Description
■ Features of Yahoo! News
1. Yahoo! News Topics Editorial Department monitors world trends and delivers the latest news 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
2.Distribute disaster prevention and weather information such as heavy rain forecasts and earthquake early warnings through notifications. Convenient during typhoons and heavy rain.
3. Not only earthquake warnings but also important news will be notified in real time. You can check the breaking news without missing out.
4. Comments allow you to understand everyone's opinions and deepen your understanding of the news. You can also check trending articles in the "Comment Rising Ranking".
5. You can watch live streaming news videos 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
6. Packed with useful features such as weather forecasts and TV program guides!
■ Disaster prevention information notification
Disaster prevention information such as torrential rain and major earthquakes will be delivered via notification.
You can select notifications for each type of information, such as only earthquake early warnings, only heavy rain forecasts, etc.
(You can set notifications for earthquakes between seismic intensity 3 or higher and seismic intensity 5 lower or higher.)
*Receivable information: heavy rain risk, evacuation information, earthquake information, tsunami information, heavy rain forecast, landslides, river flooding, weather warning, volcano information, civil protection information (J Alert)
*Also supports "J-Alert" notifications, which the government calls for evacuation in the event of a missile launch by a foreign country.
■ Extra news notification
Not only disaster information such as earthquakes, but also important domestic and international news will be delivered through notifications.
You can also set notifications such as receiving only highly urgent news.
■ Yahoo! News Topics
"A clue to unraveling the news."
The Yahoo! News Topics Editorial Department summarizes the main points of the news with illustrations and Q&A, allowing you to understand the news intuitively and efficiently.
■ Prefectural information
You can sort and view news by prefecture.
You can choose from 47 prefectures. You can set up to 2 regions.
If you select and set an area, you will be notified of topics in the selected area, and you can also check weather forecasts, typhoon and heavy rain information, etc.
■ Comment
This feature allows you to post your opinions and impressions after reading the article.
Even just by reading the comments, you will be exposed to a variety of opinions and will deepen your understanding of the news.
You can also check comments by official Yahoo! News commentators.
■ Live
News videos will be broadcast live 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on the "Live" screen.
You can watch live video of three channels: Nippon TV NEWS24, TBS NEWS DIG, and BBC News.
*Only BBC News broadcasts videos at certain times from Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 20:30.
In special programs such as when a large-scale disaster occurs, news videos can also be viewed on the "Main" tab of the app.
■ Ranking
With the ``Comment Rising Ranking'', you can check out the topics that are currently attracting attention.
In contrast to the 40th place on the PC and smartphone versions, the Yahoo! News app lists articles with an increasing number of comments in the past hour up to the 50th place.
You can also read the comments posted on the article.
■ My page
You can earn medals through the actions of "reading articles, reacting to articles, commenting, agreeing, and posting comments." Your level is determined by the sum of the daily and weekly medals you earned in the previous week.
By continuing to take active action, your understanding of the news will deepen.
In addition, the number of actions per week is displayed, and you can also share it on SNS.
■ Display trending words in Yahoo! Real-time search
You can see all the news, comments, and reactions on SNS that are trending at this moment.
■ “Morning edition,” “daytime edition,” and “evening edition” are now being distributed
Three times a day, we will send you notifications with the latest news carefully selected by the Yahoo! News Topics Editorial Department.
This feature is perfect for checking the daily news, as you can get all the important news of the day just by reading this.
■ Sports news
You can check breaking news on professional baseball, soccer, and tennis.
■ Search function
You can search for Yahoo! News articles, the web, real-time search, images, and videos from the app.
■ Yahoo! News Original
Unique feature articles that delve into social issues and interviews with notable people, etc.
We are constantly updating original articles that can only be read on Yahoo! News.
■ Recommended for these people
・I want to check breaking news during my free time while commuting to work or school.
・I want to know disaster prevention information, disaster alerts, earthquake information, and evacuation information as soon as possible.
・I want to check weather forecasts such as sudden heavy rain, torrential rain, and typhoons anytime and anywhere.
・I want to check the results of professional baseball, soccer, tennis, etc.
・I want a news app where I can read breaking news anytime.
・I also want to check information on entertainment, entertainment, and weekly magazines.
・I want a reading app that I can use to kill time.
・I want to check all political, economic, and business information
・I want to read emergency news and extra issues immediately
・I want to watch the news with live video
・I want to check flood and inundation information
・I want to check local information with news by prefecture.
・I want to know the latest information on incidents, traffic accidents, etc.
■ Tab list
・Entertainment
・Sports
·Domestic
·economy
·international
·region
・IT
・Science
·prefectures
·breaking news
・Author
■ Other functions
== Useful features ==
Instantly access the information you want to know, such as "weather forecast" and "TV program listings"!
*Contents of useful functions
Weather forecast (main) / TV program list (entertainment) / Sports news (sports)
== Change font size ==
You can read the article by enlarging the text.
By tapping the "A" icon at the top of the article, you can set the font size to your preference in 5 levels from "Small" to "Maximum".
== Supports dark theme ==
Compatible with dark theme. You can use it comfortably depending on the brightness of your surroundings. (Target: Android10(Q) or higher)
■ About support targets
Supports Android 6.0 and above.
*For those using devices equipped with Android 5
As of version 2.68.0, support for Android 5 has ended.
Even after support ends, you can continue to use the apps you are currently using.
You will not be able to update to new versions of the app that will be released in the future.
Thank you for your understanding in advance.
■ Terms of use
Please check the LINE Yahoo common terms of use (including privacy policy and software guidelines) before using this application.
▼LINE Yahoo Common Terms of Use
https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/company/terms/
▼Privacy policy
https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/company/privacypolicy/
▼Privacy Center
https://privacy.lycorp.co.jp/ja/
▼Software guidelines
https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/company/terms/#anc2
Now, please enjoy the daily news with the Yahoo! News app. There may be new discoveries.