See news stories chosen just for you on iPad
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 local news (with your local weather conditions) and puzzles.
Note: Local news and puzzles aren’t available in all countries or regions.
Access stories in the Today feed
Go to the News app
on your iPad.
Do one of the following:
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
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
on your iPad.
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
.
Unfollow: Tap
, then tap Unfollow Channel or Unfollow Topic.
Block: Tap
, then tap Block Channel or Block Topic.
Unblock: Tap
, 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). 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.
Favorites appear near the top of the sidebar on iPad.
Go to the News app
on your iPad.
Tap Edit at the top of the sidebar.
(If you don’t see the sidebar, tap
in the top-left corner or
in the tab bar.)
Do any of the following:
Add a channel or topic to your Favorites: Tap
next to a channel or topic to mark it as a favorite, then tap Done.
Remove a favorite: Tap
next to a channel or topic you no longer want as a favorite, then tap Done.
Reorder favorites: Touch and hold
, drag favorites to the order you prefer, then tap Done,
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
on your iPad.
Tap Today in the sidebar or tab bar.
Tap
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
on your iPad.
Tap Today in the sidebar or tab bar.
Tap
below a headline, then tap Suggest More or Suggest Less.