Washington Post: Live News

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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.

Ratings and reviews

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.

Once upon a time, I'd have given this app 4.5 stars, but everything has gone off the rails since February 2026. I'd complain inside the app, but it simply won't stay open; it fails within seconds of opening, if it opens at all. Android's error message said the app is incompatible with an Android program, but I don't remember what it said. Besides, I've got a Galaxy S25 Ultra that's 100% updated, so I assess that it's 100% WaPo's problem to figure out what's wrong with their app.

Display is terrible. It doesn't adjust to screen size properly. They display as a little column of words down the middle, with both left and right margins far wider than the column of words. Such a waste of space, and the need to scroll. ALL the dozen or so other news apps I have, along with the main screen of this one display properly. Downgraded to one star because issue wasn't resolved and case closed. So what if my phone doesn't receive Android updates? It still gets daily app updates.

What’s new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.