How to Customize Your News on an iPhone

Open the News app., Tap Explore., Swipe left on the Editor's Picks section., Swipe left on the Recommended For You section., Tap on a category to browse more channels and topics., Tap + to subscribe to a channel, category, or topic., Tap the blue...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open the News app.

    The News app is a reddish-pink icon with a newspaper on it.
  2. Step 2: Tap Explore.

    It's the compass icon at the middle of the bottom of the screen. , Doing so will show you news channels and categories that are hand selected by Apple news editors. , Doing so will show you related channels and topics based on your previous article reading habits. , The categories are listed towards the bottom of the "Explore" screen. , Doing so will put a blue check mark next to the selection, and stories from your selection will appear in the "For You" section of the News app.

    For example, if you tap the "+" button on the "Food" category, you will see food-related articles on your feed.

    Likewise, if you tap the "+" button on the National Geographic channel, articles from National Geographic will appear on your feed. , You can also remove a subscription by tapping "Favorites" at the bottom of the screen.

    Tap the "Edit" button at the top right corner, then tap the "X" on the channel, category, or topic you wish to unsubscribe from.
  3. Step 3: Swipe left on the Editor's Picks section.

  4. Step 4: Swipe left on the Recommended For You section.

  5. Step 5: Tap on a category to browse more channels and topics.

  6. Step 6: Tap + to subscribe to a channel

  7. Step 7: category

  8. Step 8: or topic.

  9. Step 9: Tap the blue check mark next to a channel

  10. Step 10: category

  11. Step 11: or topic to unsubscribe.

Detailed Guide

The News app is a reddish-pink icon with a newspaper on it.

It's the compass icon at the middle of the bottom of the screen. , Doing so will show you news channels and categories that are hand selected by Apple news editors. , Doing so will show you related channels and topics based on your previous article reading habits. , The categories are listed towards the bottom of the "Explore" screen. , Doing so will put a blue check mark next to the selection, and stories from your selection will appear in the "For You" section of the News app.

For example, if you tap the "+" button on the "Food" category, you will see food-related articles on your feed.

Likewise, if you tap the "+" button on the National Geographic channel, articles from National Geographic will appear on your feed. , You can also remove a subscription by tapping "Favorites" at the bottom of the screen.

Tap the "Edit" button at the top right corner, then tap the "X" on the channel, category, or topic you wish to unsubscribe from.

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