Change preferences in News on Mac
You can set preferences in Apple News to change options for the stories that are shown.
In the News app on your Mac, choose News > Preferences.
Note: Apple News and Apple News aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Availability of Apple Media Services.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Restrict stories in Today | Show only stories from channels you follow in the Today and other feeds. This option limits the variety of stories that appear in feeds; Top Stories and Trending Stories aren’t shown. |
Restrict stories with explicit content | Don’t show any stories that are marked as explicit. |
Automatically download issues | If you subscribe to Apple News , automatically download the most recent issue of magazines you follow, to read even when you’re not connected to the internet. If you don’t want issues automatically downloaded, deselect the checkbox. Note: Issues are automatically downloaded only when News is open, you’re connected to the internet, and your Mac is plugged into a power source. |
By default, Siri suggests channels, topics, and stories in News, and learns from how you use News to make suggestions across other apps. To stop these suggestions, choose Apple menu 
, click Siri Suggestions & Privacy, click News, then deselect the Show Siri Suggestions in App checkbox (to stop Siri suggestions in News) or the Learn from this App checkbox (to stop Siri from using what it learns in News to make suggestions across apps), or both checkboxes.