Samsung isn’t just a phone company. Out of most brands which are household names these days, there are very few that have their fingers in as many pies as Samsung does. Considering that Samsung makes phones, computers, and smart TVs, it shouldn’t be surprising that it is deep in the software market. There are a lot of apps to its name.
Speaking of apps, Samsung has just unveiled a new app for users in the UK, and the Samsung News app is joining the family. While the app has been exclusive to the US for the longest time, it is finally getting released in the UK for the first time ever, providing users in that part of the world the chance to put important news stories in one place.
Samsung News Puts a Diverse Range of News In One Convenient Spot
There’s a lot going on in the world at any given time, whether you want to focus on the bad stuff, the good stuff, or both. It can be pretty tough staying current because of that, especially when different publications sometimes cover vastly different stories. That’s where news aggregator services can help. They don’t write their own articles, but bring other platforms’ articles to one convenient location.
You might have heard of Google News. That’s a news aggregator app, and is one of the more common ones you’ll see used among Android users. Well, it seems that Samsung doesn’t want Google to be the only OEM that has its hand in that pie. The South Korean manufacturer has just announced Samsung News for users in the UK, giving them the chance to get all of the latest updates and news stories in one spot.
Samsung News Has Been Around, but Was US-Exclusive
If you’re reading this from the US, you might be wondering why it seems like I’m painting Samsung News to be some kind of new-fangled invention when you’ve had it forever. Truly, it is not a brand-new app fresh out of the codebase, but it has never really been available to users outside of the US, and this marks the first time that it is, so it is a bit of a win for those in the UK.
The App Does a Lot More Than Just Throwing News Stories in Your Face
The most basic news aggregators simply just scrape the internet for new stories for major publications and give you the chance to click their links. Unsurprisingly, a news aggregator app from Samsung needs to do a lot more than that, and I think that it does.
Samsung News presents you with news articles from a bunch of different publications, including Sky News, The Independent, Business Insider, Reuters, Sky Sports, and many more. The best part is that you get to read them for free without bothering about paywalls. You will also be able to get recommended only the topics that you care about, in categories like sports, politics, and business.
Samsung Free, a similar app that comes pre-installed on most Samsung Galaxy smartphones (which was itself replacing Samsung Daily), will now be updated to Samsung News. However, other users can simply go to the Galaxy Store to install it themselves.
