Many iPhone users find the Apple News feed intrusive, cluttering the home screen and pulling focus away from the apps they use daily. While the service offers curated stories, not everyone wants Apple dictating their browsing experience before they even unlock their device. This guide walks you through the most effective methods to remove Apple News from your iPhone, giving you back control over your home screen and digital space.
Why You Might Want to Remove Apple News
The primary reason users seek to remove Apple News is simple visual clutter. The persistent red badge and the dedicated app icon compete for attention with your essential utilities and personal apps. Furthermore, some users prefer to limit data consumption from large media sources or have specific privacy concerns regarding aggregated content. For others, the content itself simply does not align with their interests, making the app a permanent source of digital noise.
Method 1: Hide the App Using App Library
The cleanest solution involves hiding the app rather than deleting it, which preserves the system integrity while removing the visual distraction. This method utilizes the App Library, a feature that automatically organizes your apps, allowing you to remove the icon from the home screen while keeping the app functional in the background.
Long-press on the Apple News app icon until all the options appear.
Tap the "Remove App" button that appears in the context menu.
Select the option labeled "Remove from Home Screen."
The icon will vanish from your main views, but the app will remain installed and accessible via the App Library.
Method 2: Delete the App Completely
If you prefer to remove the app entirely, including its data and backend services, deletion is the most definitive approach. Note that Apple News is a system app, so you cannot fully delete it in the traditional sense. However, you can offload it, which removes the app while preserving the documents and data, allowing for a quick reinstall without losing your place if you change your mind later.
Press and hold the Apple News app icon until the menu pops up.
Select "Offload App" from the list of options.
Confirm the action by tapping "Offload" when prompted.
Managing Notifications and Content
Even after hiding the app, you might still receive notifications or see links to Apple News within other applications. To fully silence the service, you need to adjust the notification settings specifically for the app, ensuring you are not alerted to new stories or updates.
Additionally, you should check the Siri suggestions settings to prevent the app from appearing in search or suggestions. Navigate to Settings, select Siri & Search, find Apple News, and disable the "Suggest App" and "Show in Search" options to further minimize its presence on your device.
