# Sakshi – Telugu News

> Telugu news, live TV, and multimedia content from Andhra Pradesh and worldwide. (iPhone/iPad app by SAKSHI.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sakshi-telugu-news/id552717373 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SAKSHI](https://appshunter.io/developer/552717376)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.70/5 from 121 App Store ratings · 85 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-01-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sakshi-telugu-news/id552717373/reviews.md

## What is Sakshi?

Sakshi is your one-stop destination for breaking news, live TV, business, entertainment, sports, TV shows, videos and photos from Andhra Pradesh and the world around. Read or watch the day’s biggest stories in Telugu on your device.

Features: 

* News by the minute: Breaking news, latest updates with videos across various categories
* Get all the local news from Andhra Pradesh
* Breaking news notifications
* Watch Sakshi TV Live on the move
* Watch your favorite Sakshi TV shows on your device
* Native integration for Facebook and Twitter sharing
* Share via email and SMS (on phone)
* iPhone app allows you to be a citizen journalist. Share photos and videos from your device with the Sakshi app

## Key features

- Breaking news and latest updates
- Local news from Andhra Pradesh
- Breaking news notifications
- Watch Sakshi TV Live
- Watch Sakshi TV shows
- Share news via social media and email

## What do users think of Sakshi?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📰 Up-to-date news coverage
- ⚡ Quick news updates and flash news
- 🎯 Good Telugu language news coverage
- 📺 Live TV integration
- 🌍 Comprehensive local and world news
- 📱 All-in-one news platform

**Cons**

- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🐛 Auto-playing ads blocking content
- ❌ Poor user interface design
- ⏱️ Slow app loading and performance issues
- 🔙 Missing back button navigation
- 📖 Incomplete article text display
- 💾 High memory consumption
- 🔄 Frequent update prompts
- 😤 Difficult article opening mechanism
- ⚠️ Content bias and political favoritism
- 🚫 App crashes and freezing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch
- Ads covering news content and unable to close
- Missing article headings and titles
- Incomplete news articles with missing text
- Navigation issues - no way to return to previous section
- Slow loading times
- Update notification persists after updating
- Articles not opening or displaying properly
- High memory usage causing device slowdown
- Incompatibility with older iPhone models

**Most requested features**

- Remove or significantly reduce advertisements
- Improve navigation with proper back button
- Add dark mode option
- Optimize memory footprint
- Easy WhatsApp sharing functionality
- Apple TV app version
- E-paper version
- Better article organization and categorization
- Improved font rendering for Telugu text

## Recent user reviews (10 of 85)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sakshi-telugu-news/id552717373/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Apps hangs and news is covered with add

*2025-07-22, version 3.0.14*

While reading news , it’s covered with ad pages and cannot close it. Even if we close the ad with in seconds ad covers the news and cannot close the ad page. Losing interest in reading the news.

### 1/5 — The app is a very horrible. No way to read the news.

*2025-03-02*

Ads are popping up all the time, making it impossible to read the news. So, I am stopping using this app.

### 1/5 — Auto playing ads and horrible UX design

*2024-12-07*

It is common for a news app to have ads embedded between the news article or a banner at the top or bottom of the app. However, in this app the news is sandwiched between the ads and they pops out and auto plays which annoys the user. Also, if a user opens an article, he doesn’t have an option to go back to the same section but click on home and go to the start screen and scroll to the bottom again. Hopefully you will fix these issues. If not, good luck retaining your users. If you want inspiration, please take a look at eenadu app or even greatandhra website for starters 🤦🏼‍♂️

### 1/5 — Junk app with full of malware/adware

*2024-09-22*

I can’t read more than one paragraph on the news article. So many ads pop up. Just deleted it. Don’t scare readers away with so much bloatware. There are many other ways to make money out of an app, but not this way. See how Eenadu app works.

### 1/5 — New version not good

*2024-07-16, version 3.0.14*

Keep getting adds and this new version is not user friendly, old version was good

### 1/5 — Too many ads and app is not user friendly

*2024-06-28*

Too many ads and app usage is not user friendly. Earlier it was better but now is at its worst

### 1/5 — New app with blue color

*2024-06-25, version 3.0.14*

Not good. Too many adds in the pages, auto playing adds. Old app is too good.

### 1/5 — Very Bad Update

*2024-05-25*

App loading takes time, you can’t open news to read by one touch need to keep on touching to open an article. And are you trying to promote ads or trying to give news. It looks like you don’t want us to read your own news.!!!!!!!!!!!

### 1/5 — Terrible new version

*2024-05-09, version 3.0.12*

There is no back button, the ‘more’ option is useless, and half of the news is not readable—too many ads block the content. Stop automatic videos.

### 1/5 — App is Horrible

*2024-05-06, version 3.0.12*

I hope they Changed the Sakai App , previously it was very good ( that time it was in yellow colour ) The new app is in blue colour but content and ease of use is not at all good . It’s not user friendly . Sakai management , especially IT wing seriously look into this app .

## Frequently asked questions about Sakshi

### What kind of news does Sakshi provide?

Sakshi provides a comprehensive range of news including breaking news, business updates, entertainment, sports, and local news specifically from Andhra Pradesh. You can read articles or watch videos covering the day's biggest stories in Telugu.

### Can I watch live TV with this app?

Yes, the app allows you to watch Sakshi TV Live on the go. You can also catch up on your favorite Sakshi TV shows directly on your device.

### Is this app free to use?

The application is free to download and use. It is supported by advertisements, which are displayed within the app.

### What devices is Sakshi compatible with?

The app is available for mobile devices, including iPhones. Specific compatibility details for other operating systems or device versions would typically be found in the app store listing.

### How can I share news I find interesting?

You can easily share news articles and content through native integration with Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, you can share via email and SMS directly from your phone.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.14 — 2024-05-28

Bug fixes and improvements

### 3.0.13 — 2024-05-21

Bug Fixes

### 3.0.12 — 2024-05-03

Improvements and bug fixes

### 3.0.11 — 2024-05-02

Improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.0.10 — 2024-05-02

improvements and bug fixes.

## More apps by SAKSHI

- [Sakshi Epaper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sakshi-epaper/id1040731167)
- [Sakshi Education Current Affairs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sakshi-education-current-affairs/id1081915917)
- [Sakshi Post](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sakshi-post/id1166932461)

All apps by SAKSHI: https://appshunter.io/developer/552717376

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*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 2026-06-10.*