Listen to the news in the Apple News app

Listen to news podcasts, like Apple News Today. If you subscribe to Apple News+, you can also listen to audio versions of news stories.

Apple News Today and audio stories in the Apple News app are available only in English in the United States for iPhone, and CarPlay.

Listen to audio news stories in the News app

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Audio tabNo alt supplied for Image.

  3. Find a story that you want to listen to.

  4. Tap the story to play.

If you're listening to an audio story and want to switch to reading, tap the mini player, tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image, then tap Read Story.

If you connect to CarPlay, the audio transfers to the speakers in your car.

Use audio playback controls

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Tap the mini player at the bottom of your screen to expand the audio controls. From here, you can:

  • Rewind: To jump back 15 seconds, tap the Rewind buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  • Skip stories: To play the next story in your queue, tap the Next Story buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  • Adjust the playback speed: To play the audio story or Apple News Today faster or more slowly, tap the Playback Speed buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  • Close the audio player: Tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image, then tap Close Audio Player. As you move around the app, you can also tap the CloseNo alt supplied for Image to close the mini player.

Manage your Up Next queue

Add stories to your Up Next queue and remove the ones that you don't want to listen to.

Add a story

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.

  2. Find an audio story, then tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  3. To add the story to the beginning of your Up Next queue, tap Play NextNo alt supplied for Image. To move the story to the end, tap Play LastNo alt supplied for Image.

If you want to reorder your Up Next queue, tap See All. Then touch and hold the Recorder buttonNo alt supplied for Image to drag the story to any spot in your queue.

Remove a story

  1. Open the News app on your iPhone.

  2. Go to the Audio tab.

  3. Under Up Next, find the story that you want to remove.

  4. Tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image, then tap Remove.

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