BBC: World News & Stories-apprecensioner

Whenever I click on the following article, it first opens the website page and then opens the article in the app, which is annoying

Is the constant nagging about cookies really necessary? I avoid using the BBC app because of the never-ending cookie prompts.

Good content in the app, but why no button to take me back to the top of the first page? Doesn’t every news app have this? Very frustrating to have to scroll all the way to the top again.

Agree with many reviewers that the new app's UI design is worse than the old version. I miss the ability to set up my own topics. The new version has just made me read BBC news way less than before. The new app also lacks the ability to go back by swiping right from the left edge, you need to press the top Back button. The Home button should bring you to the top of an article on first click. It feels like the app wraps web content inside a container app, making interaction a bit clunky.

Still missing being able to swipe back to the main page after reading an article. Works with “live” articles but not with the regular ones. Hope you can add this. Otherwise a decent experience (but not feeling native)

With BBC Sounds no longer available internationally, this is the only option to listen to the World Service and unfortunately the UX if that’s your main use case is woeful at best.

Do the BBC forced all out-of-UK users to this app from the really good BBC Sounds. And it’s too bad. I can’t fint a flow of all pods that I subscribe to, for example. Instead, I have to go into every followed pods page and check if there might be a new episode.

Unfortunately, the new version lacks focus and usability. Engagement factor has decreased for some reason and best way to show that is to have a look at the’BBC Sports’ app. Much better that one. There should be a cohesive appearance and UI for both the apps and using the sports app as a guideline would serve BBC well. Now catching up on news reading off another news app instead.

BBC is still a first class news organization. This app, howver, has gradually declined in usability and possibility to tailor. Some years ago, there was brilliant app which you could tailor to your interests. Then is became just a mess of random news. Now it is just a mess, where you seldom get to any news at unless you click yourself through a marathon of cookie questions and account creation pages.

The latest version of the app has really made it much worse. It used to have a pleasant, clear, and easy to use user interface. The new UI is chaotic with different style of articles mixed together, and only few with images. It also crashes often now. Even simple things like selecting a word to look up its definition don’t work anymore. Please bring back the old app.

It was so much better before the ”face lift” Now it’s just a mess and also anoying is the no back to top button. Too bad!