ABC NEWS

2026.05.13440

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

4.28

29,366 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

News from Australia’s most trusted news source ABC NEWS.

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About ABC NEWS

ABC NEWS is a news & magazines app developed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Download Statistics

ABC NEWS has been downloaded 2.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 7.5 thousand times. It is ranked #8 in news & magazines.

User Ratings

ABC NEWS is rated 4.28 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 29 thousand ratings.

App Information

ABC NEWS is FREE to download. The APK download size is 11.55 MB. The latest version available is 2026.05.13440. The last update was on May 18, 2026.

Technical Requirements

ABC NEWS requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play before 2010.

Description

The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source.
• Convenient access to the latest stories and ABC News channel live stream
• Subscribe to notifications for breaking and state news
• Login to unlock a more personalised experience

Recent changes:
Thanks for using ABC News app. This update provides bug fixes and improvements behind the scenes.

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More data about ABC NEWS

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	2.6 million
Recent downloads	7.5 thousand
Rating	4.28 based on 29 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	2026.05.13440
APK size	11.5 MB
Number of libraries	26
Designed for Android	7.0+
Maturity	Low Maturity
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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3.8K

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1.4K

Downloads over time

ABC NEWS has been downloaded 2.6 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 250 downloads per day.

Changelog of ABC NEWS

May 18, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.05.13440
Apr 28, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.04.13233
Apr 13, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.04.13105
Mar 29, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.03.12991
Mar 16, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.03.12774
Feb 26, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.02.12534
Feb 15, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.02.12401
Feb 5, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.02.12264
Jan 18, 2026UpdateVersion 2026.01.12105
Dec 8, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.12.11838
Nov 26, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.11.11747
Nov 10, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.11.11673
Oct 30, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.10.11591
Oct 14, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.10.11478
Sep 29, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.09.11389
Sep 12, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.09.11284
Sep 2, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.09.11162
Aug 13, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.08.11027
Jul 29, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.07.10940
Jul 22, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.07.10895
Jul 8, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.07.10767
Jun 19, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.06.10548
Jun 11, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.06.10472
May 27, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.05.10386
May 7, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.05.10222
Apr 13, 2025UpdateVersion 2025.04.10061
Mar 23, 2025UpdateVersion 9.1.1
Mar 13, 2025UpdateVersion 9.1.0
Mar 5, 2025UpdateVersion 9.0.1
Feb 9, 2025UpdateVersion 8.3.61
Jan 28, 2025UpdateVersion 8.3.60
Jan 21, 2025UpdateVersion 8.3.59
Nov 27, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.58
Oct 24, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.57
Oct 20, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.56
Oct 10, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.55
Sep 17, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.54
Sep 4, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.52
Aug 26, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.51
Aug 15, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.50
Jun 2, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.46
May 3, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.44
Mar 5, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.41
Feb 6, 2024UpdateVersion 8.3.39
Dec 12, 2023UpdateVersion 8.3.37
Nov 26, 2023UpdateVersion 8.3.36
Oct 4, 2023UpdateVersion 8.3.35
Sep 18, 2023UpdateVersion 8.3.34
Aug 16, 2023UpdateVersion 8.3.33
Jul 20, 2023UpdateVersion 8.3.32

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Developer information for Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

mobilefeedback@abc.net.au

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Comments on ABC NEWS for Android

★★★★★ John Andreasen · Sep 10, 2025

If you want news from Australia ABC IS GOOD FOR INFORMATION ABOUT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

★★★★☆ Ashley Denmeade · Aug 31, 2025

Great, but I had to turn off all notifications because they just spoiled the result of the Dutch GP. If you're going to do that sort of thing you need to give me the option to turn off overnight sports results.

★★★★★ Adrian Tattersall · Jun 21, 2025

Big downgrade from previous version. Notifications don't open the article, instead taking you to the home screen or the last article you read Can't use video in full screen

★★★★☆ Zack K · Jul 16, 2025

The news is good but the app is average. The main issue is the lack of customization available. I have zero interest in sport but the feed is riddled with it. The 'for you' section wastes too much space with large photo panels for every story. Too many short videos (I really don't want to watch anything) and other stuff I have no interest in like 'mood booster' all detract.

★★★★☆ James Stewart · Nov 5, 2025

Good consistent quality and reliability.

★☆☆☆☆ peter o'donnell · Apr 28, 2026

Why does it keep going back to the top when I exit a news article? Also, why do we see news articles repeating themselves as as we scroll down? I'm sure you can do better than that with taxpayers money so please fix it. News content is generally ok but a spell and grammar check before posting would help decipher some articles.

★☆☆☆☆ Darren Wells · Sep 3, 2025

It used to have a widget so when you looked at your phone you saw ABC News ... it's gone, so I never open the app now ...

★★☆☆☆ Sebastian Bath · Feb 1, 2026

How, when I've only selected notifications for *breaking* news, am I getting notifications for the Australian Open? Please fix notification tailoring settings

★☆☆☆☆ Ant Last · Aug 2, 2025

Awful. I really don't know how this new redesign ever got signed-off. I want the news, I want it logically shown. ABC have moved to "Clickbait" headlines, a TikTok-type For You feed, "Shorts" and they take up more space than the actual news articles. Sticky "Share" junk that chases you down the page, "Cards" plastered throughout the actual articles. Anybody older or with low vision would struggle with this. I'm glad I brushed up on my sloppy CSS skills and fixed the mess of your horrid new site.

Google Play Rankings for ABC NEWS

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
8	Australia	News & Magazines	Top Free

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Technologies used by ABC NEWS

ABC NEWS is requesting 25 permissions and is using 29 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your location

approximate (network-based) location

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.AbcApplication.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, android.AbcApplication.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, au.net.abc.abcme.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, au.net.abc.analytics.sample.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, au.net.abc.iview.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, au.net.abc.iviewinternational.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, au.net.abc.kidsiview.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, au.net.abc.kidslisten.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, au.net.abc.triplej.ACCESS_ABC_DATA, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.thisisaim.abcradio.ACCESS_ABC_DATA

Ad network libraries

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Social libraries

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Development tools

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Android Jetpack Media Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Google gson Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

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Glide

Chromium

Picasso

Retrofit

ReactiveX

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Volley

Grpc

Moshi

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Amazon AWS SDK for Android

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