How to Delete the Newsbreak App

Last Updated: October 28, 2019

News Break is an Android and iOS news app that notifies you of events in your area, according to how you set up notifications. This wikiHow will show you how to uninstall and delete the News Break app.

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Removing News Break From iOS

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This app icon looks like a wide, white "N" on a red background that you can find on the Home screen or one of the following pages.
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Tap and hold your finger on the app icon. Don't remove your finger from the screen. If you get a pop-up from the 3D Touch menu, you might be pressing too hard on the screen and should try again.
- When you see your apps jiggle, you can lift your finger from the screen.
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Tap the X . You'll see this in the top left corner of every jiggling app that can be uninstalled.
- If you don't see the X on any apps, you might have to allow deleting apps in your restrictions .
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Tap Delete in the pop-up window. This is a confirmation that you want to delete the app.
- The app will disappear as it is uninstalled from your iOS. You can tap the Home button to stop the apps from jiggling. ^{[1]
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Removing News Break From Android

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Open Settings

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. You can find this grey gear icon on your Home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- You can also swipe down from the top of your screen to find a settings/gear icon in the notification panel.
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You might see "Apps & Notifications" instead.
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You may have to scroll down to find it.
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The app will uninstall and delete the icon from your Home screen.

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