Herald Sun

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Herald Sun - Latest News and Stories App

"Herald Sun" is an Android app that provides the latest news and biggest stories as they happen from Victoria and beyond, featuring personalized news feeds, alerts on important stories, and access to the digital replica of the newspaper. Subscribers enjoy exclusive content, including thousands of articles and various podcasts, all tailored to their preferences.
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App stats

Rating: 4.00
(1,140)
Version: 9.7.4 (Last updated: 2024-12-17)
Creation date: 2014-10-07
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • download files without notification
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • reorder running apps
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • set an alarm

Ranking

Other platforms

Herald (v1.1.19)
5.00 (2) 51
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App summary

The Herald Sun app delivers the latest news and biggest stories as they happen, from our team of award-winning journalists in Victoria, Australia and the globe.

Get a read on today with our breadth of content, award-winning journalism and trusted local perspectives. We are proud to tell the incredible stories every hour of every day with the Herald Sun app.

Subscribers of the Herald Sun (other than Today's Paper digital replica subscribers) will have access to:

PERSONALISE YOUR NEWS FEED
Set your local news area, follow journalists and topics, plus your favourite sporting codes and teams. All of your customised preferences will appear on the home screen so you can get straight to what matters to you.

CUSTOMISED NOTIFICATIONS
Receive alerts on the stories that matter most as they happen. Tailor your notifications from a range of topics from breaking news, sport and entertainment to business updates and lifestyle.

READ TODAY’S PAPER ON YOUR DEVICE
Read the paper on the go with the digital replica of today’s newspaper. Access to the paper anytime, anywhere with the digital replica of the paper, as it’s printed.

DISCOVER OUR RANGE OF PODCASTS
Explore and listen to a wide range of podcasts from our team of dedicated journalists across the News+ network.

The Herald Sun app for mobile and tablet is free to download, however to gain full access to the app's content and features simply subscribe for Member-only access.

Member-only access gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more of what you love.

How to gain full access to the app's content and features:
1) Members to the Herald Sun (other than subscribers to Today's Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their membership details; or,
2) Become a member by subscribing through the app.

For full Terms and Conditions please visit https://news-networkeditorial.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/mhr/tandcs/tcs_tc.html and our Privacy Policy, please visit preferences.news.com.au

Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research. Please see www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for offline reading
  • Allows downloading of articles for later access
  • Has been user-friendly in the past
Cons
  • App frequently crashes or stops working
  • Auto media features are disruptive and cannot be turned off
  • Articles often do not match their headlines, leading to confusion
  • Poor layout and navigation, especially on tablets
  • Old articles are frequently featured, causing frustration over current news
Most mentioned
  • App crashes or stops working often
  • Issues with auto-playing video media
  • Problems with article synchronization (headlines vs. content)
  • Difficulties in navigating and finding specific articles
  • Poor control over notifications and content visibility
User reviews
App keeps autoplaying videos with no way to turn off. It stops media playing which is very frustrating plus links to articles take you to the wrong article. Please fix asap
by RICK Gysberts, 2024-12-04

The app has suddenly started crashing for no apparent reason, just flicks back to the main page while reading an article and the I get a message.that says the app keeps crashing ... never had a problem before this.
by Andew Dingey, 2024-11-24

App continually stops and is unusable. Have uninstalled a number of times for no result. Phone, s22, says app has a bug and keeps stopping
by Chad Ogden, 2024-11-24
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