BBC News is an Android app developed by BBC Media App Technologies. Others apps created by BBC Media App Technologies are: BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts, BBC Learning English, BBC Mundo, BBC Russian.

BBC News first became available on 15 Dec 2014. It is estimated that BBC News has been downloaded between 10000000 and 50000000 times from the Play Store.

BBC News 6.2.41 requires the following permissions:

Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows applications to read the sync settings.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows applications to write the sync settings.