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Google News may get a “Listen” tab for audio news (v5.144.0)

  • A “Listen” feature for audio news playback may be rolling out to “Google News.”
  • An analysis of the in-app code from the v5.144.0 update for the Android “Google News” app has confirmed the addition of strings related to the “Listen” audio news playback feature.
  • The feature will likely play the morning’s top stories, as indicated by the text, “New! Listen to the morning’s top stories.”

Google’s news service, “Google News,” may be rolling out an audio news playback feature called “Listen.”

An analysis of the in-app code of the Android “Google News” app version v5.144.0, released on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, has confirmed the addition of strings related to an audio news playback feature called “Listen.” It appears this “Listen” feature in “Google News” will be implemented as a tab.

Furthermore, the text “New! Listen to the morning’s top stories” indicates that the “Listen” audio news feature will play the top stories of the morning. However, it has not yet been fully rolled out and, at this stage, remains a potential new feature for the future.

<string name="listen_tab_upsell">New! Listen to the morning's top stories</string>

While details about the “Listen” audio news feature in “Google News” are still unknown, it is expected to be a feature centered around news summarization and audio playback leveraging generative AI.

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