# ABC News: Live Breaking News

> Live headlines & daily alerts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id300255638](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id300255638)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id300255638`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Disney
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (5,998 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.96.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-12
- **First published:** 2008-12-23
- **Size:** 140 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abc-news-live-breaking-news/id300255638)
- **Website:** [http://abcnews.com](http://abcnews.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/](https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/)

## Description

ABC News: Live Breaking News keeps you connected to 24/7 coverage with live streams from ABC News Live, in-depth reporting on politics, weather, health, business, and local headlines.

The app offers a customizable home screen with live blogs and a breaking-news banner, personalized push alerts, and on-demand videos, plus access to original programs like Nightline, 20/20, and ABC World News Tonight.

## Rankings

- #25,574 — Overall
- #22 — news

## Review summary

The ABC News app is valued for delivering news content, with some praise for its potential. However, multiple reviews cite reliability and UX problems: crashes and poor streaming, auto-playing videos, heavy ads, update-induced changes, and perceived bias in coverage. Users want better stability, fewer intrusive ads, less intrusive autoplay, and more balanced reporting.

### Pros

- Provides access to ABC News content and updates, helping users stay informed.
- Some reviewers express appreciation for the app and see its potential for future improvements.
- A few reviews indicate the app was a valuable source of news, highlighting its role during important events.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes/shuts down during use and after updates, leading to reliability concerns.
- Auto-playing videos with sound by default and background autoplay after closing.
- Intrusive advertising (long, frequent ads, including Disney-branded ads) that disrupt the viewing experience.
- Perceived bias in reporting (left-leaning slant) that many users find off-putting.
- Slow loading/streaming issues and inconsistent startup playback.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id300255638)