On July 17, sometimes referred to as World Emoji Day, Apple unveiled its Emoji Game. However, in December, Apple released iOS 18.2, which included the well-known puzzle game Sudoku in the News app.

While a few sudoku problems are free for everyone to attempt, Apple News Plus users get daily access to additional puzzles. For $13 a month, you can subscribe to Apple News Plus, which includes news from the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker, as well as daily sudoku and other puzzles like Quartiles.

Where are the iPhone sudoku puzzles located?

1. News that is open.
2. At the bottom of your screen, tap Following.

3. Press the Puzzle button.
4. Press the Sudoku button.

Everyone, even those who are not members to Apple News Plus, may play the three puzzles that are designated as Free to Play toward the top of the menu. These puzzles are typically at least a week old, and Apple indicates the level of each challenge by labeling it as Easy, Moderate, or Challenging. To play, tap any of these. There are new puzzles every day plus a collection of riddles that Apple News Plus customers may play whenever they want underneath the free puzzles.

What information is necessary about sudoku on an iPhone?

You must arrange the digits 1 through 9 on a square 9-by-9 grid in sudoku. That grid consists of nine 3-by-3 blocks, and you must arrange the numbers in each block, row, and column to avoid having duplicates. For instance, a block cannot contain the number 2 twice, and the same is true for each row and column.

By pressing the Pen option below the problem, then touching the space you want to respond for, and finally hitting the number at the bottom of the screen, you may input a number into a space on an iPhone. To keep track of things, you may hit Notes next to Pen and then choose all the numbers that can be put in an area that can hold two or three digits.

How can I determine if a number is in the correct place?

Here’s how to use Autocheck to verify your number placements.

1. News that is open.
2. At the bottom of your screen, tap Following.
3. Press the Puzzle button.
4. Press the Sudoku button.
5. Press a puzzle.
6. Press the checkmark-marked button in the upper right corner.
7. Select Autocheck.

Your iPhone will now indicate a number with a red slash across it if you enter it incorrectly. Numbers put in the proper location won’t be marked by your iPhone.

If I have to restart a puzzle, how do I do it?

To restart a puzzle for any reason, follow these steps.

1. News that is open.
2. At the bottom of your screen, tap Following.
3. Press the Puzzle button.
4. Press the Sudoku button.
5. Press a puzzle.
6. Press the checkmark-marked button in the upper right corner.
7. Select “Clear Puzzle.”

You may start the puzzle again when all of your solutions are erased.

See our iOS 18 cheat sheet and what you need to know about iOS 18.5 and iOS 18.4 for additional information on iOS 18. Check out all you need to know about iOS 26 as well as how the future operating system will allow us to disable the alarm’s 9-minute snooze.