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About this app

The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists.

PRODUCT FEATURES
• Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news.
• Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories.
• Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking.
• Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles.
• Discover something new in My Post, a curated feed with recommendations just for you.
• Dive deeper into Post journalism with innovative graphics, video, and augmented reality exclusives.
Breaking News, Politics & Award-Winning Journalism
Updated on
Sep 18, 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
    Location, Personal info, and Device or other IDs
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 7 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

81.9K reviews
Tomasz Kasperkiewicz
September 16, 2026
The app is mostly fine but has one but that is just unacceptable: I get the briefing email (The 7). Sometimes clicking the links attempts to launch the Samsung Internet Browser instead of the system default one (Brave). It used to try to launch Chrome belt I uninstalled it. It seems that they are trying to actively avoid using Brave, which again, is the system default. Totally unacceptable.
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The Washington Post
September 17, 2026
We’re sorry for the frustration. The behavior you’re describing may be related to how links from The 7 are being handled on your Samsung device. Please email help@washpost.com with your device model, Android version, and a screenshot if possible. We’d be happy to investigate further.
Tom Land
August 18, 2026
Decent app. But one shortcoming bugs me. When scrolling the Top Stories, and when I find one that interests me in the list, I select it to read the story in full. When finished, the app does not bring me back to where I left off. instead, it brings me back to the top of the Top Stories page, forcing me to scroll back down to where I left off. This seems like a pretty glaring and obvious shortcoming that I'm surprised hasn't been addressed.
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Nicholas Del Giudice
April 18, 2024
Imagine paying for a newspaper subscription, but the app won't actually hold an article open for more than 10 seconds before going back to the homepage, eventually leading to the app crashing. It's updated and all. Don't feel like I'm getting my subscription's worth. Plus, with them consistently changing who does the Seven in the morning, and always changing the music is just annoying. I come to you for news. Not different personalities in a podcast or funky transition music. I want the news.
141 people found this review helpful
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The Washington Post
April 18, 2024
Hello! Sorry for your trouble with the app. Can you please contact us through the form inside the app at your earliest convenience? You can do this by opening the the app > settings > contact us. This will give our technical team the information needed to best troubleshoot your issue. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

What’s new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.