Google News

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App Store screenshot 1 of Google News: Catch up on top news with Your Briefing

“Catch up on top news with Your Briefing”

App Store screenshot 2 of Google News: Get local news from your community

“Get local news from your community”

App Store screenshot 3 of Google News: Dive deeper on a story with multiple perspectives

“Dive deeper on a story with multiple perspectives”

App Store screenshot 4 of Google News: Stories for you based on your interests

“Stories for you based on your interests”

App Store screenshot 5 of Google News: Choose topics & sources that you want

“Choose topics & sources that you want”

App Store screenshot 6 of Google News: Stay updated across all your devices

“Stay updated across all your devices”

A closer look at the screenshots

Screenshot 1 of Google News: Catch up on top news with Your Briefing
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A weather chip and selected stories form the briefing screen, presenting a summary rather than a single article.

Screenshot 2 of Google News: Get local news from your community
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Named regional publishers appear in the local-news section, showing where the stories come from.

Screenshot 3 of Google News: Dive deeper on a story with multiple perspectives
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Several publishers cover the same event in one Full Coverage view, making the different sources visible together.

Screenshot 4 of Google News: Stories for you based on your interests
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A Picks for You feed mixes subjects, showing recommendations as a collection of stories.

Screenshot 5 of Google News: Choose topics & sources that you want
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Topic thumbnails and publisher logos provide recognisable choices in the selection screen.

Screenshot 6 of Google News: Stay updated across all your devices
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The same briefing appears on a phone, tablet, and desktop, visually connecting the three views.

About this app

Google News is a personalized news aggregator that organizes and highlights what’s happening in the world so you can quickly catch up and discover more about the stories that matter to you. With Google News, you’ll find: YOUR BRIEFING: It can be nearly impossible to keep up with every story you care about, Your Briefing makes it easy to stay in the know about what’s important and relevant in your world. It updates throughout the day to bring you the top local, national, and world headlines, plus personalized news tailored to your interests. LOCAL NEWS: Explore your community through stories and articles from news outlets in your local area. Customize and choose multiple locations so you can know what’s happening near you or wherever home is. FULL COVERAGE: Dive deeper into a story with multiple perspectives. The Full Coverage feature organizes everything online about a story, surfacing and highlighting coverage from different outlets and mediums. With just a tap, you’ll uncover how the story is unfolding and how everyone is reporting on it. STORIES FOR YOU: The For You section delivers personalized news related to your interests. Take control and customize the articles you see by following the topics and sources you care about. ACCESS FROM ANY DEVICE: Stay up to date on the news no matter where you are. Pair the Google News mobile app with our Desktop website, news.google.com, and enjoy your personalized content across all your devices.

Headlines in this set

6 screenshots · 6 with a headline

  1. “Catch up on top news with Your Briefing”

    “Catch up” states the task and “Your Briefing” gives the feature its name.

  2. “Get local news from your community”

    “Your community” gives the local-news feature a reader-centred geographic focus.

  3. “Dive deeper on a story with multiple perspectives”

    “Multiple perspectives” explains why opening the broader story view may add context.

  4. “Stories for you based on your interests”

    The line states the basis for the selection: the reader's interests.

  5. “Choose topics & sources that you want”

    Naming both topics and sources makes clear that readers can choose subjects and publishers.

  6. “Stay updated across all your devices”

    “Across all your devices” makes continuity between screens the closing benefit.

How News sets are usually built

Most News apps feature-per-slide, with text-top-device-bottom (78% of sets, 89% of screens).