The Star

Toronto Star

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About this app

The Star’s news app is free to download and read.

From community and local coverage to global issues and breaking news, The Star reports on topics that matter and affect the day-to-day lives of our readers. Download The Star app now to receive the best features of The Star’s website, all within the palm of your hand.

What you’ll experience:

- Complete breaking and up-to-the-minute news and story coverage
- New MyLocal tab – select up to seven communities to receive coverage on local news, issues, and events specific to your chosen communities*
- Listen to a variety of daily and weekly podcasts highlighting the latest in sports, news and business, including new finance podcast Millennial Money
- Personalized “For You” section – recommended stories based on other articles you have read
- In-depth reporting from our investigations team
- Provincial, national and international stories and feature articles
- The latest in sports, business and entertainment news
- Opinions and commentary from our columnists
- Push notifications

*Available to all users for a limited time only – unlimited access available through All Access Subscription
Questions or feedback? Contact us at [e-mail]

SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT NOTICES

By installing and using the App, you agree to our Privacy and Anti-Spam Notice (available at thestar.com/about/mobile-app-privacy-anti-spam-notice.html), our Privacy Policy (available at thestar.com/about/privacy) and our Terms of Use (available at thestar.com/main_terms_of_use_daily_and_community_brands_EN), each of which is accessible with the App's settings menu.

By subscribing, you agree to our Subscription Terms (available at www.thestar.com/about/subscription-terms.html), which are also accessible within the App's settings menu.

This App (including any updates or upgrades) may (i) automatically communicate with The Star's or its third party service providers' servers and record usage and browsing pattern metrics, (ii) manage App-related preferences or data stored on your device, and (iii) collect personal information, all as more particularly set out in our Privacy and Anti-Spam Notice and our Privacy Policy. You may withdraw your consent to the above at any time by removing or disabling the App.

The Star mobile application, an application offered by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited., 1 Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5E 1E6, www.thestar.com
For assistance please contact us at [e-mail].

Ratings and reviews

The app suddenly plays YouTube videos with sound (content, not ads). Can't turn the sound off. Can't stop the video either, because there is an overlay menu that won't go away, which also means you can't actually see the video. App support shoots themselves in the foot with an inane email setup: They route incoming emails through a third party, which forwards them in a way that breaks the SPF record, so the emails are automatically declined. Then they respond by saying I should email them! Fail

The main reason I subscribe to online news apps is the ability to blow up text as my eyesight diminishes. CBC and BBC apps offer this in settings. And neither charges subscribers This app lacks that functionality. It is absurd to use a magnifying glass with an app. I am 68 and The Toronto Star brand is very powerful among seniors who have migrated to phone apps because we can blow up type. One more example of trad media not understanding opportunities. My subscription will be very short.

Pretty low functionality compared to other news apps. For example, you can't customize what sections display as automatically. I'd like to see international news without having to go to the pulldown menu. I'm not all that interested in TO news or the royal parasites, so being able to get those off the initial page would be great.

What's new

• Bug fixes and enhancements.