Discover a world of news with the SBS News app. From Australian news to world news, find key news headlines, context and perspectives that matter to you and your community. Whether it's politics, culture, or current affairs, access accurate and reliable information effortlessly. Get real-time notifications for breaking news and stay ahead of the curve. Join us for a seamless news experience that keeps you connected.
- Global News: Discover the latest news from Australia and around the world
- Instant Updates: Receive breaking news alerts and updates on topics you want to follow
- Live Streams: Video live streaming of news events; SBS World News
- Personalised Access: Dark Mode, iOS 14 Widget, and 3D Touch for a tailored experience
- In-Depth Exploration: Dive into explainers, related stories and trending topics
- Curated Newsletters: Subscribe for a customised news briefing at your preferred time
- Seamless Sharing: Share stories with friends via social networks, email, or SMS
- Trusted Journalism: Explore unbiased, diverse perspectives
- Stay connected: Read the context behind the headlines, discover inspiring and informative stories
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Is SBS News free?
Yes, SBS News is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is SBS News legit?
⚠️ The SBS News app has poor ratings and negative feedback. Users seem unsatisfied with its performance or features.
Why is so much of this app populated by news that is days, and sometimes weeks old. It’s in the name, stupid: NEWs. I don’t want archival news, I want to find out what’s happening now, not what happened a week ago! Mongrel of an app: doesn’t know what it is!
Notifications
Serious, ongoing issues with notifications: sending multiple times, in the wrong language, against preference in app.
Getting only Chinese notifications, no English
For some reason, the notifications are all in Chinese, leading to Chinese articles. I downloaded this app primarily for news notifications, so it’s basically useless for my use case.
Can’t see any area to change the language and SBS mandarin news notifications are turned off.
SBS news alerts changed to Chinese
My news alerts have automatically changed into Mandarin for some reason. When I go into the app everything is still in English. I can’t seem to change it
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Far too many articles remain in the app for too long and are old news
Malcolm, Attadale
More app updates than news stories
Surely it doesn’t need updating THAT often - I mean how much difference does it actually make?
Why can’t I see more photo detail?
The quality of news is debatable. Generally it’s still a cut above the murdoch shlock. BUT you often feature some great images. Why then can we not zoom in and look at the detail?! Very frustrating when this option is available on most other news aps.
Poor
Same news stories stay in app for days / weeks.
Only one or two new stories each day. No point using more than once a week or so.
Headlines only
Can’t read full stories, headlines ony
News app? Really?
While I enjoy much of the drama and movies on SBS it’s news is way too lefty for me. So something I found particularly offensive made me delete the app. Was just watching the news- something I rarely do because I no longer trust MSM there was an item about an ancient sea creature on this afternoon’s news. I have a grandson obsessed with dinosaurs so I reinstated the app so I could send it to him. I scrolled- nothing. So I searched dinosaur, sea creature and a few others. Nada. I’ve re deleted the app.