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SmartNews: Local News Break
SmartNews, Inc.
Breaking News That Matters
- #1 in Best Daily & Breaking News Apps
- Editor's Choice
- Free
- Feature Rich
- Fresh
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Editor’s Review
- Award-winning news app downloaded over 25,000,000 times in over 100 countries
- Condenses and delivers headlines from top news outlets: NBC, MSNBC, USA Today, TIME, Reuters, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more
- “Browse headlines quickly, customize your channels, and read the news offline...an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps.” - CNET
Reviewed by Laura S on January 11, 2018
Review Highlights
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informative
in 1,159 reviewsIt's up to the minute news that's informative, interesting, and fits my lifestyle
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best news app
in 1,091 reviewsThis is by far the best news app ever (and I've tried hundreds)! Thanks guys, good job! ☺
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easy to use
in 852 reviewsA very CLEAN, well organized, easy to use site, from which to get your news. Thank-you!
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good variety
in 308 reviewsGood variety with the ability to focus on sports, entertainment, or just the top stories.
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too many ads
in 272 reviewsThere is way too many advertisements designed to look like news articles or "click bait"
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great user interface
in 201 reviewsEasy to use, great interface and new feeds of news sources always being added
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App Description
Google Play
SmartNews analyzes millions of articles every day to deliver the top trending news stories influencing the world right now.
SmartNews delivers high-quality news headlines and breaking news from top news publishers: NBC News, MSNBC, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, VICE, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Fast Company and more.
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“Browse headlines quickly, customize your channels and read the news offline. SmartNews is an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps.”
- CNET
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Breaking News --
Notifications for breaking news headlines.
Smart Mode --
Readability mode for optimal news reading experience.
Offline News Reading --
Fetch trending news and read it offline.
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Awarded Best News App:
- Best App of the Year, 2013 (Japan) - Google
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What’s New
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5.5.9
August 13, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include BuzzFeed News, Crunchbase, Heavy, and many more. -
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August 5, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Billboard, The Washington Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and many more. -
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July 29, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Billboard, The Washington Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and many more. -
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July 2, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Tech Times, Pretty52, Science Times, HoopsHype and Golfweek. -
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June 17, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include The Big Lead, Al Jazeera, UNILAD, and The American Spectator. -
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June 5, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Military Times, Defense News, Patheos, and Beliefnet. -
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- New channels include Military Times, Defense News, Patheos, and Beliefnet. -
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May 28, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include AccuWeather, SheKnows, DailyKos, HealthDay and CBS Sports. -
5.4.7
May 21, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include American Military News, World Politics Review and HealthDay. -
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May 20, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include American Military News, World Politics Review and HealthDay. -
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May 7, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Yahoo Entertainment and Yahoo Lifestyle. -
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April 22, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- Welcoming Men’s Journal as a new channel. -
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April 15, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- Welcoming Men’s Journal as a new channel. -
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April 8, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, NextShark, Geek.com, and Investing.com. -
5.4.1
April 4, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, NextShark, Food52, AskMen, and Investing.com. -
5.4.0
April 1, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, NextShark, Food52, AskMen, and Investing.com. -
5.3.7
March 25, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Decrypt Media, ExtremeTech, PCMag, Lonely Planet and March Madness. -
5.3.6
March 11, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Pacific Standard, Pride Media, Council on Foreign Relations and MIT Technology Review. -
5.3.5
February 25, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you. -
5.3.4
February 11, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include The Blast, CinemaBlend, The Daily Signal, and Above the Law. -
5.3.3
January 28, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Considerable and The Bulwark.
- Newly added cities to our local channels: Louisville and Tulsa. -
5.3.2
January 14, 2019 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include ABC News, Inkstone, The Zoe Report, Field Level Media and several new local channels. -
5.3.1
December 26, 2018 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include The Epoch Times, Abacus, Atlas Obscura, and Christian News.
- Newly added cities to our local channels: Columbus, Austin, Hartford-New Haven, and Raleigh-Durham. -
5.2.5
December 10, 2018 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Foreign Policy, TooFab, and POPSUGAR. -
5.2.4
November 27, 2018 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include Boxing News and Views and TooFab. -
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November 13, 2018 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Electrek, Knowhere News, POPSUGAR. -
5.2.2
October 29, 2018 - General improvements to make sure we provide the news that matters to you.
- New channels include MMA, Truth Watch, Stylecaster, Artsy, and The Cut. -
5.2.1
October 14, 2018 - Introducing a new way to quickly navigate through your channels! Try the new button in the lower right corner.
- Fixed a problem where users can’t launch the app on some specific old devices.
- New channels include MMA, Stylecaster, MamasLatinas, Artsy, and The Cut. -
5.2.0
October 14, 2018 - Introducing a new way to quickly navigate through your channels! Try the new button in the lower right corner.
- New channels include MMA, Stylecaster, MamasLatinas, Artsy, and The Cut.
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