BBC: World News & Stories 12+
Live, Breaking, Sport & Video
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
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- Free
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Description
THE BBC APP: News, stories, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.
BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, and more. More stories and videos covering business, innovation, culture, travel, Earth, and much more.
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news updates and live global sport in our Live section.
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 and videos for later on the app and BBC.com
• Watch videos over both cellular and wifi
• Increase your font size for readability
• Choose dark mode for a dark-background reading experience
• Share stories 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
What’s New
Version 2024.7.1
Performance updates and bug fixes.
Ratings and Reviews
Great but very slow recently
Great app use it every day. However the frame rate of the scrolling is about 1 Hz. I think it has to do with the ads. Once I close the app it still effects other app speeds too. If I kill the app in the app switcher the phone is back to normal. Needs to be fixed.
Old version great, new version awful
This app used to have great personalisation options in the My News section. This has now been removed and replaced by fixed topics showing just two stories until you click in, making it much harder and slower to keep track of various subject areas. International users are not necessarily interested in international news, as the new design appears to assume. Some topics are also not updated when you try to click into the relevant section. A real disappointment especially when the old version was so good.
Ads are intrusive, too long, and impossible to control.
I have given up trying to read any articles as, since the last update:
1. I cannot use it without an account I don’t want to create unless I click two separate “use without an account” links each time I open the app
2. I cannot even _read_ articles as a bloody great ad which I cannot mute, pause, scroll away from or minimise takes up the screen for 30seconds.
You are the only app I use where ads and accounts are this intrusive. The result is that I no longer use it.
App Privacy
The developer, BBC Studios Distribution Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Browsing History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Browsing History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
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BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- DUNS Number
- 211598784
- Address
- 1 Television Centre London N/A W12 7FA United Kingdom
- Phone Number
- +44 2084330337
- comhelp.bbc@bbc.com
- Size
- 79.7 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour
- Copyright
- © 2024 BBC
- Price
- Free