BBC News APK

Stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the BBC and its global network of journalists using the BBC News app. With live streaming of the BBC News channel, social features, and personalization options, you can order news topics to suit your interests. The Top Stories feature brings you the latest news from reliable sources around the world. My News allows you to personalize your news offering, adding topics that matter to you and ordering stories by topic or time. The app also suggests topics based on your location and recent activity and lets you search for topics of interest. Plus, enjoy a fuller selection of news stories, access to audio and video content, and photo galleries. Other features include push notifications for breaking news, improved offline experience, and font controls. The app uses permissions including INTERNET, ACCESSNETWORKSTATE, WAKELOCK, GETACCOUNTS, C2DRECEIVE/C2DMESSAGE, ACCESSCOARSELOCATION, READSYNCSETTINGS/WRITESYNCSETTINGS/AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS, and complies with the BBC’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Q: What is the BBC News app?

A: The BBC News app is a mobile application that provides the latest breaking news from the BBC and its network of journalists. It offers features such as My News, where users can personalize their news feeds, and the ability to stream the BBC News Channel live in the app's Video tab.

Q: What are the key features of the BBC News app?

A: The key features of the BBC News app include Top Stories, My News, the ability to find content quickly, and a wider selection of news stories from the newsroom. The app also offers push notifications for breaking news stories, video content, offline reading capabilities, and font controls.

Q: Can I personalize my news feed with the BBC News app?

A: Yes, you can personalize your news offering with the My News feature, which allows you to add topics and stories to your personalized feed. You can order stories by topic or time and use the Manage Topics screen to stay on top of the news of the day.

Q: What content can I find in the BBC News app?

A: The BBC News app offers a range of content, including popular stories and videos from across the BBC, live BBC News channel, access to the full range of video and audio, photo galleries and full-screen images, and the best journalism from BBC correspondents.

Q: Can I receive push notifications for breaking news stories?

A: Yes, you can opt-in to receive push notifications for breaking news stories. When 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.

Q: How does the BBC News app use my personal data?

A: The BBC News app uses your personal data to provide you with personalized news content, push notifications, and to improve your overall user experience. The app will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC's Privacy Policy.

Q: What permissions does the BBC News app require?

A: The BBC News app requires several permissions, including internet access to get the latest news content from the BBC, access network state to determine whether you are on 3G or Wifi, and wake lock if you enable background updates in settings. The app also requires permission to access your device's accounts, location, and sync settings to manage background updates and receive push messages.

The BBC News app offers the latest breaking news from the BBC and its global network of journalists. Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the app:

1. Personalize your news: Use the My News feature to add topics that interest you and order stories by topic or time. Use the Manage Topics screen to stay informed on the news of the day.

2. Find content fast: Use the Search feature to find content and topics that interest you, including people, places, things, or themes.

3. More of the news you care about: Choose from the familiar list of BBC News indexes, such as Politics, Business, Entertainment, and Health. Enjoy popular stories and videos from across the BBC, live BBC News channel, access to our full range of video and audio, photo galleries, and full-screen images.

4. Push notifications: Receive breaking news stories via push notifications. You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's Notifications screen.

5. Share stories: Share stories to your social networks, email, or SMS.

6. Font controls: Increase or decrease the story text size to suit you.

7. Related stories and topics: Go deeper into a storyline with suggestions for further reading and viewing and a range of topics related to each story.

If you install this app, you accept the BBC Terms of Use at http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms

Permissions:

- C2D_RECEIVE/C2D_MESSAGE: Used to receive Push messages if you opt-in

- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: Allows the app to suggest news based on your location (Android 4.

- READ_SYNC_SETTINGS/WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS/AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS: Used for managing background updates to get the latest news content from the BBC (Android 4.

1. First, you will need to download an Android emulator such as BlueStacks or NoxPlayer onto your computer.
2. Once the emulator is installed, open it and sign in with your Google account.
3. Next, download the "BBC News" APK file from a trusted source online.
4. In the emulator, click on the "Install APK" button and select the "BBC News" APK file.
5. The APK installer will start and guide you through the installation process.
6. Once the installation is complete, you can open the "BBC News" app from the emulator's app drawer and start using it on your computer.