SmartNews: Breaking News

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About this app

We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. With quality articles from trustworthy publishers, you can easily curate your feed based on your passions and topics that interest you most.

Discover top news from premium publishers: Bloomberg, The Atlantic, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, LAT, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Fast Company.

Local
-Get informative stories from premium publishers based on your location.
-See the latest local news on government, traffic, weather, politics, school boards, and more.
-Read news about local cultural events, hidden gems, restaurants, family-friendly activities, and your summer farmer’s market.

Travel
-Discover the best spots wherever you go with location-based news and updates.
-Learn about top travel tips from your favorite publishers.
-Plan your next vacation with trending news on the best destinations, travel hacks, and flight deals before you depart.

Politics
- Get prepared for the elections, polls, and debates with stories across the political spectrum from Democrat to Republican.
- Understand candidates, ballot measures, debates, results, and city council elections near you.
-Find voter information, campaign finance stories, verified election reports, and expert election analysis you can trust.

Quality
-We partner with thousands of trusted publishers for premium, balanced news.
-Our award-winning journalists validate content to ensure it meets our high-quality standards.
- Read trustworthy breaking coverage for your area for free.

Entertainment
-Get an inside look at entertainment.
-Discover top movies or TV shows with your favorite actors.
-Follow entertainment topics so you never miss a story.

Sports
-Get daily articles highlighting the latest games, teams, players, and sporting events.
-Set notifications for your favorite teams.
-See breaking news about football, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, and more.

Health
-Discover the healthcare news that impacts you all in one free app.
-See what experts say about wellness, aging, and mental health from top publishers.
-Follow stories about pain relief updates, exercise trends, and home remedies.



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SMARTNEWS IN THE PRESS

“Browse headlines quickly, customize your channels, and read the news offline. SmartNews is an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps.”
- CNET

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AWARDS

Winner of the 2025 May Award Contest - Best Mobile App
Best Mobile App Awards

Best Local News App, 2024 (US)
Bestapp

Best News Aggregator, 2023 (US)
Lifewire

Best News App, 2023 (US)
AndroidCentral


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REVIEWS

“Better than Feedly or Flipboard. Love it!” Joe C.

“Much better than the new version of Apple News.” - Donald B.

“Been using Google News, but this is better. Much easier to share.” Nikki H.

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Terms of Service
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https://www.smartnews.com/terms/

Ratings and reviews

I spend as much time closing the app to get out of ads then reading the articles. it's gotten to the point when an ad comes up it's necessary to close the App otherwise you're sitting on an ad for longer than it takes to read an article. I don't mind ads it's how a free app makes money but when it's to this point we've got an advertisement app that sometimes has news. After you close the App to clear an ad good luck trying to find the article you wanted to read.

Ads are playing on thier own and you can't stop them. They are horribly echoing and so distracting I close the app. The new ads that started showing up in 2025 are now full screen and there is no way to close them out until they are done playing. only then can you find the smallest x that is almost off screen to close the ad. Several ads have caused me to close the app so I could get out of the ad. I am using this app less and less.

So piss poor anymore. It's the dumb little things...the app will automatically go to the top of an article as you are reading it. When you try to scroll past one of the infinite ads, it will stutter and pause and make it real easy to actually click on the ad. When you read an article and go back to the main page, it will autoscroll you to the top. Again, dumb little things. I'm done with it.

What’s new

- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience.