BBC News
Developed by BBC Worldwide | Last updated: May 26, 2024
BBC News is a news app, developed by BBC Worldwide, available on iOS and Android since its release in April 2010. The updated version 2023.1.0 is now available to download, compatible with iOS 13.0+ and Android 10+. Before downloading this app, let's quickly review what BBC News has to offer.
About BBC News
The BBC News app brings you the latest, breaking news from our trusted global network of journalists.
Personalise your news offering with My News
Add topics wherever you see the + icon for a quick route straight to the stories you care about.
Stories from topics you add will appear in your personalised My News feed. Here you can order stories by topic or time to stay on top of the news of the day. Topics can be added, removed or re-ordered using the Edit function.
Find content fast
The app can suggest topics based on stories you’ve recently viewed and what’s in the news now.
And you can quickly find topics that interest you using the Search tab. Choose from the familiar list of BBC News indexes such as Business, Technology, Entertainment and Health, or search for your own subjects of interest, whether they’re people, places, things or themes.
More of the news you care about
We offer a full selection of stories from the newsroom, and many ways to read the best journalism from BBC correspondents, including:
- Popular - keep on top of the most read stories and most watched videos from across the BBC
- Video - One-minute World News summary and the latest video stories
- Live - BBC World Service Radio. Expertise and insight from our journalists available 24-hours a day and ready to listen to in the background as you browse
Other features:
- Push notifications for important news stories
- Video over cellular and wifi
- Improved offline experience. Download the latest stories when you have a signal and then read them at your leisure
- Viewing modes. On iPhone see more stories per index by choosing ‘Compact layout’ from the Settings screen
- Settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
- Share stories to your social networks, or email/SMS to a friend
- Support for dynamic text. Articles in the app will respect the font size in your device settings so you can increase or decrease the story text size as suits your preference
- Related stories, related topics. Go deeper into a storyline with suggestions for further reading and viewing and a range of topics related to each story
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 News in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen.
No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed.
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 http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms
What's new in version 2023.1.0
This update includes some significant underlying technical improvements to the mobile app. We have also upgraded the look of the app with a new layout.
Download the BBC News App
BBC News has an IPA/APK download size of 70 MB on its latest version. BBC News is FREE to download. Ready to install? Ensure you have at least 83 MB of storage space available, then tap the button or scan the QR code below to start the download process!
Ranking History in App Store (U.S)
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Compatibility
- iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- Old devices: iPhone X/SE/8/7/6
- iPad Pro
- iPad Mini
Review: Ads Cover Content
After an update last year ads started covering up articles. This should probably be fixed.
By Yosuperfatmomma
Review: No videos playing
I could always depend on this app to deliver trusted, relevant work. However, I am suddenly not able to activate...
By 67flowers
Review: Great app. Could definitely use an Apple Watch com
If the BBC release an Apple Watch app that lets me read and scroll through articles, unlike every other news...
By bologna=hotdog_pancakes
Review: Love bbc except video clips
I accept that you need to support your journalists with advertisements. But it takes far too long just to load...
By fghuo
Review: Very little news, too many ads
The BBC's Sports ad covers the other news, sometimes entirely.
By TG797879074
