# BAV Network — News, radio, TV and calling

> News, radio, TV and calling (iPhone/iPad app by ABDUL KARGBO.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bav-network/id6762610362 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ABDUL KARGBO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1379055937)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 51 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-05
- Data updated: 2026-07-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bav-network/id6762610362/reviews.md

## What is BAV Network?

BAV Network — The Bold African Voice is a digital media, community, and services app created to connect Africans and the African diaspora through live broadcasting, radio, news, communication, digital services, and community engagement.

The BAV App brings the major features of the BAV Network into one convenient mobile platform, allowing users to watch, listen, read, connect, support, and participate from anywhere in the world.

Watch BAV TV live and access video programming focused on African news, politics, economics, diaspora conversations, culture, current affairs, and community issues. Users can follow live shows and stay connected with BAV’s growing video platform.

Listen to BAV Radio live 24/7 with music, news, cultural programming, talk shows, and scheduled radio content. The built-in radio player allows users to play, pause, and enjoy BAV Radio while staying connected to the community.

Stay informed through the African News Hub, which provides fresh headlines from trusted sources across Africa and around the world. Users can browse news by region and topic, including Sierra Leone, West Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Africa-wide news, global news, politics, business, sport, entertainment, diaspora, technology, corruption, IMF, World Bank, APC, SLPP, and more.

Explore BAV Digital Services and Marketplace features, including access to supported digital products such as mobile airtime, mobile data, mobile bundles, eSIM plans, digital gift cards, and prepaid utilities where available. These services are designed to help users stay connected, support family, travel with ease, and access practical digital products across supported countries and networks.

Support education and community impact through the BAV Scholarship and Donation section. Users can learn about scholarship initiatives, follow fundraising progress, support student sponsorship efforts, and connect with BAV’s broader mission of helping talented but underprivileged students and community development projects.

Join the BAV Diaspora Network, a growing global community built to connect Africans and friends of Africa across borders. Users can explore chapters, discover members, participate in community projects, support mentoring efforts, and engage in meaningful diaspora action.

Connect and communicate through Community Chat Rooms and calling features. Users can participate in discussions, engage with others around shared interests, and connect through audio and video call functionality within the BAV community.

The app also includes access to My Account, About, Classifieds, BAV YouTube, BAV Facebook, and other important BAV Network sections through the Menu area.

BAV Network is more than a media app. It is a platform for information, entertainment, digital access, community building, education support, and African diaspora connection.

With BAV Network, users can stay informed, entertained, connected, and empowered — all from one app.

Together, we amplify The Bold African Voice.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.5 — 2026-07-02

What’s New:
BAV now includes improved in-app calling with better audio routing, speaker and earpiece controls, and a smoother active call experience.
We’ve added Android notifications for active calls, missed calls, and missed messages, plus improved chat behavior so conversations open to the latest message.
This update also includes digital services ordering improvements, refreshed web sharing support, performance fixes, and general stability updates.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-06-08

BAV App 2.0.2 brings performance improvements, better streaming stability, enhanced access to BAV Radio and BAV TV, improved news and community features, refinements to voice/video calls, marketplace, and diaspora networking, plus general bug fixes for a smoother user experience.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-06-04

What’s new in this version of BAV:

- New and expanded BAV Digital Services experience for:
  - Mobile Airtime
  - Mobile Data
  - Mobile Bundles
  - eSIM
  - Gift Cards
  - Prepaid Utilities
- Improved Sierra Leone support, including stronger provider coverage for Airtime and Mobile Data
- Smarter multi-provider routing across Zendit, DingConnect, DT One, and future provider rails
- Better Stripe checkout flow, including improved post-payment handling and thank-you flow
- Improved Digital Services order history and transaction tracking
- Cleaner pricing display, including clearer flat processing fee wording
- Updated Admin Review tools and Digital Services monitoring
- Improved home, menu, and navigation experience
- Better call and chat notification foundations
- Stronger backend fulfillment and status reconciliation
- General performance, reliability, and bug fixes

Bug fixes include:
- fixed payment verification issues after Stripe checkout
- fixed stale Top-Up/Gift Cards navigation paths by consolidating into Digital Services
- fixed pricing inconsistencies between app checkout and payment flow
- removed confusing open-amount Airtime and Utilities checkout paths
- improved DingConnect and provider status handling for Digital Services orders

### 2.0 — 2026-05-30

BAV App 2.0 is a major platform upgrade, bringing a more complete, secure, and user-friendly experience to the BAV Network community.

This release introduces the new BAV Digital Services Marketplace, replacing older scattered airtime and gift card flows with one unified Digital Services experience. Users can now access supported categories such as Airtime, Mobile Data, Bundles, eSIM, Gift Cards, and Prepaid Utilities in one organized location.

The shopping experience has also been improved with a country-first flow. Users can browse by country, then choose the available operator, brand, or service category instead of navigating through one large product list. Sierra Leone has been improved as a launch-priority market, with better Airtime visibility and expanded Mobile Data support.

BAV App 2.0 also introduces stronger multi-provider backend routing. The app now supports provider paths including Zendit and DingConnect, with the foundation for future provider expansion. This allows BAV to route services more effectively by country and category, improving reliability and flexibility.

Digital Services orders now use a more secure backend fulfillment process. The app does not call provider APIs directly. Orders now move through a safer flow from the app to payment confirmation, provider fulfillment, status reconciliation, receipt, and transaction history.

Stripe checkout has been improved for a smoother payment experience. Digital Services payments now follow a more reliable checkout process, post-payment redirects now land on a proper thank-you page, and payment verification issues that previously blocked fulfillment have been fixed.

A new Digital Services History screen has been added, allowing users to track their transactions more clearly. Order detail pages now show improved status updates, including payment pending, verified, fulfillment pending, delivered, and failed.

Admin Review has also been modernized to match the new Digital Services structure. Admin tools now better support current BAV operations.

Pricing and checkout clarity have been improved, including cleaner fee wording, better product pricing display, and currency normalization work for a more consistent checkout experience.

Home and menu navigation have also been refined. Added Digital Services as the main commerce entry point. The home screen has been improved, including better routing into the member and call flow.

The BAV web app has also been aligned with this release. The web experience now reflects the Digital Services-first structure, and older standalone Top-Up and Gift Card routes have been redirected into the new Digital Services flow.

This release also adds a stronger foundation for missed-call notifications, direct-message notifications, notification preferences, and email-delivery support for future communication improvements.

Behind the scenes, version metadata, app structure, backend operations, and provider readiness have been cleaned up to better support store-ready builds, live provider operations, and future expansion.

BAV App 2.0 delivers a smoother, safer, and more complete experience for digital services, media, community connection, communication, and African diaspora engagement.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-08

This submission is an update to improve the live radio listening experience.

BAV Network includes a live radio streaming feature. In this update, we restored the iOS background audio capability so listeners can continue listening to the live radio stream when the app is in the background or when the device screen is locked. Please see attachment for demonstration.

This background audio capability is used strictly for continuous live radio playback only. The app does not enable voip background mode.

Please also note that if a user force-quits the app from the iOS app switcher, radio playback stops as expected.

Thank you for your continued review and support.

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