SBS News User Reviews

SBS News
SBS News
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

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Crushes

This app is useless just doesn’t open even after relaunched and updated.
Needs fixing or deleting.

Great, but XR problem

iPhone XR, the back button after reading an article is inaccessible. Other than that very clean and smooth - has now been fixed. Thanks to the developer for reaching out and letting me know.

Response from developer

Hi matamatix1, We released an update this morning (4.1.9) to resolve the issue where users were unable to return to the main screen using the back arrow. You can also contact us via apps@sbs.com.au

Good app for broad range of news

Major fault when using on my iPhone X. When you open the news item, the return arrow in top left corner of the screen is very hard to activate and if there is a video at the top of the story it usually opens tether returning to the listing of news items. Often need to close the app to go to the next item.
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Response from developer

Hi John of Rydalmere, We released an update this morning (4.1.9) to resolve the issue where users were unable to return to the main screen using the back arrow. You can also contact us via apps@sbs.com.au

Back arrow in terrible position

For the iPhone, it lands directly on the time in the top left corner and makes it really hard to use.
I often get out of the app altogether to go back and read other stories. Not ideal.
Simply needs to be lower. Easy fix.

Good for news though!

Response from developer

Hi newsenthuse, We released an update this morning (4.1.9) to resolve the issue where users were unable to return to the main screen using the back arrow. You can also contact us via apps@sbs.com.au

PURE NEWS!

Wow! I love love love using this app. I am a millennial, bi-racial, minority, young professional living in the city of Chicago. No matter how much I try to get away from β€˜em, it seems like I’m always using the big 3 media tracking corporations; Apple, Google and Facebook for my news. This makes for painfully polarized and at most times biased news.
I am so very thankful for this app and the mission of SBS as a news source. It’s unfortunate that I have to search across the globe to get objective American news. However, I am so glad this option is here for me.

Thanks for all the trustworthy information.

Corey
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Great news app

Using this in the USA

Troy

Thanks keeping me in touch. πŸ‘
But would be great not repeating alert.πŸ™πŸ˜¦

No Video for Canadians

Canadian users cannot access video. This feature has been blocked since January, 2014.

Good App!

Please consider an option for users to create a playlist, so to listen to audio or view video clips back-to-back, automatically.

Video quality good when it works

The connection is a bit flaky. Sometimes you have to close it and open it again or close and open sections to get them working. The nightly news cast program just shuts off the app totally if you try to watch it. Good for getting short news updates while overseas.

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