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« on: January 24, 2018, 04:05:19 pm »

How to get Siri to play news briefs

Here's how to get Siri to play news briefings using the podcast app in iOS 11.2.5.

iOS 11.2.5 will bring with it a feature for Siri that anyone who has used an Amazon Echo will be familiar with: the news briefing. While it works differently from Amazon's offering, this news briefing is a great way to catch up on the day's news without needing to scroll through your phone.

Here's a rundown of what news briefings are and how to use them.

What are Siri news briefs?
How to get Siri to play a news brief


What are Siri news briefs?

With iOS 11.2.5, you'll be able to ask Siri give you a news brief from one of a few available sources. These briefs come through the iOS Podcasts app, offering news rundown shows provided by NPR, The Washington Post, Fox News, and CNN. Each news brief is actually the latest episode in a daily news podcast offered by those news organizations.

Siri will only offer a news brief from a single source, which by default appears to be NPR for now. However, you can...

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