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Description

THE BBC APP: News, stories, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.

BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, and more. More stories and videos covering business, innovation, culture, travel, Earth, and much more.

LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news updates and live global sport in our Live section.

BBC VIDEOS: Watch BBC News videos, BBC Sport videos, and video stories about climate, sustainability, science, health, technology, entertainment, and history.

BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: Sign up for breaking news notification alerts from BBC News, delivered straight to your mobile device.

FEATURES:
• Log into your BBC Account to save articles and videos for later on the app and BBC.com
• Watch videos over both cellular and wifi
• Increase your font size for readability
• Choose dark mode for a dark-background reading experience
• Share stories and videos to social platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, and send to friends via SMS and email
• Opt-in or opt-out of breaking news push notifications, you decide

ADDITIONAL INFO:
If you choose to receive push notifications, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from push notifications from BBC in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen.

Our data processor AppsFlyer collects information on behalf of the BBC for attribution and analysis purposes. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their ‘Forget My Device’ form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout

The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.com/usingthebbc/privacy/

If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms

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User Rating

4.31 out of 5

3,396 ratings in Netherlands

5 star

2,004

4 star

940

3 star

171

2 star

1 star

207

Ratings History

Reviews

Missing old interface

User interface became much more confusing and difficult since the UI update… shame as it used to be my favorite news app.

Sharing an article should include title

When you share a news article to another app (like Mastodon), the title of the article should be included. Not just the link to the article.

Photos cannot be viewed??

Cannot even click on a photo to open it. No zoom allowed in normal article view, so studying photos and zooming is a thing of the past

Horrible app update

I really hate the new update of the BBC app. It’s new layout is very unclear and messy. Making it less appealing and easy to read an article. A complete downgrade!

Impossible to look up words (not considering nonnative English speakers)

Although I appreciate more content, as a nonnative speaker, I need to occasionally check words by using the “Look up” function of my mobile. This is not possible anymore. It’s sad, as BBC was a crucial tool to improve my English vocabulary. Moreover, in the new version, pictures cannot be zoomed in; this is so disappointing, as it makes the app less mobile friendly and gives a poor user experience

It’s getting worse…

I very much preferred the simple straightforward version of this app two major overhauls ago. Why was it necessary to change? It used to be clear and simple to scroll the menus and quick to get a fair overview of the main news. But not anymore. Could you reintroduce the old version please? Not the previous one, but the one before? I have started to use the bbc news app less and less, preferring to use other news apps and websites more.

Two Stars

Failed to retrieve news from google search…

It gets worse

The app has gone down the drain since its recent overhaul. It used to work fine. Now the nuisance already starts upon opening the app, when I get prompted to register or sign in. Every. Time. Stop this nonsense! Inside the app, it doesn’t get any better. Am I scrolling through a news app or a human interest magazine? It’s headlines like ‘Where to find the best sushi in Tokyo?’ And ‘Why this cat really has nine lives’ that ruin my experience. The increasing stream of push notifications reflect this: the focus lies on featured stories, UK news and clickbait. Breaking news alerts? Barely. I cannot change these settings either. I receive alerts or not. And why does the app now have a separate ‘News’ section? I thought this was a news app in itself? All in all I’m less inclined to use the app on a daily basis. BBC, what were you thinking?

Improved

Much better than the former update: more text and less pictures. The former update made BBC News into a tabloid, now it is more seriously. The only reason for not giving five stars: the amount of trackers. I don't need personalisation.

Mwah

Interface is not attractive. Looks more like a website than an app. Lots of scrolling. Font not that easy to read. Cannot distinguish where articles end and next begins. Not a good upgrade.

Store Rankings

Ranking History

Category Rankings

Chart	Category	Rank
Top Free	Ireland News	4
Top Free	New Zealand News	4
Top Free	Australia News	5
Top Free	Greece News	8
Top Free	Finland News	9

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