# Big Tv - Daily News App

> Your daily local news source in తెలుగు. Live Headlines & Current Affairs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chotanews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chotanews)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.chotanews`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pravasa Media LLP
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 1,313,903
- **Rating:** 3.86 / 5 (3,407 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2022-07-02
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chotanews)
- **Website:** [https://pravasamedia.com](https://pravasamedia.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pravasamedia.com/privacy\_policy.html](https://pravasamedia.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

ChotaNews brings real-time Telugu short news to your fingertips — breaking headlines, flash updates, and concise daily coverage across Politics, Entertainment, Business, Technology, Weather, Automotive, Health, and Lifestyle. Follow live events, sports (Cricket, Football, Tennis, Badminton, Hockey), video reports, interviews, documentaries, and panel discussions designed for quick, on-the-go news consumption.

Built for Telugu audiences across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, ChotaNews offers city-level coverage, customizable alerts, and easy sharing of articles, photos, and videos. Free to use, the app doubles as a Telugu ePaper and current affairs source — ideal for staying updated with local headlines, national developments, and global events in concise Telugu format.

## Rankings

- #58,157 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.chotanews.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

ChotaNews - Telugu Short News is praised for its quick daily news updates, simple and clean interface, and useful notifications. Users appreciate the app's easy-to-understand content and good overall performance. However, common issues include bugs affecting interface elements like missing share buttons, technical glitches impacting scrolling and loading speeds, excessive ads, and disabling of phone navigation buttons. Despite these drawbacks, users find it better than many other Telugu news apps and value its straightforward approach to delivering news.

### Pros

- Provides daily Telugu news updates quickly and efficiently.
- User-friendly interface with easy-to-understand news articles.
- Lightweight and simple app with a clean design, suitable for all users.
- Includes features like saving articles for later reading and notifications for politics and jobs.
- Good overall performance and informative content appreciated by users.

### Cons

- App has bugs related to interface compatibility, such as missing share, like, and comment buttons.
- Occasional technical issues like slow loading, scrolling problems, and incomplete news articles due to alignment issues.
- Presence of excessive ads that disrupt user experience.
- App disables phone/system navigation buttons causing usability problems without option to change settings.
- Some users find the app's style and theme too basic or similar to other apps and wish for design improvements.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chotanews)