Augusta News

Augusta News is Augusta's online newspaper. The editorial team covers the city and surrounding area and publishes throughout the day: news, politics, sports, current affairs, and culture.

With the app, you can read the newspaper on your phone and be notified when something important happens, without having to check the website.

WHAT'S IN THE APP

• All the news from augustanews.it, including the News, Politics, Sports, Current Affairs, and Culture sections, and the Obituaries page.
• Breaking news notifications: you enable them when you first launch the app and disable them whenever you want from your Android settings.
• Archive of previously sent notifications, accessible from the Notifications button in the bottom bar: if you missed an alert, you'll find it there.
• Favorites: tap Save on an article and it's in the list, which stays on your device.
• Sharing: Send an article via WhatsApp, email, or any other installed app using Android's share menu.
• A reading bar always within reach, with a button to go back through articles.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The app is free and easy to use: no account creation required, no personal data requested, and no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

NOTIFICATIONS AND DATA

To deliver notifications, the app records a technical device identifier provided by Firebase Cloud Messaging. The newspaper pages, like the website, use Google Ad Manager for advertising space and Google Analytics for readership statistics. Cookie preferences are managed from the consent panel. The app does not use Android's advertising ID and does not request location permissions. The privacy policy can be accessed at the bottom of each page.

WHO PUBLISHES THE APP

The app is published by Siracusa News srl, publisher of Siracusa News and other local newspapers in the network: Avola News, Catania News, Iblei News, Leontinoi News, Noto News, Pachino News, and Sicilia News. augustanews.it is an editorial supplement of siracusanews.it, an online newspaper registered with the Court of Syracuse (No. 05/08 of April 20, 2008). Editor-in-Chief: Liana Santoro.

Our editorial guidelines: https://www.siracusanews.it/linee-guida-redazionali/

For reports, press releases, and contacting the editorial staff: https://www.augustanews.it/contattaci/

All the Augusta news is also available at https://www.augustanews.it