The Charlotte Observer

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About this app

Connect wherever you are to The Charlotte Observer for news from around the Carolinas.

Get the latest local and breaking news from the seven-county region of Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, York, Iredell, Gaston and Catawba. The Charlotte Observer reports on the local topics you care about, including banking, politics, education, weather, traffic, crime, sports, arts and entertainment, food, faith, health, and national news. The Charlotte Observer brings you real-time updates on news from Charlotte, Concord, Fort Mill, Monroe, Lake Norman, Gastonia, Mooresville, Hickory and Rock Hill, and from communities such as Ballantyne, University City, Mint Hill, Steele Creek and more.

Are you a Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets or NASCAR fan? Are you a 49er, Tar Heel or Blue Devil? Do you get excited for the Friday night lights of high school football? Our app will keep you connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.

The Charlotte Observer covers North Carolina and South Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you.

Features of the app include:

• Breaking news alerts and real-time updates.
• Local and national video from dozens of news sources, including Observer staff.
• Stunning photo galleries of news coverage and events.
• Charlotte Observer opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Local and national obituaries.
• Ability to share stories and galleries on Facebook, Twitter or by email.
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight.

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Ratings and reviews

I love that I can get the Charlotte news on my phone. Don't get me wrong. And I love that. I can get notifications pushed to my phone when something happens. Great. what is so incredibly frustrating is trying to read an article from a push notification. I pressed the notification, it takes me to the app, the article comes up and then it tells me to log in. so I log in. And after that does it take me to that article... no! it takes me to the home page. Good luck for me trying to find the article.

I subscribed temporarily for some election coverage. Was surprised at the operation of the app. When you search the app, the search results are miniature physical newspaper pages, in 2023, I kid you not. You still have to go the web site for most articles, even if you are signed in with a paid subscription. I rate this app 1 🌟 or 5💩, take your pick. Better to read the "paper" or the web browser version.

I appreciate the opportunity to support and access the local news with the app. However, there are a lot of bugs that make this app frustrating to use. (1) There is not a search feature to locate specific articles, (2) The share link only provides the associated image not the entire article, (3) When I click on references to previous articles, it takes me back to the sign in page, & (4) When I attempt to sign in to read the articles, it doesn't allow me to select the correct Google account.

What’s new

• Enhanced login experience: This release includes an update to Auth0, our user-facing login and identity management platform, that simplifies account sign-in for readers and adds support for biometric authentication.
• Redesigned “My Topics” selector: The revamped option screen aims to simplify app personalization.