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    How to Use Google News to Follow Topics You Care About

    Google News is a free app that brings together headlines and stories from thousands of sources and personalizes them to your interests.

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    news app
    android
    iphone
    read news
    current events

    In this guide (5 steps):

    1. 1.Get Google News
    2. 2.Explore your personalized feed
    3. 3.Follow specific topics and sources
    4. 4.Adjust your feed over time
    5. 5.Use the Full Coverage feature
    1

    Get Google News

    ~15s
    Google News is pre-installed on many Android phones. If not, search "Google News" in the Google Play Store or App Store and install it free. Sign in with your Google account to personalize your feed.
    2

    Explore your personalized feed

    ~22s
    The main "For you" tab shows a personalized mix of top stories and stories Google thinks you'll find interesting based on your Google activity. Swipe down to refresh. Tap any headline to read the full article in a clean reading view.

    Quick Tip

    Quick Tip: At the bottom of each article, Google News suggests related stories and "More like this" — good for going deeper on topics you care about.

    3

    Follow specific topics and sources

    ~15s
    Tap the "Following" tab. Tap "+" to add topics (type anything: "arthritis," "Social Security," "vegetable gardening," "local weather"), specific news sources (like "NPR," "The New York Times," "your local paper"), or locations (type your city or state for local news).
    4

    Adjust your feed over time

    ~16s
    When you see an article you don't like, tap the three-dot menu (⋮) next to it and choose "Hide stories from [source]" or "Not interested in [topic]." Google News learns from these signals and adjusts your feed. The more you interact, the more accurate it gets.
    5

    Use the Full Coverage feature

    ~15s
    Tap any story and scroll down to see "Full Coverage." This shows how different news organizations are reporting the same story — useful for getting multiple perspectives on an important event rather than just one source's take.

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    Google News is Google's free news aggregation app. It pulls stories from thousands of news publishers worldwide and presents them based on your interests and location. If you use an Android phone, Google News may already be installed. It's also available as a free download for iPhone.

    Unlike Apple News (which is iPhone-only), Google News works on both Android and iPhone. It has a clean, readable interface and personalizes your feed based on what you read and tap — the more you use it, the better it learns what you care about.

    For following specific topics, local news, or keeping up with health, technology, or any subject area, Google News is an excellent free option.

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