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Android Apps > News & Magazines > Breaking News
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Breaking News

3.6.15
NBC News Digital LLC
4.19
5,762 reviews
500,000+
Downloads
Free

14 minutes ahead of any other news app

This app is currently not available on Google Play.

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About Breaking News

Breaking News was a news & magazines app developed by NBC News Digital LLC. It was removed from Google Play Aug 29, 2017 and is no longer available for download.

Download Statistics

Breaking News had been downloaded 710 thousand times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

Breaking News was rated 4.19 out of 5 stars, based on 5.8 thousand ratings.

App Information

Breaking News was free to download. The APK download size was 7.69 MB. The last available version was 3.6.15. The last update was on December 20, 2016.

Technical Requirements

Breaking News required Android 2.3.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play September 2010.

Description
Get a jump on the news with Breaking News, the fastest source of reliable reporting in the world.
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More data about Breaking News

Price Free to download
Download estimate 710 thousand
Rating 4.19 based on 5.8 thousand ratings
Version 3.6.15
APK size 7.69 MB
Number of libraries 8
Designed for Android 2.3.3+
Maturity Medium Maturity
Ads Contains ads

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Comments on Breaking News for Android

★★★★★ I am completely heartbroken to see this app go.... This is the best breaking news app I have ever used, way faster than all the other alerts I have on my phone.
★★★★★ This was the best news app ever. Every part was useful, from the custom size widget you could put on one of your screens (I dedicated a whole window for the widget). Plus you could scroll that widget up and down and it would take you to that story or blurb when you clicked on it, plus the updates and earlier blurbs if you missed them. The snippets of news were both local and national, as well as international and global. Not just the big headlines but small ones too. For my type of work it was very useful from a global security stand point. Plus it was on multiple platforms mobile, desktop web and tablet. If nbc wanted to charge a dollar a month or even 5 I'd say it would be worth it. I'd drop my cbs subscription for it since it was just the best. All these other apps out here don't even come close. Not in intutiveness, inginuity, or usefullness. All focused mainly on the big stories which is great but if I wanted that, I get plenty of alerts from Twitter, Facebook news sites and email alerts too the point I don't care about the war between the dems and repubs. Just tell me about the traffic accident on 95 in the US, the latest bombing in Iran, the animals that got loose in Japan, or the fight for power in Burundi. My point is I miss this app. Sad nothing comes close, or that it's competitors aren't even trying to mimic it.
★★★★★ It's been seven months since this fantastic app was shut down. Every once in awhile I look it back up to see if somehow it's been restarted. It's pretty much an ex-girlfriend I can't get out of my head.
★★☆☆☆ Why is this still available to download if it's been discontinued?
★★☆☆☆ Why install when app quit working 2016
★★☆☆☆ App is no longer in service. Why can it still be downloaded?
★★☆☆☆ This should be removed from app stores. They have shut down the app but still have it available to download. Waste of my time downloading.

Technologies used by Breaking News

Breaking News is requesting 20 permissions and is using 8 libraries.

Permissions

Your personal information
set an alarm
Your location
approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location
Network communication
view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet
Your accounts
read Google service configuration
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
Hardware controls
control vibration
System tools
send sticky broadcast, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping
Extra
com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE, Can receive cloud messages, com.breakingnews.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE, com.breakingnews.permission.RECEIVE_ADM_MESSAGE, com.breakingnews.permission.UA_DATA, com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION, com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

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Development tools

Android Jetpack core Android Library IconAndroid Jetpack core Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library IconGoogle Cloud Messaging (GCM) Retrofit Android Library IconRetrofit Urban Airship Android Library IconUrban Airship HockeyApp Android Library IconHockeyApp
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Breaking News Brief - US News icon Breaking News Brief - US News
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