See news stories chosen just for you on iPhone

The Today feed in the News app 👁 Image
presents top stories selected by Apple News editors, the best stories from the channels and topics you follow, and stories and issues from Apple News+. The Today feed also includes stories suggested by Siri, trending stories that are popular with other News readers, My Sports, and more. Depending on your location, the Today feed can also include Apple News Today audio briefings, puzzles, and local news with your local weather conditions.

Note: Apple News Today audio briefings, local news, and puzzles aren’t available in all countries or regions.

Access stories in the Today feed

Open a story: Tap the story.
Read more stories within a group: Tap the arrow at the bottom of the group.
Play a video: Tap 👁 the Play button
in the thumbnail.
Get newer stories: Pull down to refresh the Today feed with the latest stories.

Follow, unfollow, block, and unblock channels and topics

You can influence what appears in the Today feed by following and blocking channels and topics.

Do any of the following:
- Open a channel feed: Touch and hold a story, tap the channel name, then tap Go to Channel. Or tap a story in the Today feed, then tap the channel name at the top of the story.
- Open a topic feed: Tap the topic title—Movies or Travel, for example.
At the top of the feed, do any of the following:
- Follow: Tap 👁 the Follow button
  .
- Unfollow: Tap 👁 the More button
  , then tap Unfollow Channel or Unfollow Topic.
- Block: Tap 👁 the More button
  , then tap Block Channel or Block Topic.
- Unblock: Tap 👁 the More button
  , then tap Unblock Channel or Unblock Topic.

Note: When you browse Top Stories and other areas that feature stories curated by Apple News editors, stories from channels you blocked show a gray headline and a message indicating that you blocked the channel. To read a story from a blocked channel, tap it, then tap Read Story.

See the Apple Support article Block and unblock channels and topics in Apple News.

Manage your favorites

Favorites shows the channels and topics from your Following list that you like best (you can have only a limited number of Favorites). Your Favorites group appears near the top of your Following list and your Today feed. Adding channels and topics to your Favorites makes them quicker and easier to access.

Note: Only channels and topics that you currently follow can be added to your Favorites.

The first time you use the News app on your iPhone, you won’t see any Favorites. You create your Favorites group by marking channels and topics as favorites. You can customize your list at any time.

Tap Following, tap Edit, then do any of the following.

Add a channel or topic to your Favorites: Tap 👁 the Add Favorite button
next to a channel or topic to mark it as a favorite, then tap Done.
Remove a favorite: Tap 👁 the Remove Favorite button
next to a channel or topic you no longer want as a favorite, then tap Done.
Reorder favorites: Touch and hold 👁 the Reorder button
, drag favorites to the order you prefer, then tap Done,

You can also swipe up to Favorites in the Today feed, tap 👁 the More button
, then tap Manage Favorites.

To remove the Favorites group from your Today feed, swipe up to Favorites, tap 👁 the More button
, then tap Block from Today. To unblock Favorites, tap Following, swipe up, tap Blocked Channels & Topics, tap 👁 the Unfollow button
next to Favorites, then tap Unblock.

Note: If you tap Block from Today in the Today feed, your Favorites group still appears in your Following list.

Stop suggesting specific channels and topic groups in the Today feed

Suggested channels and topic groups may appear in the Today feed, but you can stop these suggestions.

Tap Today.
Tap 👁 the More button
in a channel or topic group, then tap Stop Suggesting.

The channel or topic isn’t blocked, but News stops displaying the story group in Today.

Tell News what kind of stories you prefer

Tap Today.
Tap 👁 the More button
below a headline, then tap Suggest More or Suggest Less.

URL: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/see-news-stories-chosen-just-for-you-iph5b557ed3d/17.0/ios/17.0