BBC News 2015 1.3.0.0
For Windows Phone owners who want to access from their mobile devices all the information, including breaking news, developing stories, documentaries and so on News From BBC could be one of the possible choices.
Practical interface, with a common design
This app comes with a decent GUI, well organized, even if it doesn't excel from the visual perspective. The content is structured neatly, to make it a breeze to access any article regardless of the section you are currently browsing.
If by default the screen orientation is set to portrait, it is possible to enable screen rotation and view everything in landscape mode as well.
Some annoying prompts to rate and review News From BBC or try out some other apps made by the same developer will appear frequently until you deactivate them. Full screen ads and flashing banners are also displayed inside the app, spoiling the whole experience quite a bit.
Browse the news categories, add favorites and share links
There are two separate menus that enable you to access the various sections of the mobile website, one offered by BBC and the other specific to this application. You should note that loading the articles may take a little while, but the video and image quality is very good.
Each news section or article you find of interest to you can be tagged as favorite and it will appear in the bookmarks list that is accessible via the main menu.
When it comes to sharing the news pieces with friends or simply posting them on your pages, this can be easily done with the sharing features provided by News From BBC and these include sending the links via email, SMS or social networks.
Accessing the video and audio content available on the BBC website is easy to do and at hand, especially since there is a special "Video" section in the special menu of this application where the most interesting categories are shown as a sidebar on the left side of the screen.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
The appearance of this utility is simple and quite dull, lacking appealing graphics and being filled with ads and prompts. |
Function8
The good feature set provided by News From BBC allows users to stay in touch with the important events unfolding anywhere in the world. |
Security7
The app needs to look inside several areas of the system, including the SD card, even if this is not related to its functionality. |
Battery3
While this application is running the power consumption reaches very high levels, discharging the battery pretty quickly. |
Price8
Using News From BBC is free for all users, but if they want to end the relentless stream of ads, a purchase will be necessary. |
Compatibility9
Most Windows Phone handsets on the market support having this utility installed and running, as it needs version 8 or higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.3.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.2.0.0
- developer:
- WP8Apps2014
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 178