VOA News

VOA News Free App

Rated 4.44/5 (17,658) —  Free Android application by VOA (Voice of America)

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About VOA News

*** Finalist for “Best Mobile Media & Publishing App” in the 2015 GSMA Global Mobile Awards and in 2014 for “Best Mobile Publishing Product,” as well as the Appy Awards "Best Multicultural App" and “Best Mobile Service” in the Meffy Awards! ***


The free, *official* Voice of America (VOA) mobile / tablet application serves news to your Android smartphone or tablet in 44 languages. VOA operates one of the world's largest international news media networks on TV, radio and digital properties with a total weekly audience of more than 200 million people in countries including Africa, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. To do this, VOA employs more than 3,500 journalists around the world, focused on countries without a free or established press or free and open internet access.

The news application features:

* Customization for more than 40 international languages and dialects from Farsi to Vietnamese
* Enjoy photos, video, audio and text content, including background streaming of audio content
* Integrated proxy available in the settings to get around Internet blocking
* Breaking news push notifications
* Hear radio podcasts on demand
* Save download time and data costs with the Low-Bandwidth Mode in the settings
* Download stories, videos, and photos for offline reading, watching, and listening
* Customizable navigation items and order
* Stream multimedia over Chromecast on your TV
* Offline-downloading and saving of news content for later enjoyment
* Share your favorite stories, videos, and photos via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+
* Social media sharing of content on Facebook, Twitter, email and other platforms
* Customizable Android Home Screen Widget
* Directly send your photo, video, audio and text news reports to VOA

= Frequently Asked Questions & Troubleshooting Issues =

Having problems with using the App proxy?
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Enable the Psiphon proxy in the settings of the VOA app. Make sure you have the latest version of the application installed on your device.

Having problems with the App loading slowly?
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1- Check to make sure you are on a fast, stable connection (WiFi, ideally).
2- If that doesn't work, open the application settings and check the box for "Low Bandwidth Support."

What languages and VOA services does the app support?

All of these:

VOA News (English)
VOA Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
صدای آمريکا (Persian)
Voz de América (Spanish)
አማርኛ (Amharic)
VOA Somali (Somali)
ဗီြအိုေအ ျမန္မာဌာန (Burmese)
VOA Tigrigna (Tigrigna)
VOA - Голос Америки (на русском) (Russian)
VOA 뉴스 (Korean)
វីអូអេ (Khmer)
VOA Indonesia (Indonesian)
ཨ་རིའི་རླུང་འཕྲིན། བོད་སྐད། (Tibetan)
美国之音中文 (Mandarin)
وائس آف امریکہ اردو (Urdu)
صدای امریکا (Dari)
د امریکا غږ اشنا (Pashto)
VOA Hausa (Hausa)
VOA Afaan Oromoo (Afaan Oromoo)
Amerika'nın Sesi (Turkish)
VOA - Голос Америки (українською) (Ukrainian)
วีโอเอไทย (Thai)
VOA Português (Portuguese)
La Voix de l'Amérique (French)
ده‌نگی ئه‌مه‌ریکا (Kurdish)
美國之音粵語 (Cantonese)
Amerika Ovozi ( Uzbek)
ວີ​ໂອ​ເອ (Lao)
Studio 7 (English)
Dengê Amerîka (Kurdi)
Гласот на Америка (Macedonian)
Radiyoyacu VOA (Kirundi/Kinyarwanda)
Amerikanın Səsi (Azerbaijani/Azeri)
وي اوای ډیوه (Pashto to Pakistan)
Glas Amerike (Serbian)
VOA Swahili (Swahili)
ভয়েস অফ আমেরিকা বাংলা (Bangla)
Glas Amerike (BiH) (Bosnian)
ამერიკის ხმა (Georgian)
Ամերիկայի Ձայն (Armenian)
Studio 7 Shona (Shona)
Zëri i Amerikës (Albanian)
Studio 7 Ndebele (Ndebele)
Lavwadlamerik (Creole)

Still having problems?
We are here to help. Please contact us at voamobileapps@gmail.com. Be sure to include the device description (example: Samsung S3) and operating system (example: 4.3) as well as a brief description of the issue.

How to Download / Install

Download and install VOA News version 3.3.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: gov.bbg.voa, download VOA News.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
* Android Nougat support
* Bug fixes and performance improvements
* Thank you for your comments and feedback!
Version update VOA News was updated to version 3.3.1
More downloads  VOA News reached 1 000 000 - 5 000 000 downloads
Version update VOA News was updated to version 3.2
Version update VOA News was updated to version 3.1.1

What are users saying about VOA News

T70%
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I like this app because it sound clear no hitches keep it up

T70%
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Does not work, make phone freeze. Could be virus activities!

X70%
by X####:

Your news is not update and your multi media is with old programs.

T70%
by T####:

I love it, I can follow up with the broadcasters Easley because they talk slowly little bit. Also the learning videos was very good I benefit from them.

T70%
by T####:

Better if I could pick a word and could be translated. Nice app

D70%
by D####:

Aad buu ii anfacay aniga shakhsiyan waan ku xidhanahay app kan warka meelkaleba uma doono

T70%
by T####:

I have never seen an application like this in my I love it

T70%
by T####:

Since 27 May I can't listen VOA Khmer broadcast at morning.

