# Sud Ouest, l’info en continu

> Economy, sport, politics. All regional info and international news

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sudouest.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sud Ouest (Infos, Quotidien, Actualité, Direct)
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 855,967
- **Rating:** 3.22 / 5 (5,282 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.1.13
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-24
- **First published:** 2011-11-14
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 64 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sudouest.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.sudouest.fr/](https://www.sudouest.fr/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://donnees-personnelles.sudouest.fr/cookies/](https://donnees-personnelles.sudouest.fr/cookies/)

## Description

Discover Sud Ouest, your go-to Chrome extension for continuous, real-time news from South West France and beyond. Stay informed with breaking updates across key regional departments like Gironde and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as well as major cities such as Bordeaux and La Rochelle. Access live news by theme — including politics, economy, culture, environment, and all your favorite sports like rugby and football.

Personalize your feed, save articles for later, and enjoy a comfortable reading experience with options like dark mode and font size adjustments. Engage directly with journalists and fellow readers through debates and access exclusive multimedia content such as podcasts, videos, and the TV7 channel. Subscribers gain unlimited access to premium analysis, evening editions, digital newspapers, and special supplements, supporting a dedicated editorial team of over 250 journalists. Subscribe digitally from €9.99, with no obligation, and stay connected with the South West community all year round.

## Rankings

- #74,619 — 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_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AD_ID`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.sudouest.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.sudouest.android.batch.permission.INTERNAL_BROADCAST`
- `com.sudouest.android.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app for its unbiased and regionally focused news, especially for areas like Gironde and Bordeaux, with improved stability in newer versions. However, multiple users report persistent crashes and inability to open articles, frustrating subscription and payment experiences, particularly with Google Pay. Excessive advertisements and loss of access to commune-specific news are common complaints, alongside issues with the comments feature. While helpful for French language practice, the technical problems significantly hinder usability.

### Pros

- Provides unbiased, locally focused, and revealing reporting.
- Good for following local news, especially about Gironde, Bordeaux, Bayonne, Pau, and Biarritz regions.
- Contains many pictures that enhance the reading experience.
- Newer versions are more stable and pleasant to use.
- Helps with learning or practicing French.

### Cons

- Frequent app crashes, sometimes continuous, making article reading impossible.
- Articles often fail to open; user can only see the title, photo, and caption without the main content.
- Subscription and payment issues when subscribing via Google Pay; poor customer service response.
- Excessive and intrusive advertising, sometimes impossible to close.
- Loss of access to local news by commune; some communes unavailable or no longer accessible.
- Problems with comments section: disabled comments without notification, lack of response notification.

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