Apple News Fails to Load After iOS 18.2 Installation

I followed your instructions RCF001, and it worked. But when I closed the app and came back in, it does not work. The spinning symbol just keep turning and turning until it finally closes the app.

i follow your instructions the second time and it worked. I closed the app and The problem occurred again.

I had the same issues with Apple News after the last update. There was a new one today claiming to fix bugs……I just downloaded after deleting apps to make room for the update. I don’t know what Bugs it was supposed to fix but the news app wasn’t one of them………geez ….so annoying. FIX IT DAMNIT!

An idea: There may be enough of us here with paid Apple News subscriptions that Apple may compensate us with a free period of use. If you haven't done so already, send in feedback to Apple Apple Feedback page to go "on the record" that you have this issue.

Please help with this issue. I need my newsfeed. Apple News not loading. Deleted reloaded off with vpn hard boot. Nothing!

seems to be specific to 7 gen. I wonder how many are out in the wild. how much effort apple will put into solving. I figured we were getting to the end of our update life.

My wife has the same issue with her 7th Gen iPad ever since upgrading to 18.2 . Come on Apple sort it out ASAP…..please :-)

Something similar happened with Apple Music a while back and they fixed the issue in a few weeks. Hopefully they see the problem as not an isolated one affecting only a few customers but an issue that demands a quick solution. We shall see.

I HAD the same problem. Yesterday, I spent 40 minutes with Apple Tech Support on the phone going through the usual list of "remedies" (reboot, delete reinstall etc.). I assured the tech that I had done all of these without any long term benefit, as such shenanigans would "fix" it for the day and it would re-occur the following day. The only new thing he tried was deleting and reacquiring the Wi-Fi connection. At the time - no effect as Apple News stayed frozen. He said senior techs were aware of the Gen 7 issue and were trying to determine a fix. At this point, he was ready to give up (as was I - as I had registered the problem and wasted their time). He wanted to delete and reinstall the complete OS - which I declined and he did not push it - sounding very doubtful if such a desperate measure would work. Well - Apple News is now working as it should - for TWO WHOLE DAYS!! I have no idea what fixed it as the only new change was the Wi-Fi reconnection - but at the time News stayed frozen, so I am beginning to think they found a fault in News. Do you think they will tell us? Nah.

I don't think they will release a 18.2.1, 18.3 should be out by the end of January, but I will be little careful about updating to quick from now on. amazing that apple didn't catch this before release. you are making changes in news, but not testing it on the oldest system for update? not a little bug either. other news apps work fine, but if you are paying for subscript, and that is the only way you have, I would be a little upset. anyway apple lost a little bit of my confidence in them. hope everyone had a good xmas and have a happy new year.

Hi @Frustratedreader1944 - I just checked that problem out, and you're right, if you quit the app, the problem comes back the next time you start up. So if you want the fix to stay, you have to not quit News, but leave it running in the background

Oh dear , further to my previous post, I gave my self a pat on the back for following the fixes and Apple News worked,!

but that was short lived . I have just gone back to the Apple News app, and yes, it’s not working again.

I really can’t be bothered anymore, hopefully Apple will fix the glitch — sometime!

Spend over 5 hours with Apple and problem is UNRESOLVED, they acknowledge this is a problem. My situation occurred after the iOS 18 install.

our household is on Family Apple plan includes the news and now one of us can’t use.

no refund unless we cancel the entire family plan

Was told to await a forthcoming fix without an etc…..

Still off line iPad 7 generation my iPhone 13+ Apple+ news after updating to 18.2 on line

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Followed your steps precisely and it worked! My wife is thrilled to have her Apple News working again on 7th Gen iPad. How did you manage to uncover the "combination" to crack this issue?