Apple’s subscription news service is expanding in iOS 18.4 to bring Apple News+ Food, a curated collection including tens of thousands of recipes.
While iOS 18.4 has only just entered developer beta, Apple has already publicly announced a new feature that will debut when the update is made public in the next few weeks. Apple News+ Food is made in collaboration with worldwide publishers including Good Food, and Allrecipes.
Already available in the beta, Apple News+ Food offer recipes in what Apple calls a Cook mode. Having selected a recipe, users can tap on it to take the instructions full screen.
Cook mode resembles how clearly the Apple Music app displays song lyrics. It also gives users one tap to switch between the recipe directions and required ingredients.
Apple News+ Food is part of the News+ subscription and is due to be publicly available from April 2025. However, Apple also says that selected food articles and recipes will be made available for non-subscribers.
L-R: Recipe description, Cook Mode, and ingredients list
At present, Apple has not confirmed whether the service will roll out to all territories that have Apple News+. However, during the new beta phase, Apple News+ Food is available in at least the US and UK.
Apple News+ was first launched in 2019, and also offers a selection of articles and news stories for free.
