Apple News is a news service offered by the apple company in countries like the United States or Canada, however it is not available in Spain. In this post we analyze one of the best alternatives that we can find and that is in the App Store itself: Microsoft News.
What is Microsoft News?
We all like to be informed, regardless of whether we are more interested in some topics than others. Under this premise, platforms such as Microsoft News are born, which is available for multiple devices, including iPhone and iPad. This app tries to collect the most outstanding news based on your interests, allowing you to read all of them from the same app. All this mixing digital algorithms and manual work of the editors behind the platform. It should be noted that it is free and does not include in-app purchases.
First steps in Microsoft News
When you download Microsoft News for the first time you will find an initial screen in which it is suggested to log in if you have a Microsoft account (Hotmail, Outlook …). However, it is not mandatory and can be continued without logging in. Later you will find the possibility of selecting topics of your interest, among which there are various categories such as politics, news from your country, international, technology, photography and many others.
The selection of these categories will help the application to get to know you better and show you those news related to your interests. However, do not worry if you forget to add a theme or you made a mistake when selecting one, since you can make changes to the application.
Simple and reading-friendly interface
The most important thing about an app that allows you to read, be it books, magazines or news, is precisely that reading can be carried out comfortably. In Microsoft News you will find an interface without shrillness and nothing to distract you from the news you are reading, beyond the photographs of each article.
We find several tabs, ordered from left to right:
- Main feed: this is where you can enter the heart of the matter and be able to inform yourself of the topics of your interest. These are grouped into several sub-tabs, being able to find in the first one a compilation of outstanding news based on your interests. On the other hand you will be able to see in the other sub-tabs the news of each category that you have marked that is of your interest.
- My interests: in this part is where you can find the topics that you have marked as interesting for you. You can click on any of them to remove it. Remember that if it has a ‘+’ symbol it will be that it is not added and that if it has a tick it means that it is. You can also access each category by clicking on its corresponding image.
- Explore: tab where you can find each and every one of the topics offered by Microsoft News to keep you informed. If you can’t find a specific theme, you can use the search engine to find it.
- Configuration: here you can make adjustments to your account, such as the language, the activation / deactivation of notifications and even visual parameters that make it easier for you to read, such as choosing dark mode or light mode.
We want to place special emphasis on the read news section , since it is the main thing and we can find very interesting settings such as saving the news, sharing it and changing the font size. All this also adds to the time of highlighting this app as a great feed for readers.
Worth?
It must be emphasized that Microsoft News is not a means of communication as such, but rather collects articles from third parties. The chosen media are usually prominent and with a certain reputation, like the ones you probably read daily but united in a single app. This is precisely one of the greatest advantages and for which we believe that the service is very worthwhile, since it saves you time by not having to inform you through each and every one of the different media.
On the other hand, it is very useful for quickly reading content with less depth or with a more specific audience niche. Sometimes it is difficult to even find references according to topics, so using an app like Microsoft News is very comfortable.
Of course, the fact of being free is yet another plus point so that you are at least given the opportunity to try it out. From here we recommend it to all those who want to be informed, especially if they reside in Spain, since unfortunately it may take a long time to see Apple News in our country.