Dark mode inconsistencies, no gesture navigation support
Dark mode sometimes works well, but is patchy during live updates. The lack of gesture navigation is atrocious!
Description
THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.
BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, innovation, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and much more.
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news updates and live global sport in our Live section.
BBC AUDIO: Listen to, save, and follow BBC podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. Browse schedules and live stream BBC Radio 4 or BBC World Service. From news, politics and culture to true crime, history and science, you can find the latest episodes or dive into the BBC audio archive.
WATCH BBC NEWS: Users in the US and Australia can stream live breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day on the BBC News channel.
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, podcasts and videos for later on the app and BBC.com
• Watch videos and listen to audio over both cellular and wifi
• Follow podcasts, save & download episodes to your mobile device or tablet
• Download and listen to podcast episodes offline
• Choose your settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
• Control audio playback with sleep timer and live rewind
• Increase your font size for improved readability
• Choose dark mode for a dark-background reading experience
• Share stories, podcasts, 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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BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, innovation, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and much more.
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news updates and live global sport in our Live section.
BBC AUDIO: Listen to, save, and follow BBC podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. Browse schedules and live stream BBC Radio 4 or BBC World Service. From news, politics and culture to true crime, history and science, you can find the latest episodes or dive into the BBC audio archive.
WATCH BBC NEWS: Users in the US and Australia can stream live breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day on the BBC News channel.
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, podcasts and videos for later on the app and BBC.com
• Watch videos and listen to audio over both cellular and wifi
• Follow podcasts, save & download episodes to your mobile device or tablet
• Download and listen to podcast episodes offline
• Choose your settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
• Control audio playback with sleep timer and live rewind
• Increase your font size for improved readability
• Choose dark mode for a dark-background reading experience
• Share stories, podcasts, 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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BBC: World News & Stories FAQ
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Yes, BBC: World News & Stories is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
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✅ The BBC: World News & Stories app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.
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User Rating
4.42 out of 5
191 ratings in Uganda
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BBC: World News & Stories Reviews
Revert to the Old version
This recent change in design has taken away the ‘my news’ option/section where I could pre-select topics of interest. I feel like uninstalling the update!
I like it
I like it
Excellent
Always updated with the latest news
Great
Great at breaking news
Mr. Hannibal
Great app with accurate news
Appreciation
Great news app..no wonder even cnn did the same with its latest update
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1.The BBC seems irrational on some issues for example, it’s clearly anti-Trump just like CNN, hence not broadcasting clear insights of American politics which is currently very interesting. 2.LGBT issues remain globally very controversial and yet the BBC is very clearly one sided on this issue in other wards pro LGBT, bare in mind that a very large number of viewers in Africa and the Middle East love watching the BBC, my advice is if an issue is divisive, it’s better to avoid or have a balanced opinion that puts the aspect of ones faith into consideration especially on this issue. 3.Finally the BBC should embrace change, politicians like Boris Johnson,Trump etc are negatively covered by the BBC and yet are extremely politically popular at home.
Mr
Outstanding!
Safe hands
I feel l am in safe hands with the bbc. You are incredible. Can not afford to miss a thing!
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App Info
- Category
- News
- Publisher
- BBC Studios Distribution
- Languages
- English
- Recent release
- 2025.8.2 (3 weeks ago )
- Released on
- Apr 1, 2010 (15 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, Canada, Australia, China, India, New Zealand, France, Japan, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR China, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brazil, Denmark, Türkiye, Vietnam, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, Portugal, Ghana, Russia, Poland, Kenya, Austria, Finland, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nigeria, Colombia, Romania, Czechia, Egypt, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Chile, Israel, Cyprus, Argentina, Uganda, Ukraine, Mauritius, Qatar, Oman, Nepal, Kuwait, Peru, Lebanon, Bahrain, Jamaica, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Jordan, Panama, Namibia, Latvia, Ecuador, Macao SAR China, Estonia, Uruguay, Iceland, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Azerbaijan, Cayman Islands, Senegal, Angola, Belarus, Brunei, Grenada, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Tunisia, Paraguay, Belize, North Macedonia, Mali, Madagascar, Suriname
- Last Updated
- 2 weeks ago
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