# Left Middle: Progressive News > Your morning news briefing, in audio. Politics and tech & AI, every weekday. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leftmiddle.leftmiddlenews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leftmiddle.leftmiddlenews) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.leftmiddle.leftmiddlenews` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Sit Wiz LLC - **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES - **Downloads:** 188 - **Version:** 1.2.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-11 - **First published:** 2022-11-27 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 12 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-24 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leftmiddle.leftmiddlenews) - **Website:** [https://leftmiddle.com](https://leftmiddle.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://leftmiddle.com/privacy](https://leftmiddle.com/privacy) ## Description Left Middle News is a fast, free news app that pulls the day's biggest stories from 23+ trusted sources into one clean feed — and reads the most important ones to you.

Every weekday morning we publish two original audio briefings you can listen to on the way to work, at the gym, or over coffee. No podcast app, no subscription, no sign-up.

🎧 THE DAILY BRIEFING (AUDIO)
Six top U.S. politics and national news stories, summarized and narrated. A few minutes, start to finish, published every weekday morning. Read along with the full story list while it plays, or tap through to the original source.

🤖 THE TECH & AI BRIEFING (AUDIO)
A second daily briefing built for people who follow technology: new AI models and research, product launches, developer tools, open-source releases, plus safety, standards, and policy. The AI news that actually matters, without the hype cycle.

Both briefings keep playing while you browse the rest of the app or lock your screen, with a floating player, 15-second skip, playback speed control, and an archive of past editions.

📰 ALL YOUR NEWS IN ONE FEED
Top stories and analysis from 23+ leading news sources in a single organized view. No more juggling browser tabs or bouncing between apps.

🔥 TRENDING
See what's breaking right now — the stories climbing across every source at once, updated throughout the day.

🗣️ ORIGINAL COMMENTARY
Daily opinion and analysis blogs on the topics driving the news cycle, written for readers who want more than a headline.

⚙️ PICK YOUR SOURCES
Follow every source or just the ones you trust. Your feed, your lineup.

🌙 LIGHT, DARK & AUTO THEMES
A sleek dark mode for late-night reading that's easy on the eyes — or let the app follow your system setting.

🔔 SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Get alerted when a major story breaks or a new briefing drops. Stay informed without getting buried.

🚀 FAST & LIGHTWEIGHT
Articles load instantly, recent stories are cached for offline reading, and the app is built to be light on battery and data.

📤 SHARE ANYTHING
Send a story or a piece of commentary to friends, family, or any social app in two taps.

🎮 ONE MORE THING
There's a Tetris game tucked into the menu. You're welcome.

Left Middle News is free, independent, and requires no account to use. Download it today, listen to tomorrow morning's briefing, and get the news that matters in a few minutes instead of an hour.

Enjoying the app? A quick review helps more than you'd think. ## Rankings - #1,755,269 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.leftmiddle.leftmiddlenews.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [LeftTimes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.doneleft.doneleft) — 5,480 users, 4.15 / 5 - [Right News - Conservative](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rovine.news) — 25,207 users, 4.04 / 5 - [US Politics News & Interviews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.briox.riversip.android.usnews.uspolitics) — 34,182 users, 3.15 / 5 - [Talk Left - Progressive Talk R](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.talkstreamlive.talkleft) — 10,552 users, 4.38 / 5 - [Conservative News Daily](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.CNDNews.conservative) — 5,250 users, 3.83 / 5 - [Right Alert: Conservative News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.salemwebnetwork.rightalert) — 21,300 users, 3.87 / 5 - [MyNews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.themynewsapp) — 67 users - [Liberty Wire](https://chrome-stats.com/d/news.libertywire.libertywire) — 14 users - [Conservative News America](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.superfeedtech.conservativenews) — 17,729 users, 3.40 / 5 - [TNN Progressive News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.santantech.progresive_news) — 48 users - [THM News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.townhallmedia.townhallonehybrid) — 25,163 users, 4.62 / 5 - [Ground News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.checkitt) — 2,747,179 users, 4.58 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.leftmiddle.leftmiddlenews)