DW - Breaking World News

3.7
25.1K reviews
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Everyone 10+
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About this app

New design, new navigation options, unlimited content, no ads, and no pop-ups. Receive independent news and analysis of the most important events from around the world on your smartphone or tablet.

The free DW App keeps you up to date on the most important news of the day and offers analysis on politics, business, science, culture, and travel.

- Modern design
- No pop-ups
- Push Notifications for Breaking News
- Available in 31 languages

DW is Germany's international broadcaster and a reliable source of news and information. The DW App makes accessing international news easier still, by offering articles, audio, and video directly on your cellphone or tablet. DW's team of journalists is active in news rooms around Europe and the world.
Updated on
May 5, 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
Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, App activity, and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit

Ratings and reviews

3.6
23.3K reviews
NFS NFS
May 22, 2026
The latest version does not load articles. Notification style is half baked. Since the redesign this app lost its speed and reliability and continues to disappoint. Crashes and freezes now are everyday issues. Why fix something that is not broken?
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Deutsche Welle
May 26, 2026
Thank you for the information. Please send us an email to info@dw.com with all technical details: which device you are using and which version you have installed. Our technicians will take care of the problem. Thank you.
Sceptkl 1
March 28, 2026
I would give this app a 4 or 5 as I really enjoy getting a European perspective on the world but, the app freezes up after you click on an article. I have to shut it down every time
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Deutsche Welle
April 1, 2026
Good day and thank you for your assessment. We will inform our technical department about the problem you mentioned.
Claudio Delang
April 22, 2026
very nice articles, but sometimes the link doesn't work. When I ress on a title to open the article, it doesn't open. There is a bug somewhere.
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Deutsche Welle
May 4, 2026
Thank you for your kind words. We're glad you like our content. For technical issues, please write to info@dw.com. Our technicians will take care of the problem.

What’s new

- Picture-in-picture for live TV and full-screen videos when the app is moved to the background.
- Improved Android Car support.
- Search function for different languages.
- Bug fixes..