News Suite by Sony

YOUR NEWS, TWO WAYS

News Suite by Sony

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Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-11-01)
Creation date: 2012-03-27
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • install shortcuts

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App summary

WHAT'S NEW
The widget has been newly designed. Article categories can be changed to “Sports”, “Entertainment”, "Most Read", etc. It can be added from the home screen.

THE ONLY NEWS APP YOU NEED
With News Suite, you no longer have to visit multiple sites and apps to stay in the know. It organizes articles from 1000s of feeds into two tabs so it’s easy to find what’s relevant to you. The “News” tab keeps you up to date on a wide range of current affairs, while the “My Feeds” tab brings you articles customized to your personal interests. We’ve partnered with the world’s most popular publications so there’s always new, quality content to engage you.

YOUR NEWS, TWO WAYS
- With our unique two-tab design, you can switch between the news you want and the news you need with the tap of a finger.
-The “News” tab is where you can read up on a wide range of organized genres such as: General News, Entertainment, Sports, Food and more.
-The “My Feeds” tab is where we bring you a personalized array of content based on your favorite topics.

KNOW NOW
-When you enable push notifications you’ll receive important news stories as soon as they develop.
-With our ”Scheduled News” feature, you can customize push notifications for certain topics to appear periodically.

SAVE AND SHARE
You can save articles to your bookmarks list to read later. Plus, we make it easy to share your favorite stories with friends on Facebook and X.


Click here for FAQs & support information
http://socialife.sony.net/en_ww/newssuite/help/

-Tips for Use-
■ How to Read News from Your Own Country/Region■
By default, the region setting of your "News" tab is taken from the language and region settings of your device. For example, if your device’s language is set to “English (United States),” then news from the U.S. will be displayed. If you are unable to read news from the region you are staying in, you can use the method below to change the region setting.
* Please note this resets the app to its initial state, deleting all feeds and bookmarks which have been registered.
1. Go to "Apps & notifications > News Suite > Storage & Cache" in your phone settings and select "Clear Storage".
* This will delete feeds and bookmarks which have been registered.
2. Restart News Suite
3. Select the link for "Terms of service" from the starting screen
4. Choose the region you stay in under "Select your language/region"

■ Setting Up Push Notifications ■
Users can receive periodic updates via push notifications with "Scheduled News," as well as push notifications for important news articles with "Additional feeds and other info of interest"
You can turn notifications on or off, and set timings, by selecting "Settings," followed by "Notifications," from the upper right menu.

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
  • User-friendly interface
  • Access to a variety of news topics
  • No registration required
  • Personalized news tabs
  • Dark mode feature
Cons
  • Overwhelming amount of ads
  • Frequent crashes and lagging issues
  • Limited customization options for news sources
  • Clickbait and misleading headlines
  • Low-quality news articles from tabloids
Most mentioned
  • Ads are intrusive
  • App crashes frequently
  • Lags when loading articles
  • Difficulty accessing quality news sources
  • Poor user experience with clickbait content
User reviews
Loved it until last update meant I had to accept cookies or PAY to read articles (Mail/Mirror)! Not that these are worth much of a read but SO many articles are from them, I can only access a small range of articles now. Will uninstall / stop using as soon as I find better. Really irritated because it's actually been a great app and very well used!
by Beccy Davies, 2024-07-28

Why are there so many stores from the daily express in the uk? Please incorporate a function that allows us to block certain publications as then we can ensure our news diet has some balance. Used to be a great little app ten years ago but it looks like standards are slipping.
by thedark weeally, 2024-07-03

App often lags within some seconds after loading articles. The source of the articles server is unknown. Even restart phone doesn't influence the app lagging behavior, while memory is sufficient to run any apps. Sony products are very great, but this app is annoying. My own feeds I manage in another great app.
by Paul Welink, 2023-10-26
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