# Way2News - Short News App

> Breaking News, Local News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1021537384](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1021537384)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1021537384`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Way2Online Interactive India Pvt Ltd
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (1,301 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28
- **First published:** 2015-08-07
- **Size:** 150 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/way2news-short-news-app/id1021537384)
- **Website:** [https://www.way2news.com](https://www.way2news.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.way2news.com/privacy\_policy.html](http://www.way2news.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Way2News is India’s largest hyperlocal infotainment app that delivers local news in vernacular languages with short summaries. It supports eight languages — Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, and Gujarati — and offers a flip-to-read experience with bookmarks and dark mode for easy, quick updates.

Stay on top of topics that matter—from jobs, technology, sports, and entertainment to daily digital magazines and horoscopes. The app provides 24x7 local coverage across states and districts, plus live cricket updates and pan-India content trusted by crores of Indians.

## Rankings

- #49,296 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews highlight strong wins for Way2News: fast, concise, crowd‑sourced news across local to international coverage and a user‑friendly interface. The app is praised for up‑to‑date content and Telugu language availability. However, recurring issues include iOS video playback failures, intrusive ads with limited controls, perceived political bias, lack of English language support inside the app, and occasional crashes that drain battery. These recurring concerns suggest notable stability, localization, and content‑bias problems that the developer should address to improve usability on iOS.

### Pros

- Short, easy-to-read news in concise messages.
- All-in-one, crowd-sourced coverage of local, state, national, and international news.
- Up-to-date content with a daily feed.
- User-friendly interface that makes navigation simple.
- Telugu/local-language content available for Telugu-speaking users.

### Cons

- Videos not playing on iOS devices (iPhone/iOS issues).
- Intrusive ads with no easy option to disable; some users forced to install via web links.
- Perceived bias toward political parties and questionable news quality.
- English language not available in-app despite English listing in App Store; language support requested.
- Frequent crashes and heavy background activity that drains battery.

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