# Dawn - Official Mobile App

> Pakistan and world news app with breaking news, business, sports, and opinion. (iPhone/iPad app by Dawn Media Group.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dawn-official-mobile-app/id935631940 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dawn Media Group](https://appshunter.io/developer/456927910)
- Category: News
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.10/5 from 117 App Store ratings · 179 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-11-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dawn-official-mobile-app/id935631940/reviews.md

## What is Dawn?

The latest news from Pakistan and the world is at your fingertips with Dawn.com’s free mobile app. We bring you breaking news, business, sports, entertainment, blogs, informed opinion and more from the combined platforms of Dawn.com, the Dawn Newspaper and the DawnNews TV channel.
 
Key features:

 • Push Notifications for breaking news stories
 • Downloads latest stories (up to 30 for each section) for fast browsing
 • Share stories to Facebook, Twitter, email, SMS and more
 • Bookmark your favorite stories for easy accessibility
 • Post comments and view all comments on stories
 • App automatically updates every hour in the background
 • Access the full range of our news categories 
 • Landscape support

## Key features

- Breaking news push notifications
- Offline story downloads
- Social media sharing
- Bookmark favorite stories
- Post and view comments
- Automatic background updates
- Full news category access

## What do users think of Dawn?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Good tech support
- 🚀 Nice interface
- 💡 Tabdeeli agayi hai!

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Scrolling issues
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Unstable and unreliable
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS 12
- 👎 Unreadable small font size
- 👎 Poor user experience
- 👎 Ads overlay content

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch
- Scrolling issues within articles
- Compatibility problems with iOS 12
- Frequent freezing and unresponsiveness

**Most requested features**

- Update the app for iOS 12
- Improve font size and readability
- Add more customization options
- Enhance the overall user experience

## Recent user reviews (10 of 179)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dawn-official-mobile-app/id935631940/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Hardly functional as an app

*2026-04-24, version 2.6.5*

Crashed and then said “no data to display”

### 1/5 — App Lacks many Essential Features. Sorry excuse for a news app.

*2026-04-14*

External links always crash the app. App shows a maximum of the 24 most recent articles. No sorting category sections at all. Tapping DAWN's own hyperlinks causes the article to load in an in-app Web-Based view. 

Recently the app introduced full screen pop-up video ads.

### 2/5 — Please Update

*2025-05-24*

Update your application, you have many iPhone users who regularly read Dawn.

### 1/5 — Spend some money on your app

*2025-01-24, version 2.6.5*

App keep getting shut, and it needs so much improvement

### 1/5 — App Lacks many Essential Features. Sorry excuse for a news app.

*2024-03-02, version 2.6.5*

External links always crash the app. App shows a maximum of the 24 most recent articles. No sorting category sections at all. Tapping DAWN's own hyperlinks causes the article to load in an in-app Web-Based view. 

This is a very sorry excuse for a news app. Steer clear.

### 1/5 — Unprofessional. Basic.

*2024-02-22, version 2.6.5*

This application encapsulates Pakistan. Far behind in technology, too basic to compare and no care for feedback on improvement, so remains in a pathetic state. There's so much unprofessionalism by the developer that the "update" window doesn't go away despite updating the app. The description of the update was also two words, one of which was update.

### 1/5 — Bad app

*2024-02-08, version 2.6.3*

Such a bad IT they have. Every time it stucks when I open it🙄

### 2/5 — Coronavirus header

*2023-11-26, version 2.6.3*

Can you please remove coronavirus header on the main page of the app?

### 1/5 — Good paper, useless app

*2023-05-13, version 2.6.3*

Mostly dysfunctional

### 2/5 — Update and a new UI needed..

*2023-04-20*

@Developer.. kindly update the app and please change the UI.
It often is useless.

## Frequently asked questions about Dawn

### What kind of news does the app provide?

The app provides a wide range of news including breaking news, business updates, sports scores, entertainment news, blogs, and informed opinion. It covers both Pakistani and international news from Dawn.com, the Dawn Newspaper, and the DawnNews TV channel.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include push notifications for breaking news, the ability to download up to 30 stories per section for fast offline browsing, easy sharing to social media and other platforms, bookmarking favorite stories, posting and viewing comments, and automatic background updates every hour.

### Is there a cost to use this news app?

No, this news app is completely free to use. There are no subscription fees or in-app purchases required to access its content or features.

### What devices is the app compatible with?

While specific OS versions are not detailed, the app is designed for mobile devices and offers features like landscape support, indicating compatibility with standard smartphone and tablet operating systems.

### How can I stay updated with the latest news?

You can stay updated through breaking news push notifications, the app's automatic hourly background updates, and by browsing the full range of news categories available. You can also download stories for offline reading to catch up at your convenience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6.5 — 2024-02-22

Issue resolve

### 2.6.4 — 2024-02-21

Resolve issues

### 2.6.3 — 2022-03-22

Minor Improvements

### 2.6.1 — 2022-03-10

Fixes issue with scroll

### 2.6 — 2022-03-03

General improvements

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## More apps by Dawn Media Group

- [DawnNews TV - Official App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dawnnews-tv-official-app/id1092864532)

All apps by Dawn Media Group: https://appshunter.io/developer/456927910

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