BBC News


What's New
Bug fix...
Size:
758k
Category:
News - Weather
OS:
Android
Price:
Free
Websitebsite:
http://www.bbc.com
Requirements:
1.6 - 2.3.3
Version:
2.5.2

Description - BBC News

BBC Worldwide Limited , the publisher behind many Android apps (BBC News ,Top Gear Cool Wall ,Doctor Who - The Mazes of Time ,Tongue Tracer ,BBC Olympics ,Top Gear - News), brings BBC News with a number of new features along with the usual bug fixes. BBC News apps has been update to version 2.5.2 with several major changes and improvements. Apps release that improves performance, provides several new options.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • This is one of the best news apps on the planet for any platform..
  • The BBC news application is one of the best designed available..

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Overall Satisfactionc89
This is one of the best news apps on the planet for any platform.
An fox app an CNN app always freeze.
And still gets me international news faster than cnn.
Thank you BBC for finally releasing this app.
Love the format and the content.
More screen erosion by annoying ads.
Fun & Engagingc53
Great for getting awesome news coverage by the BBC.
Great to get up to date news all the time.
Usefulnessc75
Reliable app with up to date news all around the world.
Had to re -rate.
BBC News keeps me informed in every moment of day and night.
Easy way to stay informed about global events.
App keeps me up to date with world events.
Social Aspectsc93
Breaking news shortly after it hits social media.
Production Valuesc69
The interface is attractive and easy to manoeuvre.
Intuitive easy to use interface.
It's always updated and has a really nice interface.
Really nice interface and easy to browse.
Ease of Usec58
The interface is attractive and easy to manoeuvre.
Intuitive easy to use interface.
Everything is logically organized and easy to customize.
nice presentation and easy links to audio and video.
Reliabilityc33
well organized app runs great on Droid Bionic.
Streaming doesn't work.
Ads not Intrusivec76
More screen erosion by annoying ads.
Security & Privacyc10
Updates & Supportc61
Wait for android version.
Love the Tablet version as well.
Batteryc100

Still the best balanced and ad- free news app. found in 5 reviews
Id rather have an English source of news here in the States. found in 22 reviews
intuitive usage & solid over-view of current affairs. found in 7 reviews
Easy way to stay informed about global events. found in 34 reviews
Why does news reading have to be in portrait. found in 4 reviews
The interface is attractive and easy to manoeuvre. found in 10 reviews
Runs very smoothly and looks incredible. found in 5 reviews
Great " Features and Analysis " category filled with articles worth spending time on. found in 9 reviews
the best news app in the market in terms of size. found in 4 reviews
news site worth trusting or reading these days. found in 11 reviews
You will get authentic news all over the world. found in 6 reviews
World class reporting from a perspective outside of the US. found in 7 reviews
Strange navigation thru articles. found in 2 reviews
Please add option to save images for offline viewing. found in 8 reviews
Everything is logically organized and easy to customize. found in 3 reviews
i love to updated on daily news and events. found in 10 reviews
didnt think the app would download articles for offline reading. found in 23 reviews
A excellent app for learning English. found in 5 reviews
Stay up to date with news around the globe. found in 4 reviews
Best front page of any news app I have seen. found in 6 reviews
I wish it had an option to share news articles with social media. found in 12 reviews
The failure to load articles correctly is major pain. found in 12 reviews
Great app - would be great to be able to change order of chosen sections. found in 35 reviews
its just a pity u cant share articles via facebook etc. found in 87 reviews
Please issue landscape view for 7 inch tablets. found in 20 reviews
But bit slow in loading news Working perfectly on galaxy ace. found in 5 reviews
you have to open the article to see full headline text. found in 30 reviews
Some articles don't load after clicking from the main screen. found in 7 reviews
I keep having to uninstall and re install every few days because it. found in 26 reviews
Wish I could sort the order of news sections though. found in 4 reviews
Please add the option to share stories via shortened urls. found in 15 reviews
Amazing app but then it needs a widget. found in 9 reviews
now only about 10 seconds live streaming until it stops. found in 16 reviews
Font size cannot be changed and zoom not allowed. found in 89 reviews
But sometimes it takes forever to load the news on newstack widget. found in 8 reviews
The video player not working on the galaxy s3 Also. found in 11 reviews
brings all the basics but i cant share to social network. found in 7 reviews
the widgets appear distorted even when resized in Android 4. found in 21 reviews
It's sometimes very difficult to scroll on the main Page. found in 34 reviews
No landscape view is a major minus. found in 20 reviews
Not loading live radio. found in 18 reviews
Too many permissions & ridiculousely limited news articles selection that gets. found in 69 reviews
It used to work fine but now it force closes whenever I start it. found in 51 reviews
BBC: Your live World Service stream has been broken for a week. found in 69 reviews
Cannot believe the lack of proper updates to the news feeds. found in 22 reviews
but why doesn't it support landscape on Nexus 7. found in 50 reviews
I installed it but it fails to download any news item. found in 30 reviews
I cant change font size on a galaxy ace. found in 89 reviews
the scroll position resets to the top of the open page. found in 29 reviews
Starts to open then just logs itself out before fully loading. found in 30 reviews
Great app if you only read the news twice a week. found in 34 reviews

