{"id":464947,"date":"2021-11-05T11:02:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T18:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?p=464947"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T20:26:34","slug":"google-assistant-your-news-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2021\/11\/05\/google-assistant-your-news-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Assistant no longer offers ‘Your News Update’ audio digests","document_title":"Google Assistant no longer offers \u2018Your News Update\u2019 audio digests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In November of 2019<\/a>, Google upgraded Assistant’s “play me the news” capability with personalized audio digests. Google Assistant has now removed “Your News Update” and gone back to only offering standard sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

For the past two years, Google has offered two “News playlist format[s].” The original “News briefing” dates back to the inception of Google Home and was comprised of short shows that you manually choose to hear and can re-order.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In comparison, “Your News Update” offered a “mix of short news stories chosen in that moment based on your interests, location, user history, and preferences, as well as the top news stories out there.” If you keep listening, Google plays longer-form content, with Assistant introducing “which publishers and updates are next” in between clips.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a Steelers fan who follows the stock market and lives in Chicago, for example, you might hear a story about the latest \u201cL\u201d construction, an analysis of last Thursday\u2019s Steelers game and a market update, in addition to the latest national headlines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n