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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 (iOS 13.6 or later).

Note: Apple News+ and the audio feature arenʼt available in all countries or regions.

Browse audio stories

Tap the Audio button to see Apple News+ audio stories and Apple News Today. If you're a subscriber, you 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.

If you’re not an Apple News+ subscriber, previews of audio stories appear below Previews For You.

Play audio stories

  1. Tap the Audio button, then tap a story.

  2. For more playback controls, tap the mini player at the bottom to open the full-screen player.

  3. To return to the mini player, swipe down to minimize the full-screen player.

    To close the full-screen player, tap the More button, 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

    The Play button.

    Play

    The Pause button.

    Pause

    The Next Track button.

    Next story

    The 15 Seconds Rewind button.

    Jump back 15 seconds

    The Playback Speed button.

    Choose a faster or slower playback speed

    The Playback Destination button.

    Stream audio to other devices

    The More button.

    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

Do one of the following:

  • Drag the Reorder button next to a story from For You to the Up Next queue.

    You also use the Reorder button to reorder stories in your Up Next queue.

  • 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.

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:

  • Share

  • Play Next

  • Play Last

  • Read Story

  • Delete

  • 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 the More button to see a list of similar options.

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