The Hilton Head Island Packet newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Beaufort, and communities across the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The Island Packet is your trusted source for local, daily journalism serving coastal South Carolina. Our newsroom provides reporting on local government, public institutions, public safety, education, business, and community issues affecting residents throughout the Lowcountry, alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Hilton Head, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Beaufort, and the Lowcountry
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom
• The Hilton Head Island Packet newspaper opinions, editorials and columns
• Edition, a digital destination providing a complete daily report of local, statewide, national, and world news curated overnight by our editors
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and major national news coverage
• View photos and videos from local reporting and community events
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds
• Search for news articles, videos, games and more
• Bookmark news articles to read later
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode
Other Features
• Browse articles by category
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email
• Comment on news articles
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper
• Recharge and unwind with puzzles and games
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Great news coverage for HIlton Head and surrounding municipalities
Dick2621
Our family has loved and enjoyed the news coverage which is objective and interesting.We rely on the internet version on our IPad and iPhone which makes the coverage available to us whenever and wherever. Sometimes we will get a pop-up while we are resting during a long walk on the beach or paths.It is a great way to keep up on the local news, even while we are traveling to visit our kids in NY - Mass or when we are in our summer house in the Adirondacks
Doesn’t work with older cell phones
Silvertonjm
Despite just renewing my subscription the new version doesn’t work and can’t be downloaded on my phone. I will be canceling tomorrow. No warning from customer services about this .
Developer Response
Dear Valued Customer. I’m sorry for the issue you are experiencing. The latest version of The Island Packet app for Apple requires iOS 17.1+ and Android 8.0+. Older devices that can’t upgrade won’t be able to run it. Please reach out to us at wecare@mcclatchy.com with your contact information as we would like the opportunity to correct. In the meantime, you can still access the edition through a web browser. We look forward to your feedback. Thanks, Customer Care
Useles
casceo
The new app is useless if one’s I Pad cannot run version 17.0. My 16.7 version will not download the new app. When I open my Island Packett App, your app recision tells me I must download the newer version to continue reading and I cannot since I am not a 17.0 user. I went to the App Store and found the older version of your app which was recommended for older I Pad users but after downloading , when Inopen the app it takes me to the same page that requires me to download the newer app which my IP cannot accept. HENCE YOU HAVE JUST FIRED ME AS A CUSTOMER. I will call today and CANCEL my subscription.
Developer Response
Dear valued subscriber, I’m sorry for the issue you are experiencing. The latest version of The Island Packet app requires iOS 17.1+, so older iPads that can’t upgrade won’t be able to run it. To make sure you can still access the app without interruption, we can provide a tablet device that’s compatible and will work with The Island Packet app right away. If you’d like to proceed, email us at wecare@mcclatchy.com and include: Your full name Mailing address Best phone number (optional, for delivery questions) Once we receive that, we’ll get the replacement tablet arranged and share next steps. Thanks, Customer Care
App is poorly designed
BobfromColonie
The app for the Island Packet does not open all the time. It is frustrating to click on the newspaper view and the app does not always open. It just gets hung up and does not download. There are too many adds that run in the background which effects the appearance of the print text-it gets blurred when the adds open. If you click on the close add it just cycles to a new add. When prompted to enter a nick name to submit this Review it says nick name taken. I don’t believe it is taken. The word I chose is too unique. I’ll try again
Developer Response
We apologize for the issues. Please try clearing your device's browser history to see if that improves your experience.
• Video enhancements including support as lead media on article pages and vertical video display
• Enabled app store rating prompts
• Support for iOS 26
• Improved Welcome screen (optimized copy and new image)
• Improved support for BeOp poll embeds
• Improved support for inline vertical images
• Updated article byline to remove the word “to”
• Added publication nameplate to Edition front pages
• Updated ‘Manage Subscription’ button in account settings to read ‘Manage In-App Purchases’
• Other bug fixes and performance enhancements
Version 11.1.13
The developer, The McClatchy Company, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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