My news widget disappeared after updating my phone

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I was having this problem (iPhone 5c with iOS 10.2.1 in Italy) and Apple Support provided to me a step-by-step procedure to fix this issue:

1. Open Settings → General → Language & Region, switch Region to United States and confirm.
2. Wait for iOS to apply the change then open the Notification Center, touch the Search field, press Cancel (you don't need to type anything) and close the Notification Center.
3. Open Settings app → General → Language & Region, switch Region back to your country name and confirm.
4. Wait for iOS to apply the change then open the Notification Center, touch the Search field, press Cancel (you don't need to type anything) and close the Notification Center.
5. You should see the News widget again.

I had this same problem. Apple Support provided the following fix that worked for me:

1. Switch currently used region on the device (Settings > General > Language & Region) to United States. Verify the News app is missing from Home Screen (use Spotlight Search if customer has many apps).

2. Go to "Settings > iTunes & App Store".

3. Sign out of Apple ID. Verify you have successfully signed out before proceeding to the next step.

4. Open Safari and use the following link: https://appsto.re/us/KFxK_.i

- When opening the link in iOS Safari app, the App Store app will open and prompt user to switch the region for the App Store. Confirm this request.

5. App Store then should load News app (it might be necessary to tap again on the same URL if you receive prompt to switch the App Store region). Tap cloud symbol to download News app.

6. Next, change region on their iOS device to the region that is matching your current location.

7. Go to Widgets view, and if News widget is still missing, tap on Edit button to browse through available widgets.

8. Locate and add News Widget to the list of enabled widgets.

9. When done, sign in with their Apple ID in "Settings > iTunes & App Store". Verify App Store region has been changed to previously used region.

My news widget is still there, (Canada) but since yesterday it says 'no news' I tried the fix mentioned above, and I get news headlines while I'm in the USA settings but as soon as I change back to Canada the news disappears lol

Exactly the same here in Ireland

The widget has been there (and active) since iOS 10.0 (now 10.3.1) but since the last few days it's showing "No Stories"

Why was it active in Ireland but now not?

I have tried the change of region to US (that works) - but once changed back - "No Stories" reappear?

Peter

We do now and have always had access to the widget. Apple released it to Canada in lieu of a news app. It has bugged out for the last year and Apple has still not fixed.

http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/canada-news-app-ios-10/

This didnt work for me. It’s so annoying. It first happened when it asked if I wanted to offload some apps to create more space. I turned it on and that’s when the news widget disappeared. So frustrating. Anyone else have an idea how to get it back?

While the app is not available, the news widget is, in countries outside US/UK/Australia. If on OS update there is an error with this "app", it uninstalls.

I set my Region in iOS to US and downloaded the news app and allowed location on the app. When I changed the region back all's okay.

Again, Canada is not supported by News yet.

It actually should not have ever worked up to this point.

Awesome! It worked like a charm for Mexico as well.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot! I was so desperate :)

Worked perfectly!

This should be the top answer!! Thanks for the help!

When I open notifications there is no search