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Opera News: Breaking & Local

by Opera Norway AS

iPhone · iPad · Android

Active Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Quick verdict

What it is
Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance
  • Free to download

Categories and search queries

Official categories

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Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Free app Yes Free Store published

Screens

9 store screenshots

Opera News: Breaking & Local ipad screenshot 1
Opera News: Breaking & Local ipad screenshot 2

30 store screenshots

Opera News: Breaking & Local android screenshot 1
Opera News: Breaking & Local android screenshot 2
Opera News: Breaking & Local android screenshot 3
Opera News: Breaking & Local android screenshot 4

Pricing & paywalls

  • Free
  • Free to download

Ratings & reviews

4.8 28580 ratings · App Store

  1. 2/5Clickbait aggregator with news facade

    Let’s be honest - ads are required for a news feed to survive if you don’t pay them real money. However, in exchange, I expect not to be served an endless feed of auto-generated pseudo-articles that lead you into clickbait sites. This is by far the biggest downside to the app - hey have zero interest in providing a high quality news feed. They do allow you to specify which sources you want to follow, then inject pure garbage into your feed. You can opt to dislike an article or block a source, but both respond with we’ll show you less of that. The layout is also horrendous. The app was designed for an iPhone & only supports portrait format when landscape is often better scrolling at the top level. It doesn’t matter in this app though since they serve up a mix of half and quarter-screen stories rather than a tidy collection of titled thumbnails. The designs of Apple News and SmartNews are vastly better than this app. However, the former offers fewer feed choices and the latter injects so many adds that the app eventually freezes and requires force-quitting AND turning off your device WiFi to kill it. Still looking for a clean news reader.

    BusyPM · 30 Aug 2026

  2. 1/5UNUSABLE

    Still the WORST app. Not even the worst news app, just the worst app. When I click on a notification for a news story it takes me to the apps homepage and then you cannot find the article, unless you use the in-app search function…. Which is just Goggle. You’re not able to search Opera News’ articles within their own app. Finally deleting this incredibly frustrating app Update many months later: STILL the WORST news app that exists I can’t even read the articles on the website, it redirects me to download the app instead of seeing the full story like the button says. Terrible company. Unreliable reporting and so many road blocks it’s not worth it.

    Sebatian-El · 30 Aug 2026

  3. 1/5STOP asking me to enable notifications

    I get overwhelmed by apps over-notifying me about things, and I made a conscious decision not to enable notifications for this app. I want to open the app when I wanna open it and look at news articles when I want to look at them. Unfortunately, several times since I first opened this app, I’ve been prompted to enable notifications fairly aggressively and the app is unusable unless I force close it and restart it. Apple should not allow app developers to repeatedly ask users for notification permissions after the first time if they say no.

    Jnachod2015 · 30 Aug 2026

  4. 2/5Hounds you stuff you don’t want to see

    This app hounds you over and over to reveal your city. Once you do, just to stop that, it hounds you with endless local crap. There is a “Local” tab, but local stories pop up everywhere. I’m sick of seeing stories about Houston murders, crimes, etc. There is no way to stop it, or to opt out of them. The app also sends tons of sensationalistic crap from a myriad of sources: Local TV, entertainment mags, obscure rags of all kinds. Between the local crap and the sensationalistic stupid crap, it is hard to find anyone worth reading. I finally deleted the app. Don’t waste your time!

    Musclebiker · 30 Aug 2026

  5. 4/5Whole articles & photos do not appear!

    Just got the app yesterday. This morning, none of the articles can be read in the app, and only a partial photo appears! I try opening it and I still can't see the whole article. Plus, I really dislike that I cannot read this in 'Landscape' mode on my iPad! I'll give it a couple of days to be fixed, and then I will be deleting it...too bad, because I was starting to enjoy it.

    c44gl · 30 Aug 2026

4.5 704866 ratings · Google Play

  1. 1/5

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    Ibrahim jibrin Danna · 29 Jul 2026

  2. 4/5

    good

    simeon ihejieto · 29 Jul 2026

  3. 5/5

    Great app great local news and weather alerts at any location.

    Bryan Partee · 29 Jul 2026

  4. 5/5

    good

    Emmanuel Ogemdi · 29 Jul 2026

  5. 5/5

    excellent

    Imoh Rich · 29 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

Privacy

  • Data Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Product Personalization — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
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  • Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Diagnostics — Performance Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Developer’s Advertising or Marketing — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Developer’s Advertising or Marketing — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Product Personalization — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
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  • Data Used to Track You — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Used to Track You — Identifiers Developer declared
  • Data Used to Track You — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
  • Data Used to Track You — Usage Data Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Privacy

  • Data collected — Account management — Personal info — Email address Developer declared
  • Data collected — Account management — Personal info — Phone number Developer declared
  • Data collected — Account management — Personal info — User IDs Developer declared
  • Data collected — Advertising or marketing — Device or other IDs Developer declared
  • Data collected — Analytics — App activity — App interactions Developer declared
  • Data collected — Analytics — App activity — In-app search history Developer declared
  • Data collected — Analytics — App info and performance — Crash logs Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality — Photos and videos — Photos Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality — Photos and videos — Videos Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Personalization — Location — Approximate location Developer declared
  • Data collected — Personalization — App activity — Other actions Developer declared
  • Data shared — Advertising or marketing — Device or other IDs Developer declared
  • Security practices — Your data is transferred over a secure connection — Data is encrypted in transit Developer declared
  • Security practices — The developer provides a way for you to request that your data be deleted — You can request that data be deleted Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

  • 7.6.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 7.7.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.0.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.0.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.0.2

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.1.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.2.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.2.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.2.2

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.3.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.3.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.4.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.5.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.5.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.5.2

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.5.3

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.5.4

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.5.5

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.6.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.7.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.8.0

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.8.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.8.2

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.8.3

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 8.8.4 · 20 Jul 2026

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 14.0.2254.82864 · 5 Jun 2026
  • 14.2.2254.84245 · 11 Aug 2026

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Last verified
30 Aug 2026
Sources
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