How to Turn Off Google News Alerts on Lock & Home Screens

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Get rid of Google News & Samsung News headlines & notifications

Co-authored by Nicole Levine, MFA Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: December 11, 2024 Fact Checked

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If you don't want to engage with news headlines constantly, you can turn off Google News notifications on your lock screen and home screen. You can also easily disable the Google News or Samsung News feed that appears when you swipe left on your Home screen. This wikiHow guide will teach you how to turn off Google News notifications and feeds on your Android lock screen or Home screen.

Turn Off Google News Alerts on Android

If you don't want to see news alerts on your Android lock screen or home screen, tap your profile icon in the Google News app and go to News settings > Notifications. Tap the switch next to "Get notifications" to turn them off.

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Turn Off Google News Notifications

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Tap your profile icon in the Google News app. A menu panel will appear.
- Use this method if Google News notifications appear on your lock screen or Home screen.
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Now, you will see your News notification options.
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Turn off "Get notifications." When this toggle switch is disabled, you will no longer get news alerts on your Android.
- If you still get news notifications after disabling them in Google News, see this method to check for and delete the Breaking News Briefs app.

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Turn Off Google News or Samsung News Feed

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Press and hold a blank area of your home screen. This can be anywhere there are no widgets or icons.
- Use this method if you see a Google News or Samsung News feed when you swipe left on your Home screen and want to remove this feature.
The option you see will depend on your Android model, but it will usually say "Settings" or display a gear icon.
Tap the switch to toggle it to the off position. Once this switch is turned off, you will no longer see news on the leftmost Home screen.^{[2]
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Turn Off Google News Widget on Lock Screen

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Uninstall the Breaking News Brief app. Many Android owners have reported news headlines appearing on their lock screens out of nowhere. It turns out a potential malware app called "Breaking News Brief" had installed itself, usually after they clicked an ad. Deleting this app will remove news from the lock screen and disable pesky breaking news notifications.
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile icon at the top-right.
- Tap Manage apps & devices.
- Tap Manage.
- If you see "Breaking News Brief" in the list, select it and tap Uninstall.^{[3]
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The release of Android 15 brought lock screen widgets back to Android Pixel tablets only. If there's a Google News widget on your Pixel tablet's lock screen, you can remove it by long-pressing the widget and dragging it to the Remove option.

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Remove Google News Widget

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If you see news headlines in a widget on the Home screen, you can remove it like you would any other app.
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