Washington Post: Live News

Name: Washington Post: Live News
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Rating: 4.630000114440918 (90954 reviews)
Author: The Washington Post

The Washington Post

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About this app

The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists.

PRODUCT FEATURES
• Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news.
• Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories.
• Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking.
• Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles.
• Discover something new in My Post, a curated feed with recommendations just for you.
• Dive deeper into Post journalism with innovative graphics, video, and augmented reality exclusives.

Breaking News, Politics & Award-Winning Journalism

Updated on

Sep 18, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.

This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

81.9K reviews

A Google user

July 10, 2020

Default font size is rather small, but there is no way to change this on preview screens. One must download the "print edition", which does allow changing font size. (Edited after the developer response, below) I have that font size setting on "Extra large". This does not seem to effect previews -- the headlines and slugs on app home screen. The previews are nevertheless much too small for my (admittedly less than 20/20) eyes, and appear to be smaller than other news or social media apps.

15 people found this review helpful

The Washington Post

July 9, 2020

Hi! You can change the size of the font by going to the Settings menu and selecting "Font Size". If you need assistance, select "Contact us" so that we can further assist you. Thanks!

Tomasz Kasperkiewicz

September 16, 2026

The app is mostly fine but has one but that is just unacceptable: I get the briefing email (The 7). Sometimes clicking the links attempts to launch the Samsung Internet Browser instead of the system default one (Brave). It used to try to launch Chrome belt I uninstalled it. It seems that they are trying to actively avoid using Brave, which again, is the system default. Totally unacceptable.

1 person found this review helpful

The Washington Post

September 17, 2026

We’re sorry for the frustration. The behavior you’re describing may be related to how links from The 7 are being handled on your Samsung device. Please email help@washpost.com with your device model, Android version, and a screenshot if possible. We’d be happy to investigate further.

Tom Land

August 18, 2026

Decent app. But one shortcoming bugs me. When scrolling the Top Stories, and when I find one that interests me in the list, I select it to read the story in full. When finished, the app does not bring me back to where I left off. instead, it brings me back to the top of the Top Stories page, forcing me to scroll back down to where I left off. This seems like a pretty glaring and obvious shortcoming that I'm surprised hasn't been addressed.

13 people found this review helpful