If you are Android owner,you now can download BBC News for free from Google Play. The application is supporting English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 2.5.2 has been released on 2014-11-28. For ensuring consistency with the device you should take into account the following app compatibility information: 1.6 - 2.3.3
Bottom Line: For more information about BBC News check developer BBC Worldwide Limited`s website : http://www.bbc.com


Download the official BBC News app for international audiences.Get the latest world and regional news from the BBC s global network of more than 2000 journalists. From breaking news, to business, politics, entertainment, technology, the ...

I get frustrated when i try to watch a video within the app most of the time when you select a video and press play it immediately starts playing a 15 second ad This would be fine except more often than not after the ad finishes i get a black screen saying that the content is not available in my region Surely you can tell me before i play the video The ads within articles are also becoming quite intrusive too i understand that there needs to be ads to keep these aps free but tone em down             Oliver Tual
I almost like it But what pains me the most are the push notifications There s a headline in the push that doesn t read like the headline in the actual article and it irritates me to no end because I can t finish the sentence It s enough to make me leave 1 star But I don t like how so much is a video I find it rude to listen to my videos full volume and I don t live with earbuds in my ears and reading is just quicker and more detailed     Rachel Hendren
I m not so much rating the app as the quality of the writing in the news There is never detail it soundbites Local news of quantity and quality is non existent The best is that new on the app comes often before the bbc transmitted news by about 12 hours so no point watching news on tv any more The app itself is limited in that only a low number of types can be selected which mean I cannot have all the types I want It is a pity that in some stories there is more links to other news the news     David Green
The App works well and is easy to navigate with lots of interesting content However there seems to be bias against anything that the BBC perceives as right wing Noone at the BBC will realise this if course The reporting and editorial content is somewhat self righteous as if the BBC is the voice of political correctness that everyone should follow Nonetheless I still regard the BBC as the greatest institution in the world but it is ts a shamethe staff appear to have been institutionalised                 Ross Donaldson
I use this a lot but mostly for the content It doesn t work well on older Android systems as some web sites keep reloading I wish it would mark pages I read and let me hide them Perhaps there is already an option for this Also I hardly ever watch video clips so I would be happy to be able to filter those out Btw some writers have a horrible English                 Josef
Used to be my go to source for news but recent updates have seen content reduced from key sections such as business news entertainment and sports With these pages now carrying such a small amount of news it s not worth keeping the app Uninstalling as a result Such a shame BBC as you had a great app but you ve really messed it up with the last couple of updates         jp cosse
Experience on the app is great I really love the use of parallax scrolling as a tool for dramatising the storytelling So why the single star The editors need to let go of the colonial hangover A simple analysis of stories featured for Asia and Africa would show that that the choose points to a kiplinguesque snake charmer mindset I wish that could change and I could give five stars     Rajeev Anand
Consistent up to date objective news An international News Network that reports the stories as they have happened Facts not opinions news is supposed to be objective we the reader are the ones who are supposed to form an opinion from the reporting I want the truth not propaganda The BBC sets the standard for true unbiased news Excellent reporting excellent sources and excellent writers All around the most up to date accurate news hats off to the people at the BBC                     Aaron Sawyer
It s a better application I use to learn more information in the world Even I acquire much skill in English by reading it in my free time Being a freshman in English I think it s one the best application for the learning             MOINDJIE MOHAMED
The BBC News application is well built and intuitive Well built in the sense that it rarely crashes and performs well Intuitive in the sense that I rarely need to think or search for controls while I m using the application The BBC has been known throughout my lifetime as a reputable and relatively impartial source of information At least so far the BBC hasn t caved it to the gamification of news in order to get keep users attention on behalf of advertisers                     Pat Phelan
This used to be my go to news app however the vast majority of written articles have been replaced by features and analysis videos editorials In the US the video experience is poor as the ads take ages to load and the content often fails to load after an ad plays If we return to having more than one written article per section this will be a 5 star news app once again but at present it isn t worth a download     Malcolm Reid
Would be 5 star if text adjustment was not solely dependent on changing system wide font every time I want to read something in BBC app I m forced to keep system font on huge to be able to read other apps e g Reuters that have very tiny text NYT as one example has its own text setting My huge default setting means I must change it to normal when I read BBC                 Larry
There used to be so much news on this app But now the news stories seem to be restricted and some articles stay on the site for months I so want this BBC App to be my first reference point for news but it no longer is Please BBC get back to whay you do best informing the world with upto date news             Mark Mathias
This app certainly covers the news well As an American reader I find it a good source for unbiased coverage of US news The app still has the rare hiccup going from articles in one category to articles in another and rarely has to be restarted but the improvements have made these instances far less often and the operation much smoother                     David Powell
