Apple News Format Release Notes
Learn about new features that require iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26.
Overview
This feature was added for the latest Apple News Format release:
In the Metadata object, use
syndicatedto indicate a syndication or wire service produced the content.
These features were added in a previous Apple News Format release:
You can embed a Facebook reel in your article using the
URLproperty in the FacebookPost object.In the Condition object, use
followingto indicate whether the person viewing the article is following the channel that published the article.
Deprecated Objects and Properties
This property was deprecated in the latest Apple News Format release:
The
transparentToolbarproperty in the Metadata object was deprecated.
These objects were deprecated in a previous Apple News Format release:
AutoPlacement, AdvertisementAutoPlacement, ConditionalAutoPlacement, and AutoPlacementLayout objects are deprecated because you can only control advertisement settings via News Publisher.
MediumRectangleAdvertisement and BannerAdvertisement objects are deprecated because Apple News no longer supports manual ads.