See news stories chosen just for you on iPhone

The Today feed in the News app 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: Audio briefings, local news, and puzzles aren’t available in all countries or regions.

Access stories in the Today feed

Go to the News app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Do one of the following:
- Open a story: Tap the story.
- Read more stories within a group: Tap More 👁 Image
  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.

Go to the News app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
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: Top Stories appear the same for everyone. If a story from a channel you blocked is included in Top Stories, you see the headline, but the channel is still blocked in the rest of your feed.

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). Adding channels and topics to your Favorites makes them 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.

Go to the News app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
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.
- Remove a favorite: Tap 👁 the Remove Favorite button
  next to a channel or topic you no longer want as a favorite.
- Reorder favorites: Touch and hold 👁 the Reorder button
  , then drag favorites to the order you prefer.
Tap 👁 the Done button
.

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.

Go to the News app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
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

Go to the News app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap Today.
Tap 👁 the More button
below a headline, then tap Suggest More or Suggest Less.

See stories only from the channels you follow

Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap Apps, then tap News.
Turn on Restrict Stories in Today, then confirm your choice.

Note: Restricting stories significantly limits the variety of stories that appear in the Today feed. When you restrict stories, you don’t see Top Stories and Trending Stories.

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