Boston.com News

Boston.com News Free App

Rated 3.61/5 (597) —  Free Android application by Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

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About Boston.com News

Stay connected with Boston.com and all things Boston in this updated app.

• Follow top stories and breaking news — local, national, sports, politics, entertainment, business and more

• Get more video and browse more photos — or share your own photos or video with us

• Access the latest weather and traffic reports

• Sign up for push alerts for the latest headlines or share the news with your friends via e-mail, Facebook or Twitter

How to Download / Install

Download and install Boston.com News version v4.21.0.4 on your Android device!
Downloaded 50,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.thoughtbot.boston_com_news, download Boston.com News.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
We did some serious performance overhauling in this release. We should start up in about half the time that it used to take us. There are some other minor fixes that should make things more stable and run a bit better.
Version update Boston.com News was updated to version v4.21.0.4
Version update Boston.com News was updated to version 4.14.5.2
Version update Boston.com News was updated to version 4.12.0.1
Version update Boston.com News was updated to version 4.11.0.3

What are users saying about Boston.com News

E70%
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Obituaries won't open.

C70%
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What happened to Weather Wisdom? Can no longer find it in the app...

C70%
by C####:

Perfect for local news

C70%
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Are they even trying? The new layout is horrible. SO sick of seeing Ben Affleck and puppies icon for Culture. Why don't they change these! The index is terrible, stories repeated so many times. And why can't I ever find live updates of game scores? After so many years, thus app should be much better.

V70%
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Ads are intrusive. Content not updated as much as on would expect.

C70%
by C####:

FANTASTIC, UP TO DATE AND INFORMATIVE, EASY TO USE

C70%
by C####:

I have no problems finding what I need

K70%
by K####:

Love it

C70%
by C####:

Slower, harder to navigate, opens browser for stories instead of staying self-contained. At least please add a side swipe to the next story like every other news app has.

C70%
by C####:

Designer should lose their job

V70%
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Diversity and well written!!

C70%
by C####:

Good, quick app

C70%
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It's Boston. It's wicked awesome!!

C70%
by C####:

The articles are always out of date. They also repeat when scrolling through the list. On December 1 Weather Wisdom showed the entry from November 11!

P70%
by P####:

Too slow to update news

K70%
by K####:

just what I need

X70%
by X####:

Easy to read

X70%
by X####:

For me, it is too much information. What has happened to the daily Boston photography that we received each day?

X70%
by X####:

Easy to use, intuitive.

X70%
by X####:

Good, quick app

X70%
by X####:

Slow, way too many ads. Ads mixed in with the stories. Links that don't work. HTML tags where they're should be content. If this was a High School newspaper I'd give it a 'C'. Incredibly amateurish effort for the Paper of Record for Boston. Junk it and start over.

S70%
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1. Uses too much data. 2. Sports articles, including columns, usually lack bylines. The reader should know who writes this stuff, especially if they're editorializing and not just reporting. 3. Often there are no paragraph breaks. Paragraph breaks are an important aspect of good writing. 4. Sometimes there is a link to an article, but the article is either blank or there is a huge distorted image instead of text.

O70%
by O####:

Poor performance. On the patriots blitz section the articles haven't been updated in over 2 months. It's as if this app is an afterthought for the Boston Globe

W70%
by W####:

Half of articles are incomplete or fail to display correctly; almost unusable.

P70%
by P####:

It's not a real app. It just sends me to the website where I get a 503 error

X70%
by X####:

Decent content. Tough time viewing images and media

X70%
by X####:

Shameful that a major news paper continues to show months old stories. The Boston Globe must think we are too stupid and are willing to read the same story for months. This app is not worth your time.

X70%
by X####:

I get everything I need to know.Interesting news and stunning user experience

H70%
by H####:

Everything Boston on your phone.

H70%
by H####:

This free app is worth every penny I paid for it.

M70%
by M####:

More news, less fluff

F70%
by F####:

Interesting about changes in home town.

M70%
by M####:

It's Boston. It's wicked awesome!!

M70%
by M####:

Solid news

M70%
by M####:

Good stuff.

M70%
by M####:

Loads quickly and easy to use.

M70%
by M####:

Slow, way too many ads. Ads mixed in with the stories. Links that don't work. HTML tags where they're should be content. If this was a High School newspaper I'd give it a 'C'. Incredibly amateurish effort for the Paper of Record for Boston. Junk it and start over.

H70%
by H####:

Tried to read 2 new sports articles. Aside from the first sentence, everything was unintelligible html code or something. Cleared cache, restarted, same thing. Unless you just want to look at pictures dont bother.

C70%
by C####:

Love the update.

C70%
by C####:

Seems like some links do nothing - for example the keep moving section in health and the real estate section. I do like having easy access to breaking local news through this app, but otherwise it is a little bit of a hassle to use.


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