Sky News: Breaking, UK & World

Name: Sky News: Breaking, UK & World
Rating: 4.1049724 (57896 reviews)
Author: Sky UK Limited

By: Sky UK Limited App

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Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

8,692,873 ▲ 8

Data as of 2026-08-26

Rating:

4.10 −3

(57,896)

Version:

6.20.0

Last updated: 2026-05-13

News and magazines (Free)

Features & Capabilities

Stay ahead with the Sky News Chrome extension—your go-to source for breaking news and in-depth journalism from the UK and worldwide. Experience 24/7 live news streaming, timely breaking news notifications, and exclusive podcasts like Sky News Daily and Electoral Dysfunction. Navigate through diverse topics effortlessly, from politics to entertainment, with options to read articles offline and personalize your view with dark mode. All this while enjoying bold, independent reporting that helps you make informed decisions. Download Sky News now and get the full story, first, wherever you get your news.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Rating:

Version:

6.20.0 Last updated: 2026-05-13

Version code:

520582744

Creation date:

2016-07-11

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.BLUETOOTH Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk

Size:

49.84MB

Email:

ap*****@sky.uk

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-26

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 15,753 ▼ 24

Other rankings

#189 in News and magazines (Free) ▲

Other platforms

Sky News: Breaking, UK & World (v6.22.0)

4.70

(9,251)

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Developed by:

Sky UK Limited

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android

Email:

ap*****@sky.uk

Website:

https://www.sky.com

User Reviews

Users praise Sky News for timely breaking news and solid journalism, plus a clean, color-rich presentation. However, the app is plagued by intrusive ads, distracting video ads, and content overlays, which disrupt reading and viewing. Video playback problems, including misaligned or frozen content and non-fullscreen issues, are common. Several reviews note a forced sign-in requirement and unreliable push notifications on certain devices. The app also suffers from bugs and slow, freezing feeds. Improvements should focus on ad experience, video stability, sign-in policy, and notification reliability.

Pros

Timely breaking news and solid journalism.
Clear, concise presentation of news.
Visually appealing app design with good use of colours.
Global news available on the go.

Cons

Intrusive ads and banners that disrupt navigation and trigger unwanted clicks.
Video playback issues, including wrong/overlaid content, non-fullscreen viewing, and pre-roll ads that hinder viewing.
Must sign in or create an account to use the app.
Push notifications not working on some devices.
General bugs and unstable performance (slow loads, freezing, cache fixes temporary).

Recent reviews

Too many podcasts. I prefer to just read articles. Reduce them, or add an article with the contents of the Podcast beneath them. User choice

me*****, 2026-08-21

I like that Sky News appears to be doing more investigatory journalism, I thought that was a dying art and being able to read it on the app is great. However there appears to be a growing trend towards news reports on the app being more video or podcasts than written reports. Some neuro divergent people can't process that information and need just text. I know the trend for "younger people" is bite size tiktok videos but for a lot of people we still like to read the news, can you do both please?