I am unable to listen to articles on my iPad Pro running iPadOS 26.7.1, in the News app. The audio tab is missing from the iPad version of the app, it’s not on the navigation bar at the top nor the sidebar. It works on iPhone, no problem.
I have an Apple One subscription, which includes News+. I am physically located in the United States and am not using any VPN.
My iPad is set to English, with United States as the location. I verified United States is listed as my location for subscriptions and purchases for my Apple ID also.
I have tried offloading, uninstalling, and reinstalling the News app, to no avail.
The Listen to News stories on iPad article from the iPad user guide instructs me to tap “Audio”, but I don’t see that anywhere.
As a workaround, I’m able to use the Podcasts app on iPad and listen to the audio. However, this is a poor user experience for me because it takes time to determine which articles I’m interested in have audio.