Complete guide to the News App for your iPhone to get latest and the best

October 17, 2017July 4, 2017 Kamal Kaur

News is an important daily routine of our life. Wither we toss the newspapers, listen to radio or watch on TV or browse the internet- we want updated and latest news as to know what’s happening around the world. With smartphones and tablets at our disposal you do not wish to waste time in other media to look for news but simple tap the news apps and go through the latest headlines. So if you own an iPhone news app is one such application to cater to your needs for latest news. Here find a complete guide to this news apps where by you can know whats new in this app, how to get started, filter the channels, read the latest and all that you wish to know about.

Getting started

The first time you launch the News app, you need to tell it what you like to read. You do this by selecting channel and category favorites.

First launch the News app from your Home screen.
Then tap Next.
Now tap the channels you’d like to make your Favorites.

Then tap Continue when you feel you’ve chosen enough Favorites. You can always add more later.
Now tap Configure Notifications if you would like to do that now. Otherwise, tap Not Now
Finally tap Sign Me Up if you’d like to receive news-related emails. Otherwise, tap Not Now.

When you’re done, the app switches to the For You screen and presents articles from your selections.

If you use more than one iOS device, be sure to go to Settings > iCloud and turn on the Newsoption for syncing your articles between them.

Enable notifications on iOS 10

In iOS 10 when you first open the News app, you’ll be invited to turn on the Notifications for the News app. You’ll also be asked to select which channels you’d like to receive notifications from. You can also add or remove notifications at a later time in the Favorites section.

Launch the News app from your Home Screen.
Tap Favorites at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the Notifications button in the upper left corner of the screen which looks like a bell.
To read a news article in the News app for iPhone launch the News app from your Home screen.
Tap one of the five options along the bottom of your screen.
- For You: Gives you a list of articles based off channels or genres you’ve selected and liked
- Favorites: A collection of all channels and genres you’ve added
- Explore: Displays other suggested channels and topics for you to peruse
- Search: Helps you find new articles, channels, and genres
- Saved: Stores your reading history, along with any articles you’ve saved for later reading
Tap the channel or news item you’d like to view. If you’ve tapped a channel, you’ll need to tap a news item to start reading.

If you own an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus a number of 3D Touch options are available for your devices. Press firmly on the News icon on your Home screen to peek and jump directly to the For You screen or to one of your three most-visited channels; when viewing articles, you can also press firmer on one to get a 3D Touch peek of its contents, and press even harder to pop into the full article.

On iOS 10, the For You page displays articles in sections by topic or publications. Each section features about a half-dozen articles. When you tap a topic or publication you can see more content.

Adding new channels to favorites

There are two ways to add Favorites to your collection in the News app.

If you wish to use Explore in the News app then first launch the News app from your Home screen.

Tap the Explore button at the bottom of your screen.
Swipe left and right on the suggestions at the top of your screen. Or tap a category at the bottom of your screen to view channels associated with those topics.
Tap the Add (+) button to add an item to your Favorites collection.

If you are using Search in the News app then first launch the News app from your Home screen.
Tap the Search button at the bottom of your screen then tap the search bar at the top of your screen.
Type in your search query.
Tap the Add (+) button next to the topic or channel you’d like to add to your Favorites and finally tap done.

That channel will now appear in your Favorites tab and you’ll see news items related to the topic. It’s also possible to add partner websites from outside of the News app. In Safari, for example, you can tap the Share button; if the website supports News, you’ll see an Add to News button in the share sheet that appears.

Filter favorite channels in iOS 10

In iOS 10 you can view your favorite channels by Name, Recent, or Most Visited. Launch the News app from your Home Screen then tap favorites at the bottom of the screen. Now tap favorites at the top center of the screen. Tap Sort by Name, Most Recent, or Most Visited.

