# Dunya News — user reviews > 200 indexed App Store user reviews of Dunya News by NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED, rated 2.72/5 from 29 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dunya-news/id422274348/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dunya-news/id422274348.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Dunya News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Lightning-fast streaming - 📺 Great live TV feature - 📰 Comprehensive news coverage - 👍 User-friendly interface **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🔇 Poor audio quality - 💤 Slow updates - 📺 Landscape mode issues - 🔍 Biased news reporting - 💸 Excessive ads **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when opening programs section - Notifications not working - Live streaming not working on certain devices - Incompatibility with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Offline reading mode - Improved video quality - Ability to disable push notifications - Chromecast support ## Newest reviews (18 of 200) ### 2/5 — New version in January 2024 is not opening the app at all *2024-01-22* Plz fix the issue before this January 2024 update app was working fine. ### 2/5 — Notification Error *2020-02-20* When click on notification in notification bar, it open apps, and then it opens Safari itself, and redirect to the website instead showing news in the app, is not convenient. Video streaming working properly. ### 4/5 — Great app for news *2020-02-04, version 4.20* Can someone fix the audio streaming link it’s not working. Thanks ### 2/5 — No sound *2019-08-07* No sound with new upgrade ### 2/5 — No sound in app *2019-06-19* Sound is Missing from the App ### 2/5 — Sound is missing on app. When click on Hasb E haal no sound? *2019-05-14* No sound on app ### 1/5 — Ads Ads and Ads *2019-03-03* I haven’t had any issues with this app until now. Any news link you click on whether it’s a notification or you click anything in the app does not open and just shows ads instead. I tried playing with it multiple times but I cannot get anything playing so annoying ### 1/5 — Broken *2019-03-03* Please remove adds and add videos. Every time you click on the story all I see are adds no news ### 1/5 — Ali all ways enjoy your app but recently updated app is not working *2019-03-02, version 4.13* It was good app before gone rubbish pls fix it or take it off it is keep crashing ### 1/5 — Video ad after viewing EVERY news! *2019-01-21, version 4.13* This is one most annoying news app I have ever installed. I have to watch a video ad whenever I want to read another news. This has become so annoying that I have sometimes even stopped reading news after one or two. ### 1/5 — Push Notifications Spam! *2018-09-15, version 4.9* I am getting all sort of news notifications after a recent update. If you want to send push notifications, at least add ability to turn off some categories. Deleting the app until there’s a fix for that. ### 3/5 — Make Apple TV app *2017-12-28, version 4.1* Dunya channel need to make Apple TV app. ### 1/5 — Annoying pop up advertising *2017-11-28, version 4.1* Now when you close the ad after 5 seconds, it’s continue to play audio in the background, so annoying. This app use to be good. Now getting worst due to annoying advertisements pop ups ### 1/5 — News not loading from more than 6 months *2017-04-12, version 3.7* Headlines are not appearing from last few months. No bug fixes so far unfortunately. I have 5 different devices but it doesn't work anywhere ### 1/5 — Live tv stop working *2017-03-04, version 3.7* Live streaming hasn't been working for a while. ### 1/5 — Pls update *2017-02-10, version 3.7* This app needs serious updating ### 1/5 — Voice breaking Can't hear *2017-02-04, version 3.7* It used to be all good but now you can't hear the voice clearly, all you hear is breaking voices. ### 1/5 — Not working anymore *2017-01-25, version 3.7* Live tv is not working anymore on iOS. Stopped working in November 2016. Please fix. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waseem *2024-10-26* Biased news and controlled controversial reporting. And the app itself is badly maintained. ### 1/5 — No sound *2023-01-30, version 4.40* I have updated the app only yesterday now news sound is coming in my Bluetooth earphones, instead when playing news sound coming from phone speaker I have checked setting everywhere within phone and earphones but no luck ### 1/5 — New update😠 *2023-01-19, version 4.40* Since the new update you cannot watch in full screen.. half the screen is taken up by upcoming episodes.. but no option to full screen.. terrible app design .. hire me I can do a better job🤣 ### 1/5 — Keep crashing *2022-04-07, version 4.38* Ok on the normal phone but with airpod keep crashing ### 1/5 — Notifications not working *2021-06-27, version 4.26* Notifications aren’t working, won’t open any page after clicking on iOS 14.6. Please fix. Thanks ### 1/5 — News in US *2021-05-12* This is so unfortunate and shameful that we cannot see even headlines in USA by using this app. I’m uninstalling this app. ### 1/5 — Complain *2019-10-29* We have app but Region Restrictions Pls explain what going on for last 10 days not see any program of Dunya news ### 1/5 — Live TV or Recorded Video - Not working *2019-10-28* No videos or live TV. Why do I need another app just read news. ### 1/5 — Watch adds instead of news *2019-06-04* If some body is looking for news update then don't install because this application is full of advertisement.... They are hungry for money everywhere.. commercial on the television and adds on the websites/apps ### 1/5 — Only ads no news. Which idiot runs this app *2019-03-03* The person responsible for this app needs to be publicly flogged. Clicking the news details the app shows all sorts of ads but no news. The idiot responsible for this should be immediately fired. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best app for news *2019-08-10, version 4.16* I been using this app for last 4 years . I never face any problem runs smoothly ### 5/5 — Raja Aamir Nawabi Uk *2018-07-06, version 4.6* Dunya news is very good cheanal it’s very helpful and useful special for overseas Pakistani thank very much to provide this news chenal ### 5/5 — ok *2015-12-10, version 2.6* plz improve video Q we love dunya news in uk.dunya news new update not working on i phone 5s. anyways thank u dunya news. ### 5/5 — Plz fix it *2015-03-10, version 2.4* Plz fix the app it's not working in Canada Alberta From last 5 days thanks ### 5/5 — vakabkz *2014-09-22, version 2.2* hapnzboa klo 8 ### 5/5 — Audio live *2014-08-21, version 2.1* Best app for both live audio or video ### 5/5 — Great app! *2014-08-18, version 2.0* Great app! ### 5/5 — nice *2014-06-08, version 2.0* v nice ### 5/5 — AmaZing app *2014-05-13, version 2.0* It is an amazing app for Pakistani news and update the news twice every day, also you can see the live coverage also you can read to live news. ### 5/5 — Thanks *2014-05-04, version 2.0* Thanks dunya news. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-13.*