Apple News in Monterey opening by itself, unwanted

[BlueMacawBird]

I use Apple News +, primarily on my iPad but also occasionally on my Macs (running Monterey). I sometimes find News open on a Mac, when I have not opened it. Which is annoying; if I want it I'll open it myself, thanks.

Has anyone else found this happening? I just don't like having programs decide to load for unknown reasons, which sounds like something from the Windows world.

Thanks,

John

 

[chabig]

Apps don't open by themselves. Check System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items. If News is set to open at login, remove it from that list. It's also possible that certain URLs are set to open in the News app.

 

[BlueMacawBird]

Well, News is not in my login list. And I only restart my machines occasionally, anyway. It may be possible that mail items with a URL could do it, though. I sometimes send myself an email from the iPad so I can use the Mac to see the article. Clicking on the link in the email opens News of course. What might be interesting is if News opens if the email appears in Mail, but the link has not been used. I'll test that.

Thanks,

John