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This wikiHow teaches you how to receive iPhone notifications when your favorite news sources release breaking stories.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:Setting up News Notifications for the First Time
Method 1
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1Open the News app on your iPhone. It’s the app on your home screen with a pink newspaper icon. If you’ve never used the News app, this method will help you set it up for the first time.
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2Tap Next.
- If you don’t see this button, you’ve already set up the News app. See Changing Your News Notifications instead.
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3Select your favorite news sources. You’ll have to select at least 3, but you can add more if you wish.
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4Tap Continue.
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5Tap Customize Notifications.
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6Select alerts to receive. Use the switches to enable or disable breaking news notifications for that source.
- Slide a switch to the On (green) position to receive notifications from that source.
- Slide a switch to the the Off (gray) position to turn off notifications from that source.
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7Tap Done. Now when one of your sources releases a breaking story, you’ll see a notification at the top of your screen.[1]
- See Changing Your News Notifications to learn how to add or remove breaking news notifications.
Method 2
Method 2 of 2:Changing Your News Notifications
Method 2
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1Open the News app on your iPhone. If you’ve already begun using the News app, this method will help you change which breaking news notifications you receive.
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2Tap Favorites. It’s at the bottom of the screen below the news headlines.
- If you see a button that says “Next” instead of news headlines, use Setting up News Notifications for the First Time.
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3Tap the bell icon. It’s at the top left corner of the screen.
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4Select which alerts to receive. Use the switches to enable or disable breaking news notifications for that source.
- Slide a switch to the On (green) position to receive notifications from that source.
- Slide a switch to the the Off (gray) position to turn off notifications from that source.
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5Tap Done. When one of your selected sources releases a breaking story, you’ll see a notification at the top of your screen. If you disabled any sources, you will no longer receive notifications from those sources.[2]
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About This Article
Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 18,447 times.
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Updated: March 29, 2019
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