About AP News
Stay informed with breaking news, local news and trending world headlines directly from the world's definitive source for news. Available for free on the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, AP News by The Associated Press features a personalized experience containing: * A feed with developing stories from your followed topics. * Customized news alerts tailored to your interests. * Curated content hubs for deeper insights into major world news events and story lines. * Award-winning photos, videos and articles from around the world.
AP News details
AP News is a free News app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch, developed by The Associated Press. It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 359,205 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 16.0 or later and is 110 MB to download. It was first released on April 1, 2010 and last updated on September 24, 2026.
- Category
- News
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (359,205 ratings)
- Price
- Free
- Current version
- 4.29
- Size
- 110 MB
- Requires
- iOS 16.0 or later
- Compatibility
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch
- Languages
- English
- Age rating
- 12+
- Released
- April 1, 2010
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
- Developer
- The Associated Press
Ratings breakdown
What’s new in AP News
We pleased to highlight the depth and breadth of AP's photojournalism with a new widget that brings AP's top photos of the day your home screen. We're also really excited to introduce a deeper integration with iOS and Apple Intelligence - just ask Siri or set up Apple Shortcuts to keep up with the latest headlines about the most important topics to you. For more details, check out the new "Siri Shortcuts" option in the Settings tab. This update also fixes some buggy notification behavior and makes some changes to speed up loading times and improve app performance, in addition to some UI changes.
Version 4.29 · Updated September 24, 2026
AP News app privacy
The developer, The Associated Press, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
- User Content: Customer Support
- Search History: Search History
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Crash Data
- User Content: Customer Support
- Search History: Search History
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP News | 4.6 / 5 (359,205 ratings) | Free | September 24, 2026 |
| Reuters - Breaking World News | 4.8 / 5 (8,102) | Free | Sep 19, 2026 |
| POLITICO | 4.7 / 5 (49,020) | Free | Nov 26, 2025 |
| BBC: World News & Stories | 4.5 / 5 (88,335) | Free | Sep 4, 2026 |
| The Guardian - US & World News | 4.9 / 5 (113,278) | Free | Sep 21, 2026 |
| NPR: National & Local News | 4.7 / 5 (72,833) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |
| USA TODAY: US & Breaking News | 4.5 / 5 (241,644) | Free | Sep 8, 2026 |