Usually pretty good The drawback is occasionally there are interesting headlines but when you click on it up pops the message content unavailable Sometimes it takes a week before it appears sometimes it never appears                 Michael Chambers
This news channel carries interesting articles on science and offbeat news items However when reporting on political matters in areas remote from the UK it comes across as representing the subjective views of biased writers rather than those of the objective and well respected institution that it once was This is my personal opinion of course with apologies if anyone s feelings are hurt         Gc Ra
great information up to date current and accurate This is necessary for people in the United States as well because of the loss of our net neutrality due to the Trump administration permitting 3 million Russian no votes being aware of this fact at the time and still ending our un censored access to the internet Thank you jmatacola                     John Matacola
I enjoy having the option of reading about news and features from around the world something I rarely find in the coverage that is provided by my U S A outlets The world is bigger than one political malformed thought and you are doing a good job of getting it Need I say more                     Natasha ThomasManson
Ongoing technical problem App has problems for some news categories where only 1 story in total is listed e g uk entertainment etc despite there being multiple stories on line and in the my news section This seems to be linked to sections of the app that carry ads Have sent app feedback and details of this technical problem on FOUR occasions to BBC but have got no acknowledgement or reply         Micheal Collins
Recently after updates the BBC News app only shows one news story and lots of features and analysis per topic Where have all the news stories gone For example under UK Politics I see only news story same for all the other topics Come on bring back the News not commentary         Mark Fernley
Best news app out there Comprehensive intellectual and very well written articles that offer a global perspective The app is structured in a user friendly manner                     Robin Pridham
Sometimes when I m reading an article the app will self minimize I then click on the app which is still in my open que and it will take me back to the main page where I have to relocate the article I was reading This happens multiple times Please work on this         Patricia Pike
Generally excellent news source but I would prefer a bit more separation of the videos from the news Or offer a transcripted version of the video stories so those of us without the time to watch a video straight through or who can t listen to the audio can read the story even if we can t enjoy the video                 Scott Ellinger
Why I can t read news It always show that your connection was blabla try again even my Internet connection is extremely okay BBC please check this problem it prevent me to read your news         Thu Phuong Do
It s totally worthy for connect with whole world with true and sticky essence of journalism I love it for news from different area and subjects of life but also for improvement in my english vocabulary and understanding                     ADITYA ANAND
Well designed easy to get around and of course filled with deeply reported and vividly written articles as always from the bbc                     Rebecca Michaels
I choose bbc during the last election wishing a uk based news publisher can provide neutral views to both candidates but i have found out that the news are biased or not reporting the complete story so i decide to choose an alternative news source who can provide neutral views i know it is hard but i will continue to explore     Yang Liu
Useful and well organized Audio alert for push notifications is annoying but easily disabled Please try to add back scroll bars to news stories These used to work but have been missing on Android 7 0 for a long time maybe a year                 Jordan Hazen
The video player has never worked on my Note 9 I d think from a giant like the BBC that would not be an issue Other than not being able to watch any news videos it is my favorite news outlet with a more neutral approach to US politics and actual world news that makes me believe there is more than just the US of A             Dennis Verhaaff
This is just a personal preference but I would like to be able to read more of the news than having to watch videos In my line of work it s easier to read something than having to have to listen to something with audio hence there are a lot of research articles that I miss out on                 Home Du Plessis
i want news without left leaning spin in either the headline or the article Generally this is the case but all to often the story has a clear left bias with alsmost never a right bias I do really like the breadth of stories and I get a much more balanced approach than other similar apps                 Gene Milford
Good resource for international news but would like some articles on the site The mobile app site seems to be mostly made up of videos which is not conducive to those who prefer t ok read news stories                 Rach L
Good news source but perpetual frustration because with their video playback Often you watch an ad to find the video doesn t work and that s very disappointing         John White
It s a good app it doesn t have any problems and it keeps you up with everything that is going on worldwide You can also add a category that you like and it will notify you about anything related to that category                     Yeuris Asencio
love the app but I ve lost a list of news headlines for UK news Scotland news and World news For all other topics USA Popular Europe etc I get a list of approx 10 headlines does anyone know if this will be fixed or how to fix it                 Po
used to have lots of articles but now it does not I thought it was my phone that was causing me to see one story and external links after reinstalling it multiple times I realised that it s the app and nothing to do with my phone uninstalling bye bye     Brendan Pettit
The app is great but the thing that really needs improved is the content appearing in each section Recently stories are not being tagged properly and not appearing under the heading such as local regions Please fix this                 Robbie S
Video lag is as bad as ever Needs to be a quicker and smoother experience Also a dark mode is needed Most apps have a dark mode nowadays             Sundeep Kapadia
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