Raleigh News & Observer (N&O)

Name: Raleigh News & Observer (N&O)
Rating: 2.52 (421 reviews)
Author: McClatchy

By: McClatchy

Get the latest local news, weather updates and more for Raleigh and beyond

Features & Capabilities

The Raleigh News & Observer app delivers fast, convenient access to daily local news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle. Read or watch coverage of local news, investigative reporting, national headlines, crime, sports, and business, with AI-generated summaries reviewed by our newsroom.

Key features include live video of local and national news, personalized feeds by topic, search for articles and videos, bookmarking for reading later, and full support for dark mode and light mode. Browse by category, share articles, comment on stories, access previous issues, and enjoy puzzles and games. Privacy policy and Terms of Service are available in the app.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Downloads:

Rating:

Version:

11.1.1 Last updated: 2026-02-19

Version code:

210081269

Creation date:

2011-04-18

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION 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
android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk

Size:

145.34MB

Email:

cu*****@newsobserver.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 295,681 ▼ 1,303

Other rankings

#61 in News and magazines (Gross) ▼ 1

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

McClatchy

Google Play Store

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

Email:

cu*****@newsobserver.com

Website:

https://www.newsobserver.com/customer-service

User Reviews

Users appreciate the News & Observer app for its good local journalism and a simple, visually pleasing interface. However, repeated frustrations include slow performance, notifications that don't link correctly to articles, frequent crashes, and bugs. Many report login and subscription problems along with unresponsive customer support. Feature limitations like poor sharing options and missing printing capabilities also detract from the user experience, making it difficult despite users wanting to support local news.

Pros

Provides good local journalism and news content.
The updated app interface is visually appealing and streamlined.
Some users find the app interface simple and sufficient without many bells and whistles.

Cons

Notifications frequently fail to navigate users directly to the intended article, instead redirecting to the home or login screens.
The app experiences slow load times, often taking several minutes to open or load content.
Frequent bugs including incorrect article links, app freezing, crashes, and login difficulties.
Poor customer service and subscription management issues, including unauthorized charges and lack of support responses.
Limited functionality such as inability to share article URLs properly and missing features like puzzle printing and article search.

Recent reviews

Update Aug 29, 2024: The latest version of the app just took a huge step backwards. Notifications take you to a login screen even if you're already logged in, then once logged in dumps you at the home screen instead of the story you were wanting to see. This morning clicking on a story headline took you to the wrong story details. Come on McClatchy staff, do better! I want to support local journalism, but this makes it hard.

St*****, 2024-08-29

This app still needs a lot of work but is improving. There is still no option to print the classic puzzles in the Android version. You can send to the printer, but it is printing an image that takes a lot of ink. The Windows works much better for printing the puzzles.