The popularity of the Android OS is so incredible that almost every form of publication has migrated their news and services to an application available in the market, and now the BBC just joined the list. BBC originally released their Android application a few months ago in the UK, but apparently left out the rest of the world from their offering. After a few months of eagerly waiting, the application just became live in the Android Market for the whole world to get their hands on.
BBC is well-known for offering great international and UK news, making the app quite the release for loyal watchers. Their stories touch on everything people are interested in and they usually have some great breaking news that sometimes even makes it on our front page. They’ve had many interesting interviews that have given us a better understanding of the mobile industry, and where it’s heading. Having all that content (next to reading our blog on a daily basis, of course) is just about the best way to stay up to date on everything happening in the mobile world.
Like with most news applications, it’s free and is available to older and newer devices. This means anyone with a phone running Android 1.6 – 2.3.3 can get their hands on it in the Android Market. Here are a few of the key features from the latest version:
- Simple design with easy scrolling for efficient browsing
- Tap to reveal full-screen article and in-story video
- Swipe through stories to browse
- Post stories to social networks, or share via email and SMS
- Get breaking news with a real-time headline ticker
- Listen live to BBC World Service radio
- Watch or listen to the latest news headlines
- Personalise your home screen by adding and removing sections
- Choose to automatically update content in the background
- Set text size to suit your preferences
[via Android Central]