Get started with News on iPad (2024)

When you follow a channel or topic, related stories appear more often in the Today feed, and the channel or topic appears below Channels & Topics in the sidebar.

Note: If you don’t see the sidebar, tap in the top-left corner.

1. In the sidebar, tap for the channels or topics you want to follow.

   To make a channel or topic a favorite, tap Edit, then tap next to the channel or topic.

   If there’s a channel or topic that you don’t want to appear in your feed, touch and hold it, then choose Block Channel, Block Topic, or Stop Suggesting.

   When you block a channel or topic, its stories don’t appear in the Today feed and widgets. To see the channels and topics you’ve blocked, tap Blocked Channels & Topics (near the bottom of the sidebar below Manage).

   Note: When you browse Top Stories and other areas that feature stories curated by AppleNews editors, stories from channels you blocked show a gray headline and a message indicating that you blocked the channel. See Follow, unfollow, block, and unblock channels and topics.

2. Tap Discover Channels at the bottom of the sidebar, then tap for each channel you want to follow.

To stop following a channel or topic, swipe it to the left, then tap Unfollow.

To quickly find specific channels and topics to follow, tap the search field in the sidebar, enter the channel or topic’s name, then tap in the results below.

Some channels you follow may send notifications about important stories.

1. At the bottom of the sidebar, tap Notifications & Email below Manage.

2. Turn on notifications for your preferred channels.

3. Turn on notifications from AppleNews, such as Apple News Top Stories, Apple News Spotlight, and more.

If you subscribe to AppleNews+ you can additionally receive notifications when new issues are available of publications you follow. You can also receive New Features & Tips notifications.

You can choose to receive newsletters in your email inbox from AppleNews editors. Newsletters feature top stories, personalized based on your interests. If you subscribe to AppleNews+, newsletters can also include new issues of your favorite magazines.

1. Swipe to the bottom of the sidebar, then tap Notifications & Email.

2. Swipe to the bottom of the screen, then turn on AppleNews Newsletters or tap Sign Up for Newsletters, then tap Sign Me Up.

In the U.S., several different newsletters may be available, and you can choose which ones you’d like to receive. Tap Sign Up to opt in, or Subscribed to opt out.

To stop receiving newsletters, return to the Notifications & Email screen, then turn off AppleNews Newsletters. In the U.S., tap Manage Newsletters, then unsubscribe from each newsletter you no longer want to receive.

Note: Personalized newsletters aren’t available in all countries or regions.

Go to Settings> News, turn on Restrict Stories in Today, then confirm your choice.

Note: Restricting stories significantly limits the variety of stories that appear in the Today feed and all other feeds. For example, if you restrict stories and follow only one entertainment-related channel, your Entertainment topic feed will contain stories only from that channel. When you restrict stories, you don’t see Top Stories and Trending Stories.