this app is too glitchy.sometimes it opens and sometimes it doesn't
CBS News - Live Breaking News



















App Information
| Version | 8.4.0-1758123512 |
| Content Rating | Everyone |
| Android Required | 5.1 |
| Updated | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Developer | CBS Interactive, Inc. |
| Price | Free |
| Category | News & Magazines |
Description
CBS News - Live Breaking News is a mobile app in the News & Magazines category built around reading current stories and topic-based updates. It may be most helpful to readers who want news in a portable format. A brief first visit should give users time to find their way around before they explore the finer controls. The confirmed store text is the basis for the option discussion below; anything not described there is left out. The listing indicates that you can search for a particular item, subject, or result. The application can be explored at an unhurried pace, starting with the obvious controls and leaving secondary settings for later. What matters most in CBS News - Live Breaking News is whether the route to reading current stories and topic-based updates remains understandable after the first visit. For the right user, the overall use should feel less like learning a new system and more like adding a convenient option to an existing routine.
Key Features
- Controls arranged so the main activity can be understood before optional settings are changed.
- Budgeting, payments, or account-related material appears among the stated functions.
- Short sessions are possible, while returning you can continue exploring when more time is accessible.
- Scanning or PDF-related work appears among the app itself’s practical uses.
- Direct access to the part of the overall use devoted to reading current stories and topic-based updates.
Pros & Cons
- Pros: The learning process can be gradual, with optional settings left untouched until they are needed.
- Pros: Mobile access makes reading current stories and topic-based updates accessible in places where a computer would be inconvenient.
- Pros: People can understand what the app itself is meant to do without sorting through an unrelated collection of tools.
- Pros: Compatibility and update notes give users helpful evidence before they commit to a download.
- Cons: Users will want to check whether essential functions require connectivity, payment, registration, or extra content.
- Cons: An update may move familiar controls or remove a option that existed in an earlier release.
- Cons: Older or low-storage devices may not deliver the same overall use as newer hardware.
Functions
- Use search with a clear keyword, then compare the returned items before opening one.
- Use financial tools only after reviewing security, account access, fees, and data-backup options.
- Compare the visible options before choosing how to proceed with reading current stories and topic-based updates.
- Confirm page order, text clarity, file name, and storage location before exporting the document.
- Start from the main screen and pick the section that most closely matches the current goal.
How to Use
- Step 1: Bring up the recorded Google Play listing for CBS News - Live Breaking News on the Android mobile device where it will be installed.
- Step 2: Confirm that the app itself name and icon match CBS News - Live Breaking News. Because the developer is not recorded in the current data, do not guess it; use the listing itself to verify who publishes the app itself. Also read the operating-system requirement and make sure the mobile device is supported.
- Step 3: Use the listing to check what it says about the release, cost, privacy, and purpose. Do not infer facts the page leaves out.
- Step 4: Tap the store’s Install or Get control and wait until the verified store finishes downloading and installing CBS News - Live Breaking News.
- Step 5: Bring up CBS News - Live Breaking News from the mobile device’s app list or home screen. The opening view should make sense before you create an account or alter the default setup.
- Step 6: Do not approve permissions in a batch. Check the reason for each request and postpone anything unrelated.
- Step 7: Get started with one option described in the store listing and follow the labels presented inside the app itself. Complete a small test before using essential files, payments, or private data.
- Step 8: Return to the same verified store for updates. Look over any new permission request before accepting it, especially after a major update.
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User Reviews
Not what I expected. Just a quick question, why is there a area on the app site where you can click on for the state you stay in. This will give the people a chance to watch there local news. Just a suggestion.
too many ads crazy!!!
Netflix
Biased and misquoted information - not the CBS I remember
.I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEMS THAT MOST_USERS_HAVE . I HAVE A 100" SMART TV WITH PS 5 ATTACHED AND A FIRE TV STICK CONNECTED. BASIC SETUP
Doesn't run. This app installs and opens. That's a slight improvement. However, it immediately crashes. The device is an ONN 4K Pro. It's not been rooted. It does have its roots firmly planted in the soil. Hey developer! It's time to fix the crashing bug! It's Android TV OS version 12. It has Google TV. Fix it! That was quick. You fixed it. You get four stars.
Satisfactory
Loads but refuses to open
very informative and timely. I love this app