Change CNN settings

Here's how to change your CNN app settings:

Phone or TabletComputerTV

To access your settings:

Open the CNN app and then tap the Settings icon (lower right).

Here you'll find the following options:

Account

If you're signed in to a CNN account, tap Account Settings to do the following:

Change profile photo: Tap your profile photo, choose a new profile photo, and then choose Save.
Display name: To change your display name, go to cnn.com/account/settings.
Change email: To change the email associated with your CNN account, please contact us.
Log out: Tap Log Out of CNN.
Delete account: Choose Delete My Account and then choose Delete.

Access Live TV

If you get CNN with your TV package, tap Access Live TV and then sign in with your TV provider.

Cable provider verified

If you're signed in with your TV provider, you'll see their name here.

Subscriptions

If your account has a CNN subscription, you'll find who you subscribed through (subscribed via CNN.com, Apple, or Google) and your billing period (Annual or Monthly). For more info, go to Manage your CNN subscription.

Restore purchase (iOS only): If you subscribed to CNN via Apple and you're prompted to select a plan, choose Restore purchase. If we find an active CNN subscription in the Apple App Store, we'll link it to your CNN account.

App Preferences

Edition

Choose between U.S. and International. Your edition determines which content you get in the Top News section.

Alerts

Tap Alerts and then turn notifications on or off for different topics, like Breaking News, Climate Crisis or US Politics.

Android Notification Settings

Tap Android Notification Settings to change your alert settings for the CNN app (e.g. sound or vibration). For more info, see Notifications on Android.

iOS Notification Settings

To change your notification settings for the CNN app, go to Settings > Notifications (on your iOS device), and then choose CNN. For more info, see Notifications on iOS.

Enable 'This is CNN'

Turn on this option if you want to hear the 'This is CNN' sound when opening the CNN app.

To access your settings:

At cnn.com, choose your profile icon (upper right) and then Settings.

Here you'll find the following options:

Profile photo A photo that represents you (upper left). To change your profile photo, click your profile photo, choose a new photo, and then choose Save.

Basic Info

Display name
Email address
First name
Last name

To change your name, choose the corresponding Edit button. If you want to change your email or password, go to Forgot CNN email or password?.

Connected Accounts

Choose Continue with Google or Continue with Apple to connect your Google or Apple account to your CNN account. Once you do this, you can sign in to CNN using your Google or Apple account (on the CNN sign-in screen, choose Continue with Apple or Continue with Google).

To disconnect your Google or Apple account from your CNN account, choose Disconnect.

Subscriptions

Location

Choose Edit to add or change your ZIP Code.

Newsletters

Here you can subscribe and unsubscribe from CNN newsletters sent to your account email address. To learn more, see App notifications and emails.

Manage Account

If you want to delete your CNN account, choose Delete account and then choose Delete account again to confirm.

Delete Account

If you choose to delete your account, you will no longer have access to your account and you'll be unsubscribed from newsletters.

To access your settings:

In the CNN app, choose Settings (gear icon, left edge).

Here you'll find the following options:

Account

If you're signed in with a CNN account, you'll see your account email and the option to sign out. If you're not signed in, you can sign in.

If you want to change your account email or password, see Forgot CNN email or password?

TV Channels

If you're signed in through a TV provider, you'll see your TV provider's name. If you're not signed in, choose Activate to sign in through your TV provider.