Apple News App is the one-stop platform to instantly access all the world stories, news, articles and everything you want to explore. You can set push notifications to stay updated on the latest happenings. Don’t want some channels to keep bombarding you with alerts? You have the option to turn off Apple News notifications for particular channels as well.
Depending on your need, you can customize the notification and even change the alert style. And, if you want to completely disable Apple news notifications to have some peace of mind, there is an option to do that as well. Let me show you how.
How to Turn off Apple News Notifications for Particular Channels on iPhone and iPad
Step #1. Launch News app on your iOS device.
Step #2. Next, tap on Favorites tab at the bottom of the screen.
Step #3. Now, you need to tap on the bell icon located at the top left the corner.
Step #4. Next up, you have to toggle off the switch next to each channel you no longer you want to receive notification from → Finally, make sure to tap on the Done at the top right corner to confirm the change.
That’s it! From now onwards, you won’t receive notifications from these channels.
Later, if you change your mind and wish to get notifications from these news apps, follow these steps mentioned above and toggle the switch next to each channel.
How to Customize Apple News Notifications on iPhone and iPad
Step #1. Launch Settings app on your iOS device → Scroll down and tap on News app.
Step #2. Tap on Notifications → Next, you have the option to customize the notifications as per your preference.
As for instance, you can prevent the notification to show in your Notification Center. You also have the option to disable sounds and badge app icon. Check out the option to prevent the notifications from appearing on Lock Screen.
Choose your preferred alert style. By default, Banners are selected. You can choose None or Alerts.
While alerts need an action before proceeding, the banners are displayed at the top of your iOS device and then disappear.
How to Completely Disable Notifications from Apple News App on iPhone and iPad
Don’t want alerts from the news app anymore? You can completely turn off the notifications.
Step #1. Launch Settings app → News app.
Step #2. Tap on Notifications → Now, toggle off the switch next to Allow Notifications.
Wrapping Up
Now, it’s time to take full control of the News notifications and fine tune them based on your preference. I’m sure this guide would help you in doing that.
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Jignesh Padhiyar is the co-founder of iGeeksBlog.com who has a keen eye for news, rumors and all the unusual stuff that happens around Apple products. During his tight schedule, Jignesh finds some moments of respite to share side-splitting contents on social media.