Apple News

IT’S PROBABLY ALREADY INSTALLED ON YOUR PHONE. This news alert system was less the clear winner for iOS and more the only option that offered real notification integration on the iOS platform and a reasonable slice of local current news. One of the better sides to Apple News is that it offers a good range of channels curated by the local news outlets. These reach enough people to be worthwhile for the outlets themselves and so what ends up in your feeds is often relevant and timely.

In addition to outlet-specific channels, there are also categories like politics, sport, news and business that each offer a considerable range of subcategories of particular outlets and even specific trending topics that you might be particularly interested in. Once you’ve added these selections to your favourites list, you can determine which sources can send push notifications through to your phone. Most of the time, new stories just sit in the notifications bar, but important news announcements can elicit more pushy audio alerts by tweaking your iOS notifications options.