Nuked The latest iOS 13.5.5.5 beta has revealed a new audio feature that adds podcast-style recordings of longform articles to the app. Apple was reportedly working on the feature earlier this year, but the newly revealed section of the news app marks the first real look at the audio endeavor.
The tab is n’t fully functional yet; right now, there are no actual recordings that play. In the version of the app found by 9to5Mac, articles from the Wall Street Journal, Wired, people, variety, and New York magazine had audio versions.
The interface is similar to Apple’s podcasting app UI. There’s a quick link that can take listeners from the audio version of the story to the written one.
Apple is n’t looking to just license existing podcasting content, but rather produce its own audio versions with professional actors of the same premium news content that it offers with Apple news plus plus plus.
The audio stories are only available for subscribers to the $ 9.999-a-month Apple news plus subscription. Apple’s subscription services are critical to the company’s long-term plans.
