Guest Paul Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Welcome to 'Paul's App of the Day', where I pick one of my favourite apps as featured app of the day! Today's app is... BBC News What they sayShows you the latest news headlines in a compact widget on the Android home screen, and includes a headline and article viewer. What we say I like to keep up with the news on the BBC News website when i'm at a desktop machine, but this app lets me do it on my mobile too. It has a straightforward UI and good performance (aside from an occasional 'white screen' when loading an article on a poor connection). Features include customisable update frequency for when the phone is both on and in standby, notification bar display of breaking stories and a homescreen widget. All for free with no ads. Permissions INTERNET Download View BBC News at AppBrain Direct Market Link (for on device)View on Android Market QRcode To use, install 'Barcode Scanner' from the Android Market. Price FREE Market star rating at time of writing 4.40 (7147 ratings) Version at time of writing 2.5.0 Similar / Alternative apps There are a number of BBC News reader apps available on the Market, but I have found this to be the best. Also check out Sky News, Express News, and AP Mobile Suggested improvements for the next version I do get an occasional 'white screen' when viewing an article on a slow connection and the main icon could be a bit crisper. The widget is also a little limited atm and could be improved. Have your say Fan of BBC News? Found something better? Just wanna share your experiences? Post below! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest artesea Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Still waiting for the official BBC apps to come out on Android now that the Trust have given the green light, That said, I read most of my news via the browser and don't really see the point in a 3rd party app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chucky.egg Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Yep, same here I don't want a feed-specific app, I want a good mobile site I've been using m.telegraph and m.guardian since Aunty shut down their low graphics site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I didn't realise http://news.bbc.co.uk/text_only.stm got shut down, that sucks! :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tebo2K Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I just use www.bbc.co.uk/mobile and I have it customised to show me the news that I want to see - it works for me :D Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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