Google News: 14 simple tips to optimize your newsfeed
Google News lets you read the latest news on a single app so that you stay on top of global current affairs. ItsMaterial You makeoverimproves the Google News Android app experience, making it easier to read short articles on the go. The news aggregator app isn’t perfect. It had an issue with news indexing that disrupted traffic to content publishers and reduced visibility in July 2023. Google announced on July 14 that it hadresolved the issue.
Google News is available on the web, iPhone, and Android phones like theGoogle Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and more. But no matter how you access the app, you might want to tweak the default Google News settings to suit your preferences. Here are the best Google News tips to amp up your reading experience on a small screen.
The following steps work on Android and iOS. We use an Android phone in this tutorial, but iPhone users can follow along.
Customize notification settings in Google News
Google News might bombard you with dozens of alerts throughout the day. Before you get tired and turn off notifications for Google News (and eventually miss breaking news), you can customize notification settings to your preference.
You can also turn off other notification types, such as breaking news, headlines, daily briefing, daily top story, sports, and more. If you don’t want to go to the Google News settings all the time, you can make the same changes from the Google News info menu. Follow these steps:
Keep yourself up to date with news and specific subjects on the web
Change your region of interest
Maybe you want to know what’s happening in UK politics or how the current economic situation is shaping up in Sri Lanka. Google News lets you check news from up to two language and region pairs. Here’s how to set it up.
You also have the option to change the primary language and region for your Google News account.
Turn off video autoplay in the Google News feed
Google News autoplays video content on the news page, which can get distracting. You can turn it off or keep autoplay activated on Wi-Fi only.
Check full coverage of a story
If you want to catch full coverage by leading media houses on a specific news story, you can easily do so on Google News.
Follow topics and save stories
Your routine may revolve around busy mornings, and you might not have adequate time to catch all the important stories first thing in the day. you could save news articles or topics that you wish to read at a later time.
you could follow specific topics and media sources from the same menu.
Hide stories from a specific publication
If you no longer want to see stories from a specific web page or publisher, hide their current and upcoming stories from your Google News feed.
You can manage your source preferences by going toGoogle News settingsand using theSources & topics you see less ofmenu.
Activate data saver mode
When browsing your Google News feed on a limited data plan, you can deactivate autoplay videos (check the third trick) and activate data saver mode to apply some breaks to internet usage.
Activate mini cards in Google News
If you aren’t a fan of Google News' latestbigger and bolder stories look, you can revert to the familiar mini cards to browse more stories without too much scrolling.
Check all stories from a publication
Google News allows you to check the full-day coverage from your preferred news website in the app.
Add your favorite source on the home screen
If you use an Android device, you can add any source as a shortcut on the home screen. You don’t need to open Google News every time to check publication coverage.
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