Opera News: breaking & local 11.6.2254.71120
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A Customizable News App
Keeping yourself updated with the latest happenings in various fields all across the world is very important. From local news to international news, you can find all the information you need via the internet now. All major news outlets have their own websites while non-conventional news agencies have also popped up online to provide information that mainstream media usually doesn't highlight. With so many news sources, getting an aggregator that helps you gain information about different topics from the right sources can prove useful. Opera News: Breaking, Local is a good news app that helps you gain information in customizable formats for easy consumption.
The app basically picks up your language from your location and then starts up in the country's native language. This is a great feature for people who find it tough to process the news in English and helps them explore their local news in their own native language. Multiple languages are supported by the news app though and this means that if you want to switch to English, you can do so without much trouble. The only difficulty is that you won't be able to get local news relevant to your country in English as changing the language changes the country as well and this is where Opera News: Breaking, Local can definitely improve.
The app has four main tabs namely news, video, clips and Me. The news section is where you will find news of all kinds directly accessible through the app. The Video section shows you video clips on different news worthy topics though sensationalism takes the fore in these cases mostly with important news mostly not available in the form of Video. The Clips section is even more irrelevant as it is basically like a social networking platform where people share small clips for mostly entertainment purposes. The section is great if you want entertainment but isn't particularly useful if you want to consume news of any kind. The 'Me' section is for setting up the app as per your preferences. You can enable Offline reading mode, read the items you have marked for 'Read it later' and you can even take look at your Favorites. The app also tracks your history and you can then see your browsed items to re-watch something you have already watched earlier.
The good thing about the app is that it divides news into multiple categories in order to ensure that you can easily browse through the news of the category you want. The categories available include Headlines, Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Technology, Business, Crime and Health etc. The ease with which you can change the categories you want to browse is also commendable and this reflects the customizability of the app.
The app's reader mode is also easy to browse and you can easily read the news without getting bombarded with ads etc. The Text only mode is great if you are short on data or on a slow internet connection as you can then open the same news item without any pictures that consume data and take time to load.
Features:
- Great Reader Mode to read news in an orderly manner
- Categorization of news into multiple sections to make browsing simpler
- Different languages and countries supported
- Nice Videos and Clips section if you don't like 'reading' news
Conclusion:
Opera News is a handy news app that can keep you updated with all the happenings in your country and in the world. With good categorization of news, customizable settings and support of multiple languages, the app is definitely great for people who want to keep themselves up-to date with whatever is happening in the world.
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