CNN now has a free application for Android phones. The CNN App offers intuitive navigation with the news experience, giving users direct access to CNN’s global resources – from live field reporting to user-generated content and a variety of enterprise interviews and podcasts.
“We are excited to offer the millions of Android phone users around the world access to CNN’s global reporting,” said Louis Gump, Vice President of Mobile at CNN.
The CNN App showcases news of the day through text, audio and photos, live and on-demand video, and a direct gateway to CNN iReport, the network’s participatory news community. By clicking on the menu button, users can toggle between US and International editions.
Drawing on the resources of CNN Radio, the CNN App also features a section devoted to audio content. The Radio section of the App includes hourly news updates, original reports from CNN Radio correspondents, audio of interviews from CNN television, and podcast series about politics, entertainment, tech and food. Users can also personalise their radio experience while they’re on the go.
Users can track local news and weather based on location and view stories they’ve saved even when they’re offline. Text stories and images can also be shared directly from the App via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter.
The CNN App features push-notification breaking news alerts, and a widget that allows a user to view the latest headlines from a variety of categories directly from the phone’s home screen, without even launching the app.