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CNN Breaking US & World News

CNN

When you want to know what’s happening, tap into the global news power of CNN.

4.2

814K+ Reviews 10M+ News & Magazines

Free

26.8MB

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4.2

814.1K+ Ratings

Editor’s Review

Watch your favorite CNN programs like Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Anderson Cooper 360 on demand
Need a quick daily headline overview? Watch 10 minutes of free CNN TV coverage anywhere, anytime, no cable subscription required
Full interactive experience: quality reporting, in-depth stories, high-definition photo galleries, and countless news clips

Reviewed by Laura S on January 11, 2018

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Review Highlights

informative
in 2,120 reviews
Knowledgeable and informative channel
easy to use
in 1,180 reviews
Informative and easy to use. Great design too.
best news app
in 688 reviews
tells me and keeps me up-to-date with the Daily News and what's happening around Society
too many ads
in 560 reviews
or doesn't load properly at all, has too many ads, and is poorly written; almost daily
live tv
in 296 reviews
Live TV is a great feature that keeps current news accessible. Good work CNN.
slow loading
in 69 reviews
The app is so slow loading and crashes often!

Positive Reviews

59.2%
Negative Reviews

40.8%

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Google Play

When you want to know what’s happening, tap into the global news gathering power of CNN. With correspondents and bureaus reporting from across the world, no other news source even comes close.

• Custom alert settings - stay informed without getting overwhelmed
• Watch live CNN, CNNi or HLN television anywhere, anytime*
• Experience the world of breaking news through in-depth stories, photo galleries and news clips.
• Watch CNN Original Series like “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”, CNN news programs like “Anderson Cooper 360” and award-winning CNN Films.

Video on Demand and Live TV limited to US consumers.

*first 10 minutes free each day, log in with your US satellite or cable provider credentials for unlimited viewing.

App Store

When you want to know what’s happening, tap into the global news gathering power of CNN. With correspondents and bureaus reporting from across the world, no other news source even comes close.

- Watch live CNN, CNNi or HLN television anywhere, anytime*
- Custom alert settings - stay informed without getting overwhelmed
- Experience the world of breaking news through in-depth stories, photo galleries and news clips.
- Watch CNN Original Series like “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”, CNN news programs like “Anderson Cooper 360” and award-winning CNN Films.

Video on Demand and Live TV limited to US consumers.

* 10 minute preview each day, log in with your satellite or cable provider for unlimited viewing.

What’s New

Google Play

5.22.2
February 6, 2019 This release includes under the hood improvements and enhancements.
5.22.1
February 5, 2019 This release includes under the hood improvements and enhancements.
5.22
January 31, 2019 This release includes under the hood improvements and enhancements.
5.21
December 13, 2018 Addresses issue in which some users received alerts all at once when re-opening the app. This release also includes under the hood improvements and enhancements.
5.20
November 19, 2018 Includes under the hood improvements and performance enhancements.
5.19.1
October 22, 2018 Under the hood improvements.

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App Store

5.22
February 4, 2019 Squashed a bug that could cause the live video stream to buffer and not play
Performance improvements to help with freezing and scrolling issues
Infrastructure improvements and other bug fixes
5.21
December 17, 2018 Support for word look up on story pages
Under the hood updates for performance
Bug fixes
5.20
November 26, 2018 Resolves issues that caused iPads to crash
iOS 12 alerting fixes
Updates to under the hood infrastructure
5.19.1
October 25, 2018 iOS 12 notification support and fixes
Bug fixes and improvements
5.19
October 1, 2018 Under the hood improvements
5.18.1
September 12, 2018 Bug Fixes
5.18
September 4, 2018 Under the hood improvements
5.17
August 7, 2018 Bug fixes and under the hood improvements
5.16.1
July 13, 2018 Bug fixes
5.16
July 10, 2018 Search for CNN stories, videos and photos from the app
Bug fixes and under the hood improvements
5.15
June 11, 2018 Connect and watch videos from the CNN app on your Chromecast devices
Performance improvements for slow loading and freezing issues
Bug fixes and under the hood updates
5.14
May 7, 2018 Watch live video coverage on the news feed
Bug fix for freezing and scrolling issues on the news feed
Under the hood improvements
5.13
April 9, 2018 Updates to our video player for improved functionality
View photo galleries directly in the news feed
Under the hood bug fixes and reporting improvements
5.12.1
March 7, 2018 Fixes a bug with video playback on story pages.
5.12
March 1, 2018 Fixes for AirPlay support
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.11
February 1, 2018 - James Earl Jones is back. Enable the “This is CNN” audio at app launch from the settings menu
- Fixes for stability issues on some iPads
- Battery usage improvements
- Bug squashing and under the hood improvements
5.10
December 12, 2017 New! Native Cardboard and PodCast player support and we corrected jumpiness in some article pages.
5.9
December 1, 2017 Continuous optimizations for speed and reliability.
5.8.1
November 8, 2017 Update to optimize alert handling.
5.8
November 2, 2017 We update our app often to bring you the best experience possible. This release includes minor bug fixes and enhancements.
5.7
September 29, 2017 We added the ability to save and share stories from our news feed and continue to work on performance improvements. We also refined our experience for multitasking on iPad.
5.6.1
September 7, 2017 Thank you for all of your feedback. This update addresses the article refresh issue discovered in our most recent release.
5.6
August 30, 2017 We appreciate all of your feedback. Thank you. We have updated our tablet designs to improve ease of scanning, sharing and saving. We also continue to improve our video experience to make it easier for you to watch live TV and news clips.
5.5.1
August 9, 2017 Bug fixes
5.5
July 28, 2017 Bug fixes
Live TV login improvements
Video improvements

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