Removing a channel or genre from favorites

To do this again launch the News app from your Home screen. Then tap favorites on the bottom of your screen. Next tap the Edit button in the top right corner of your screen. Tap the X button in the corner of the channel(s) or topic(s) you want to remove. On the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, you can use 3D Touch to streamline the process and for this launch the News app from your Home screen. Tap the Favorites button on the bottom of your screen. Firmly press a Favorite to peek at it. Swipe up to view options and Tap the Remove from Favorites button.

Muting a channel

If you don’t want to see any stories from a particular publication, you can simply mute the channel from right within the article. Launch the News app from your Home screen. Tap an article to read it. Tap the Share button. It’s the box with the upwards arrow on the bottom left of your screen.

Tap Mute Channel and tap Mute in the pop-up. In iOS 10, you can access the Share button of an article from any page. You don’t have to open an article to share it. Keep in mind that this won’t remove the stories that are already in your feed, but it will prevent new ones from that publication from showing up.

You can also mute a channel using 3D touch in the News app by launching the News app from your Home screen. Press firmly on an article in your feed to peek at it. Swipe up to reveal the options. Tap Mute Channel and tap Mute in the pop-up.

View items in your reading history

You can return to any story you’ve ever opened in Apple News by going to your history screen. This contains all articles you’ve read within the News app. To do so as usual launch the News app from your Home screen. Tap the Saved tab at the bottom of your screen. Tap the History button at the top of the screen. Tap an article to read it.

Clear individual articles from your reading history

First again launch the News app from your Home screen, tap the Saved tab at the bottom of your screen, then tap the History button at the top of the screen. Swipe left on an article and Tap Delete. You can also just swipe all the way left delete the article instantly.

Launch the News app from your Home screen.
Tap the Saved tab at the bottom of your screen.
Tap the History button at the top of the screen.

Tap Clear.
Tap Clear History, Clear Recommendations, or Clear All.

Open a news article in Safari

Launch the News app from your Home screen.
Tap the article you’d like to open in Safari or tap the Share Sheet button on the bottom right of the article and skip to step 4.
Tap the Share button in the bottom lefthand corner of your screen. It’s the box with the upward arrow.
Tap the Open in Safari button. The page then opens in the browser.

Reporting a concern to Apple’s news staff

There are many things that might not work or look offensive like a video not playing you can easily report a concern to Apple’s News department.

Launch the News app from your Home screen.
Tap an article to open it. Alternatively, you can tap the Share Sheet button on the bottom right of the article preview and skip to step 4.
Tap the Share Sheet button in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. It’s the box with the upward arrow.
Swipe left on the bottom row of options.

Tap Report a Concern.
Tap a reason you don’t want to see the article.
Tap the Tell us a little more field and type your explanation for reporting the article.
Tap Send in the upper right corner of your screen.

Disable notifications

From time to time, you may receive push notifications from the News app, which might relate to topics in your Favorites or new stories in your feed. If these get annoying, you can turn them right off.

Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.
Scroll down and tap News.
Tap Notifications.
Tap the switch next to Allow Notifications to disable them.

If you want to leave your notifications on but want to receive them a certain way, you can customize them to be banners or alerts on your lock screen, or just app icon notifications, which appear as little numbers on the app on your Home screen.

Disable background app refresh

Your News app is constantly refreshing content in the background. This can use up battery and cellular data if you’re not careful. Turn it off if you don’t mind loading your stories when you open the app.

Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.
Scroll down and tap News.
Tap the switch next to Background App Refresh to disable it.

Disabling cellular data

If your News app is refreshing in the background or if you’re using it while not connected to Wi-Fi, it could be using up your cellular data, which could end up costing you a ton. If you’re worried about your monthly data cap, it may be best to just disable data usage for the News app.

Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.
Scroll down and tap News.
Tap the switch next to Cellular Data to disable data usage for the News app.

Disable story previews

Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.
Scroll down a bit and tap News.
Tap the switch next to Show Story Previews.

With all these wonderful features you might have understood how to work with your news app and make it more efficient for you. Now with the latest launch of iOS11 that will surely bring in new and more features stay tuned here for such guides.