS feeds. To be included in Apple tree News, publications must conform to the company'southward stringent RSS format.

Further confirming Apple tree News' imminent Canadian launch, Apple's iOS 12.ii beta release notes also state that the news assemblage platform is making its way to Canada.

iOS 12.2'southward beta notes read equally follows:

"Apple News volition be available in Canada with iOS 12.2, and is at present bachelor for Canadian users on the developer beta. Apple tree News in Canada supports both English and French. Readers tin can access a bilingual experience when they follow a channel in a second linguistic communication."

It'due south also worth noting that Apple says publications included in the current beta version of Apple News do not reflect "all content that will be available on the platform." Further, Apple states that 'Pinnacle Stories' and 'Digests' are not updated every bit oft as they will be in the final version of Apple tree News.

Although Apple tree News has been accessible in Canada by navigating to 'Settings,' 'Full general' and and then 'Language & Region' in guild to switch your device to the Us, this marks the official launch of the service in Canada. This presumably means Apple tree has put together an editorial squad that volition curate the Canadian version of Apple News.

Apple News screenshot

Information technology's unclear when Apple news will be publically released. Given the release of an Apple developer beta is often followed by a public beta, the final version of Apple News likely isn't far off.

AppleInsider was one of the first publications to confirm Apple tree News' unofficial Canadian through the publication'south own developer beta account.

Back in September of 2018, The Logic reported that Apple was preparing to launch its news assemblage platform in Canada, with the company reportedly starting the process of hiring an editorial staff responsible for curating Canadian content.

Apple tree also recently purchased the Texture mag app from Next Issue Media, a group comprised of Conde Nast, Hearst Magazines, Meredith Corporation, News Corp, Time and Rogers Media. The tech giant is expected to relaunch Texture as early as spring 2019.

Apple News is available through macOS equally well every bit iOS.

Source: AppleInsider