Customize your news experience

You can select your preferred news sources and customize the news format on your Google Nest or Home speaker or display.

Customize your news preferences

1. Make sure that your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. At the top right, tap your account.
4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google device. If correct, tap to close the account window. To switch accounts, tap the dropdown icon , then tap another account or Add another account.
5. Tap Settings Google Assistant Manage all Assistant settings News.
6. Add, remove, or reorder news sources.

Change your news playlist format

 

Important: This feature is only available in the US.

1. Make sure that your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
2.  Open the Google Home app .
3. At the top right, tap your account.

4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google device. If correct, tap to close the account window. To switch accounts, tap the dropdown icon , then tap another account or Add another account.

5. Tap Assistant settings  News.
6. To decide which news format you prefer, tap Change news playlist format.

​Listen to news on your speaker or display