# Apple News Format Release Notes Learn about new features that require iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26. ## Discussion This feature was added for the latest Apple News Format release: - In the [`Metadata`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/Metadata) object, use `syndicated` to indicate a syndication or wire service produced the content. These features were added in a previous Apple News Format release: - You can embed a Facebook reel in your article using the `URL` property in the [`FacebookPost`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/FacebookPost) object. - In the [`Condition`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/Condition) object, use `following` to indicate whether the person viewing the article is following the channel that published the article. ### Deprecated Objects and Properties This property was deprecated in the latest Apple News Format release: - The `transparentToolbar` property in the [`Metadata`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/Metadata) object was deprecated. These objects were deprecated in a previous Apple News Format release: - [`AutoPlacement`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/AutoPlacement), [`AdvertisementAutoPlacement`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/AdvertisementAutoPlacement), [`ConditionalAutoPlacement`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/ConditionalAutoPlacement), and [`AutoPlacementLayout`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/AutoPlacementLayout) objects are deprecated because you can only control advertisement settings via News Publisher. - [`MediumRectangleAdvertisement`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/MediumRectangleAdvertisement) and [`BannerAdvertisement`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/BannerAdvertisement) objects are deprecated because Apple News no longer supports manual ads. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)