The 5 Best News Apps for Smartphones

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By Timileyin Olanrewaju

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This Itechguide reviews the 5 best news apps for smartphones. The best app is reviewed last – starting with the 5th on top of the list.

Google News

Best News Apps: Google News
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Beginning at no 5 in my review of the best news apps is “Google News”.

The app offers full news coverage. This includes accurate pictures of the story. You can get news analysis and social commentary of trends, sometimes in real-time.

It also offers access to over 1000 magazine titles. The app has optimized the magazines for mobile reading to improve user experience.

Finally, this app delivers news feed based on your interest. It also reduces the size of images in articles to save data or during a poor connection.

Furthermore, the app brings you a mix of important headlines in a well-organized format.

“Google News” is free to install but contains ads. It has a 4.5 rating on Apple Store and a 4.4 rating on Google Play.

Microsoft News

Best News Apps: Microsoft News
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Coming 4th in my review of the best news apps is “Microsoft News”.

The first most amazing feature of this app is its broad news topics. It gives news on politics, entertainment, investment, lifestyle and sports.

Next very noticeable and important feature of this app is the user interface. The app is well organized and gives easy accessibility. It also offers a dark mode for night reading.

Finally, the app partners with hundreds of top brands around the globe to give trusted and trending news. This is to ensure that users get the best experience.

“Microsoft News” is free to download but contains ads. It has 4.5 ratings on both Google Playstore and Apple Store.

BBC News

Best News Apps: BBC News
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At no 3 in my review of the best news apps is “BBC News”.

This app has loads of cool features. It comes with BBC service Radio live streaming. With this, you can listen to audio news on the go.

It also brings you the latest breaking news from BBC global network of journalists. The app also allows you to personalized your news feed to your desire and interest.

There is one more feature the app offers – it allows you to share stories via social media platforms. you can also change the font settings of the app.

“BBC News” is one of the best news apps. It is free to install but contains ads. The app has a 4.5 rating on Google Play and a 4.6 rating on Apple Store.

AP News

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Taking the 2nd spot in my review of the best news apps is “AP News”.

This app has a lot of exciting features. It offers local, national and global news from trusted sources. With this app, you will surely enjoy popular and trending news.

It also offers realtime coverage of news from around the world. You will get the news on this app as it is happening.

Finally, you can customize your news alert. The news will be brought to you based on the interests and the topics you chose. Furthermore, the app offers news coverage in English and Spanish.

“AP News” is free to install but contains ads. It has a 4.7 rating on Google Playstore and on Apple Store.

Reddit

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“Reddit” is no 1 in my review of the best news apps.

This app has some amazing features. Firstly, it has more than 100,000 active communities powered by people all over the globe. This gives you access to the most recent trends, breaking news, viral videos and more.

Secondly, the app allows you to share your passion. If you love entertainment, tech, or games, you can share your views about these topics. This links you to people of like minds in your area of interest.

Finally, this app offers topical discussions and community group chats. With this app, you can discuss topics that matter to you with people that share similar interests and passions. Also, if you love video games or sport, you can join a community to get cool Infos.

Furthermore, you can upload photos, post memes, join discussions on various topics.

“Reddit” offers free installation but contains ads and in-app purchases. It has a 4.9 rating on Apple Store and a 4.7 rating on Google Playstore.

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Timileyin Olanrewaju

Timileyin Olanrewaju, Technical Writer at Itechguides.com, holds a B.Sc in Computer Science. Passionate about movies, video games, and gadgets, he specializes in writing gadget buying guides, app and software reviews, as well as critiques of movies and video games on the site.

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