DW - Breaking World News

Deutsche Welle

About this app

Get unbiased, international news and information on the world’s most pressing issues. The free DW app for tablets and mobiles keeps you up-to-date with the latest headlines and in-depth coverage of everything from business, science and politics to arts, culture and sports.

The DW app provides you with the information you need to shape and understand your world – quick, direct, uncomplicated and completely ad-free right in your hands.

DW stands for news Made in Germany and is respected as a reliable source of information and conduit for arts and culture – and not only from those with German roots.

Key features

- On-demand audio and video content from the DW Media Center
- Stream all DW programming live (English, Arabic, Spanish and German)
- Write your comments directly in the app
- Offline mode for better accessibility
- Text mode for low-bandwidth access
- Support for Chromecast
- Push notifications
- Content in 30 languages

Germany has long been known for reliability, precision, efficiency, quality and innovation. DW has wrapped all of these attributes into one app, to make sure that you don’t waste any of your precious time getting the news that you want.

Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international broadcaster and a trusted source for reliable news and information with radio and online content in 30 languages and four TV channels that span the globe. DW brings people closer to what matters most – made in Germany, made for minds. We provide a comprehensive, detailed, impartial and unbiased look at the latest headlines. DW is news you can trust – 80% of our users turn to DW because of our credibility. At the same time, our journalists stand up for freedom of speech and opinion in their target regions. DW provides depth to issues that “breaking news” sources can’t afford.

Ratings and reviews

The latest English update stops the app from loading properly any content in any area. Live TV has never worked. It I want to see the news, I have to switch languages to Deutsch, which runs an older and more functional version of DW. I used to love seeing a Eurocentric news source with good funding and views, but unfortunately I cannot utilize it successfully any longer.

There's an old adage that says, "If it isn't broken, don't fix it." This was an excellent app until the last two updates. Now it crashes frequently when accessing it, it's literally "jumpy", advancing to the next section or page as if by an unseen hand. It "freezes" for no apparent reason, and has to be rebooted. On one memorable occasion, I had to shut the phone down and restart it. This is a new phone, with only 10% of memory used. What was once an excellent app is now garbage.

Nov 24, 2022: per develp'r. instructions,uninstalled and reinstalled - not worth a hoot! Video still stops completley; loads of aggravating ads. Uninstalling. Loaded Update of Nov. 14 and no longer plays correctly - videos stop, frequent breaks in the sound; nothing but problems now. Very frustrating; will remove app. Sad to end this channel. Nov. 19, 2022 Excellent news reporting. Wish it had an onscreen volume control and go-dark option for listening only in the dark and to save battery life.

What's new

We are gradually revamping our language offerings. With the new release, content on the redesigned languages can be saved to a bookmark list again. The bookmark list is accessible via an icon in the tab bar. Existing bookmarks are migrated to the new structure.