DW - Breaking World News

3.7
24.6K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Everyone 10+
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About this app

The go-to news app for local heroes

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.

Key features
- Instant access to the latest news and headlines
- On-demand audio and video content from the DW Media Center
- Stream all DW programming live
- 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

DW is Germany's international broadcaster and a trusted source for reliable, unbiased news and information. The DW app makes access to international news easier than ever, with articles, audio and video content. DW’s team of journalists reports from Europe and foreign bureaus around the world.

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.
Updated on
22 Apr 2024

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

3.7
22.8K reviews
Murher Jimino
18 December 2022
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.
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C. F. H.
25 November 2022
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.
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Deutsche Welle
21 November 2022
Please try reinstalling the app. If the app does not work properly afterwards, please send an email to info@dw.com with these information: device, Android version, installed app version and, if you receive an error message, a screenshot of the message. The data will be passed on to the technical support. Please describe the errors that arise.
Alan High
21 November 2022
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.
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Deutsche Welle
22 November 2022
Please try reinstalling the app. If the app does not work properly afterwards, please send an email to info@dw.com with these information: problems that occur, device, Android version, installed app version and, if you receive an error message, a screenshot of the message. The data will be passed on to the technical support.

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.