NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile

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NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile
Free service for the print-disabled.
Over five hundred newspapers and magazines plus weather, TV listings, and retail ads.
NFB-NEWSLINE is a free service available to anyone who is blind, visually impaired, or print-disabled. It offers over five hundred publications to choose from including:
- Thirteen national newspapers like the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today
- Thirty-three breaking news sources such as CNN, BBC, and ESPN Online
- Fourteen international newspapers including Financial Times and Vancouver Sun
- Seventy magazines like Reader’s Digest, Time, Rolling Stone, Guideposts, PC World, and countless state newspapers
For a complete list of available publications, please visit https://nfb.org/participating-newspapers.
New! KNFB Reader Basic is now a part of NFB-NEWSLINE! All of the core features you love about KNFB Reader are now free with NFB-NEWSLINE. KNFB Reader Basic gives you instant access to print anytime, anywhere, offering text recognition using your device’s camera. Use it to import or take a photo of anything containing text and the app will read the text out loud or display it on a connected refreshable Braille device. The app helps you get a good photo with special alignment tools, including spoken and vibration guidance.
Additional NFB-NEWSLINE Features:
- Television listings so you can keep track of your favorite shows
- The latest retail ads from stores like Target and Walmart
- Localized weather alerts. Have you heard the emergency alert tone on the television but are unable to read the message scrolling on the screen? Now you can simply sign into NFB-NEWSLINE and the text of the alert will be read to you on the spot. NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile uses your device’s GPS, so your weather alerts and forecasts go with you wherever you go.
To use this app, you must be an NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber with a valid identification and security code. Eligible NFB-NEWSLINE subscribers may install and use this app on up to five devices. To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE and how you can sign up, visit www.nfbnewsline.org or call 866-504-7300.
NFB-NEWSLINE is a service of the National Federation of the Blind. http://www.nfb.org
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
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NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile FAQ

  • Is NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile free?

    Yes, NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.

  • Is NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile legit?

    🤔 The NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.

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NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile Reviews

NFB Newsline Review

Ryn Newby on

United States

I am highly pleased with the service. Newspapers are struggling to survive and my hometown newspaper has a lot of reprinted articles from other papers so I feel fortunate to have access to The Washington Post, New York Times, etc. I’m very grateful for this opportunity. Thank you.

Hartford current articles are being reported partially and not full

PJ Husky on

United States

I fully support NFB-NEWSLINE, however, for the past week articles being reported in the Hartford current which is my hometown newspaper are not being reported in full and they’re indicating that if you’re subscriber, then you have to sign in or and this is not functional and it doesn’t make sense so I just wanted to express my disclosure with this issue which is going on like I said for one week

Five stars when it actually works

fjbkim1227 on

United States

But zero stars when it doesn’t. It’s August 25, 2024, and for the last several weeks the app seems to be crashing on a regular basis. Can’t use it at all when that happens, which is terribly inconvenient. I appreciate that it’s free, but lately I’ve been getting what I paid for.

Just one issue

Mason Tilley 11119999022956786 on

United States

This app is pretty good, does what I need it to do and I can read the news I want to read. But for some reason, none of the articles I’m reading contain apostrophes. It’s like they’ve been removed, and voiceover will read things to me like, “can t” or “didn t”. What’s up with that? Is this a weird thing the developers have done, rather than escaping the ‘ apostrophe character? No clue, but anyhow that’s my only complaint.

why do you make changes without input from the users?

ytybc on

United States

once again, you’re making changes without input from the users. The weather forecast is now much more tedious than it was containing information that’s totally useless. We are not scientists please remove the decimal point from the wind, speed and temperature. It makes no sense, including this information, and only makes the app more tedious than you have already made it tedious by making a swipe past periods in a text. also, why is there no response from NFB News Line regarding the 300 comments that are in place? Why are you so out of touch with the people you’re supposed to be serving?

Global news search not working in 3.3.1

Randy-B on

United States

No matter which device I use, iPhone or iPad, global news search always tells me that there is a problem communicating with the server. So I can't look up anything. Other than that, it's a great app and provides a service to great to evaluate.

Grumpy

GMaune on

United States

Super unhappy with all the changes from the recent update.

I got good news and bad news

JC Sears on

United States

The app has been very effective for for several years but starting in July 1 the new update has caused the app to be unusable I have notified the helpdesk and only have been told today to reinstall this must be corrected because I utilize this app daily

Latest update has made the app on usable

wbsjr0214 on

United States

The latest 3.1 update on July 2, 2022 has made the news line app unusable. I am no longer able to open individual articles. This renders the app useless. This is very disappointing to me because I use this app daily. It is my primary source of news information. Sure do hope whoever is responsible for the app figures out what has broken, and pushes an update ASAP.

Keeping updated in today’s world

sophtah on

United States

Politically speaking access to the left and to the right worldwide. Lots of good entertainment, environmental issues, and access to the medical world.

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