Listen to audio stories on iPhone
If you subscribe to Apple News+, you can listen to audio versions of select stories in the News app .
Note: Apple News, Apple News+, and the audio feature aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Availability of Apple Media Services.
Browse audio stories
Tap to see Apple News+ audio stories and Apple News Today. Subscribers see the following headings:
Up Next: Stories you’re currently listening to or have added to the Up Next queue.
For You: Stories recommended to you based on your interests.
Recently Played: Stories you’ve listened to.
To browse all audio stories, scroll to the end of For You, then tap See All Audio Stories. You can browse all stories, or stories organized by category—News & Politics, Arts & Culture, and Lifestyle, for example.
If you’re not an Apple News+ subscriber, previews of audio stories appear under Previews For You.
Play audio stories
Tap
, then tap a story.
For more playback controls, tap the mini player at the bottom to open the full-screen player.
To return to the mini player, swipe down to minimize the full-screen player.
To close the full-screen player, tap
, then tap Close Audio Player. To close the mini player, touch and hold the player, then tap Close Audio Player.
Audio stories can also appear in a feed. Tap a story to read it. To listen to the story, tap Listen at the top of the story (Apple News+ subscription required). If you’re not a subscriber, you can listen to a preview of the story.
Note: If you’re an Apple News+ subscriber, when you tap a story, it’s downloaded to iPhone so you can listen to it later without an internet connection.
Use any of the following controls:
Control
Description
Play
Pause
Next story
Jump back 15 seconds
Choose a faster or slower playback speed
Choose more actions such as place a story next or last in the queue, read a story, or share it
Add stories to Up Next
Tap , then do one of the following:
Tap
next to a story from For You, then choose Play Next or Play Last.
Touch and hold a story, then tap Play Next to play the story right after the currently playing story. Tap Play Last to add the story to the end of the queue.
Touch and hold , then drag stories to reorder them in your Up Next queue.
Read, share, and delete audio stories
When browsing a list of stories in the Audio tab, touch and hold a story to see the following options:
Play Next
Play Last
Read Story
Delete
Share
Suggest More Like This
Suggest Less Like This
Follow Channel
Block Channel
Report a Concern
Some of these options are also available when you swipe left or right on a story.
When listening to a story, open the full-screen player, then tap to see a list of similar options.