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Today, Mytour will guide you through customizing your Google News page or app. Since Google News relies on your browsing history, you may need to manually clear it or request specific topics/sources to filter the news that appears on your feed.
Steps
On a Computer
Open the Google News page. Visit https://news.google.com/ using a web browser on your computer.
Log in to your Google account. If you aren't already signed in, click Sign in at the top-right corner of the page, enter your email address, click NEXT, input your password, and then click NEXT again.
- Skip this step if your account profile picture is visible in the top-right corner.
Open the menu if necessary. By default, the sidebar with a list of options will appear on the left side of the page. If it's not visible, click the ☰ icon at the top-left corner to reveal the sidebar.
Adjust language and region settings. Move your cursor to the left side of the page and scroll down to the "Language & region" section, then:
- Click Language & region.
- Check the box next to your preferred language and country (in the format "Language | Country").
- Click Update at the bottom-right corner.
Scroll up and click on For you. This tab is located near the top of the left-hand menu. A list of news items tailored to your interests will appear.
Review the news Google has selected for you. Scroll through the list of articles to explore all the news stories Google believes are relevant to you.
Specify that you want to see more news about a specific topic. If you come across a topic you'd like to see more frequently on your Google News feed, follow these steps:
- Hover your cursor over the topic link.
- Click the ⋮ icon that appears below the link.
- Select More stories like this from the dropdown menu.
Limit specific topics in the future. Similar to requesting more stories on a topic, you can also reduce the frequency of certain topics by:
- Hovering your cursor over the topic link.
- Clicking the ⋮ icon that appears below the link.
- Choosing Fewer stories like this from the dropdown menu.
Hide all news from a source. If there's a source you prefer not to see in your feed, you can hide it by:
- Hovering your cursor over the source link.
- Clicking the ⋮ icon that appears below the link.
- Selecting Hide stories from [source name] from the dropdown menu.
On a mobile device
Open Google News. Tap on the Google News app, which features a red, yellow, blue, and green card icon on a white background.
- If Google News doesn't automatically log you in, enter your email address and password when prompted.
Tap on the For You tab at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Review the news Google has selected for you. Scroll through the list of articles to explore all the news stories Google believes are relevant to you.
Specify that you want to see more news about a specific topic. To approve and request more stories on a particular topic in your future feed, follow these steps:
- Tap the ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android) icon next to the topic.
- Select More stories like this from the dropdown menu.
Limit specific topics in the future. If you want to reduce the frequency of a particular topic, follow these steps:
- Tap the ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android) icon next to the topic.
- Choose Fewer stories like this from the dropdown menu.
Hide all news from a specific source. You can exclude all stories from a source you want to avoid by hiding it as follows:
- Tap the ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android) icon next to the topic.
- Select Hide all stories from [source name].
Tap the profile icon located at the top-right corner of the screen. A menu will pop up at the bottom of the screen.
Tap on Settings in the middle of the pop-up menu. The account settings page will open.
Update language and region. If you want to change the language or country for your news feed, follow these steps:
- Tap on Language & region (or Preferred language & region on Android) at the top of the page.
- Scroll down until you find your desired language and country (listed in the format "Language | Country").
- Tap on the language and country to select it.
Tips
- You may need to remove unwanted topic-related stories from Google News multiple times before they stop appearing entirely.
- When using the Google News mobile app, you can adjust specific settings like temperature units (e.g., Fahrenheit) or Google settings (e.g., which Google apps Google News can access) on the Settings page.
Warning
- While you can filter news results by specific categories, you won't be able to control the topics displayed on Google News unless you manually remove a topic or source.
