You can update your preferences from the Settings screen, which can be accessed in two ways depending on your device:
🧭 Where to Find Settings
On some TV Devices: From the Top of the Screen
Look for the gear icon (⚙️) at the top corner of the screen.
Hover over it to reveal the label “My Account”.
Click it to open the My Settings screen.
On other Devices: From the Bottom of the Home Screen
On some TV platforms, scroll to the bottom of all playlists.
Select “Settings” to open the preferences menu.
📍 Set Your Location
To receive news that's relevant to where you live:
🔗 Follow this guide:
👉 How can I change my location?
📰 Configure My Headlines
Want to update your favorite categories and sources? Here's how:
Tap "Configure My Headlines" in the app.
🗂️ Categories screen appears first.
👉 Tap the categories you want to favorite (a ✅ checkmark will appear).Tap "Next" ➡️ to go to the Recommended Sources screen.
📰 Tap on the sources you’d like to favorite.
📍 You can also update your location on this screen.
✅ Tap "Done" to save your preferences.
🖥️ Auto Full-Screen
This feature makes videos or images automatically expand to full-screen after a few seconds.
🕒 Default time: 20 seconds
✨ Customize it:
Go to Settings ⚙️
Select "Auto Full-Screen"
Choose a time that fits your style (e.g., 20s, 40s, or disable it completely)
📴 To disable auto full-screen:
Select the Off option in the same settings menu.
✋ Even if it's off, you can still manually zoom using a pinch gesture 🤏.
▶️ Autoplay (available on select platforms)
Autoplay controls whether the first video starts playing automatically when you open the app.
🔛 ON – The video will play automatically
🔴 OFF – The video will start paused
To toggle this setting:
Go to Settings ⚙️
Select "Autoplay"
Choose ON or OFF, based on your preference
This gives you control over how your news experience begins each time you launch the app.
🌡️ Temperature (available on select platforms)
You can choose how temperature is displayed in the weather widget on your home screen:
🌡️ Celsius (°C)
🌡️ Fahrenheit (°F)
To change this:
Go to Settings ⚙️
Tap on "Temperature Unit"
Select Celsius or Fahrenheit
Your weather widget will now show temperatures using your chosen unit.
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📬 Contact Support anytime via the app or Haystack Help Center