T70%
by T####:

A mind blowing live streaming provided by voa Urdu gave a detailed news and authentic of different nations especially of Pakistan and Middle East

T70%
by T####:

Podcast is very slow to load. Pls fix

Y70%
by Y####:

Nightline Africa and Day Break Africa.

B70%
by B####:

it's not balance voice , please fixing,thanks

T70%
by T####:

irikunzwika zvakanaka chero kana urikure zvakadii unokwanisa kunzwa nhau dzestudio 7. izvi zvakarongeka tinozvida.

T70%
by T####:

I'm reading this app in Spanish. The rating questions should also be in Spanish, since the target for this app is in Latin America.

T70%
by T####:

I listen to news in Vietnamese. I suggest minimizing repeat articles in broadcasts. Otherwise, i love it and listen twice a day. Appreciate the service!

T70%
by T####:

I think VOA news are the nearest to the truth, so I like it the most Js

L70%
by L####:

Truly lovable.it takes me 50 years back when I used to listen to your radio in my village which was not electrified

T70%
by T####:

It is a good app but full of fake news specially when it comes to Middle East!.

T70%
by T####:

Wonderful app . My window to see the world well. Thanks so much.

T70%
by T####:

sounds great,I can get information more than I want know from this app

T70%
by T####:

I started listening to VOA using a shortwave radio since I was in secondary school though it was full of noise due to the signal interference of the government. Now I have left that country which is overwhelmed by smog for ever. And I can read VOA news every day through this app. I like the objective manner in which news is reported by VOA. In contrast the smog country's medias are jokes.

Y70%
by Y####:

When "display images" is turned off, articles take a long time to load (if they load at all), and in the meantime nothing shows but a blank screen. Please fix this issue!

T70%
by T####:

I've been a listener of VOA for so long, anything I say would be stating the obvious. It is one station I listen to for in depth analysis of up to the moment's news.

T70%
by T####:

Not a provincial DC-NY-LA thing. VOA provides balanced world news in an appealing, compact package. Credible, responsible journalism covering international politics, human rights issues, economics. Excellent resource for users of English as 2nd language. Would like to see expansion of arts, science, education news. Recommended! (Looking for more Asia coverage? See also RFA.)

T70%
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A great way to keep up to date without the slanted editorial content of other media. Stable, too. VOA is my go-to for international news updates, several times a day.

T70%
by T####:

Not Updating The International section of the Chinese version never updates, unless you change to the English version then back to Chinese again - Very annoying.

S70%
by S####:

This App bring Unbias News for me. It have Thai Language News also (VOA Thai), That's Very Good. But sometime it's not smooth when scrolling and crash. Please fix this, Thank you.

T70%
by T####:

This site is a REAL news outlet. Unlike MSMBC, ABC, FOX, etc., which do not report the news but should be better categorized as entertainment. They opine - they do not report the news.

K70%
by K####:

As a dual citizen of Ameriica/Canada VOA keeps me up to date with what is happening in the USA. As I retire this year we plan to be snowbirds so this keeps us in touch when we are up north in Canada. I only wish is that I still could get VOA on my shortwave.

T70%
by T####:

Only complaint is that there is too much following the media crowd on what is covered. I'd like to see more local, small, good news stories. Otherwise, pretty good app.

D70%
by D####:

Fácil de usar, cubre muchas noticias, incluyendo las del país del usuario. Sección multimedia separada de la textual. Excelente app. Es notable la rapidez de carga de los videos y los resúmenes de noticias. Muchas gracias a la Voz de América por ofrecerla!

T70%
by T####:

Afaan oromoo VOA is my first fovorite but very short programs it's not suitable for 60 million ppls . Pls take care spelling when you write thank you

L70%
by L####:

This app is very vital to via listeners in Africa especially in Nigeria are interested in news updates and contemporary events in today's world .very good and easy to use.

T70%
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ေက်းဇူးလဲတင္ပါတယ္ voa မွတငိထားသမွ်သတင္းေတြကိုအၿမဲေစာင့္ၾကည့္ေနပါတယ္

T70%
by T####:

Presentador Gonzálo Abarca nefasto periodista para uds. Hace 58 años oigo la VOA, nunca había oído un locutor tan miserable

M70%
by M####:

In fact this app is wonderful, once connected even if data network is not friendly, it will continued as if all is well with the network. The only advice is there should be place for history, where you can be able to listen to news of previous dates.

T70%
by T####:

Well as for me I have been listening to VOA on Shortwave, times have changed, but looking at attacks like ransomware on internet may have its side affects and anytime internet shut across the globe,shortwave becomes handy in places internet is weak

L70%
by L####:

A clear audio... The streaming isn't 24/7 as sometimes you're unable to stream for programmes. Its a nice app.

W70%
by W####:

A little slow when load an article. But love the lay out and content.

Y70%
by Y####:

Lozim bulsa agar perizdentlar haqida ochiq muhozaralar keng yuritilmasin misol uchun ishid haqidagi malumotni tramp oq saroyda rossiyalikka aytgani va hakoza fikrimni uqiganinggiz uchun oldindan rahmat ishlarga rivoj tinchlik bulsin


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