The Washington Post

by Washington Post Company

21,061 customer ratings

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What's new in version 4.16.2

This release contains performance improvements and bug fixes.

Product Details

Release Date: 2014

Date first listed on Amazon: October 27, 2014

Developed By: Washington Post Company

ASIN: B00LI6CXZA

Customer reviews:
21,061 customer ratings

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Product features

STUNNING VISUALS: Gain a deeper understanding of stories through bold photos and immersive graphics.
IN-DEPTH READING: Immerse yourself in a full story, where the focus is on storytelling enhanced by visual elements.
STREAMLINED DESIGN: Enjoy an uncluttered reading experience and avoid being overloaded by constant news updates.
AWARD-WINNING COVERAGE: Stay informed with quality national reporting and expertly curated articles.
TWO DAILY EDITIONS: Receive two complete daily editions, plus important updates throughout the day.

Product description

Designed specifically for your device, this app keeps you informed with award-winning national and international news coverage – along with striking photography and informative graphics that bring stories to life. Intuitive browsing and a streamlined design allow you to seamlessly navigate through stories and enjoy in-depth reading.

Technical details

Size: 66.6MB

Version: 4.16.2

Developed By: Washington Post Company ( Privacy Policy

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Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )

Access information about networks
Access information about Wi-Fi networks
Act as an AccountAuthenticator for the AccountManager
Required to be able to access the camera device
FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Open network sockets
POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Read from external storage
Read the sync settings
Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
Access the vibration feature
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
Write to external storage
Write the sync settings
Receive message via Amazon Device
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

Minimum Operating System: Android 4.2

Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

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3.8 out of 5

21,061 global ratings

5 star		54%
4 star		14%
3 star		8%
2 star		7%
1 star		17%

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Great content, well presented but buggy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2015

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Love the app and free trial. If bugs are squashed I will subscribe. App force closes a lot, newest bug is when I try to open it it says it needs an update and kicks me to the app store where my only option is to open the app, as I have updated it. Don't know if its Amazon or the WP app. Due to past (and current) issues with the Amazon app store its hard to say. I've tried to email Amazon many times about this, I alpha and beta test software and apps, and find that the most aggravating builds of apps aren't as frustrating as using the Amazon app store. To reiterate - to compete with the Play Store your store needs to operate as smoothly and efficiently as Google's. When I try to update apps on the app store and wait 20 minutes for it to sync (if it will at all), then fight the clunky interface with fingers crossed, with a success rate of around 50% it drives me to buy my apps through Google where I know I'll get the earliest and most painless updates. Nexus 6 unlocked and rooted running Cm12.1 nightlies.

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BecTec

Getting Close to Great

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 31, 2015

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I've used the Kindle version since the start. I particularly like the clean reading screen and list of stories with the ads clearly delineated (unlike the NYT that invades my reading with pop-up ads -- arghh-- and several large ones embedded in each story). But this WP app is glitchy. Scrolling is still jerky, the app gets confused after a while and goes to the wrong story (for the rest of the session), but the worst is how poorly it interacts with the outside world. If I go to a link in the story, it may or may not work. But far worse is going to a video from a story -- there may be no way out! I started the TED Talk by the author of Quiet and could not stop it! Still playing when I went back to my home page. I literally had to turn off the sound until it had run it's course. And don't try pausing or replaying a video from WP. Could hang everything up. Finally, I'd like to be able to look something up or find a map, but have to leave the app, then come back...

50 people found this helpful

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Arts&HistoryFan/Kindleworld

A beautiful news app that's easy on the eyes, with meaty articles and some unusual features

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 23, 2014

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Am editing this to move subscription info to the top after seeing high interest in what happens after the first 6 months. I'd found their explanation under Settings/Frequently asked Questions. It explains that it's free for 6 months, and then AFTER that, there'll be an OPTION to continue for another 6 months for $1 for the entire *additional* 6 months if we decide to subscribe afterward. So, no automatic opt-in after the first 6 months.

... If we do choose to purchase the optional *additional* 6 months for $1 payment at the Amazon apps store, this action will automatically opt us into a full-price subscription after the 2nd 6-month term is completed, which will be $3.99 per month.

I like the layout. Quality images in high-resolution head the full-text, meaty articles in easy-to-read, well-spaced text - an especially clean look in comparison to most news apps. There are usually additional photos and apparently sometimes a video although I haven't run into one in my two days of quick browsing. Am reading with an older Kindle Fire HDX and have no speed problems.

You get morning and evening editions, "with updates for major breaking stories."

I especially like the responsive pinch-zoom in and out. You can change the layout, that way, between one- and two-page reading and enlarge a story for eyes that require larger print, with great control over the size of photos and text.

You can save articles (tap the ribbon tab at top right) and the saved articles will be listed at the bottom of the table of contents at the left (accessed with the Menu icon or a swipe from left). However, since the edition changes at least twice a day, I'd save a story if you don't have time to read it right away, as some stories will be dropped as new ones come in. Saved articles can still be read after the issue has been replaced with the current one. A great feature.

If you like a lead photo, you can tap it to select it and tap it again to isolate it and even do a screenshot to save it for personal use. You can pinch-zoom other photos to see them even more clearly, since the quality of images is fantastic.

Each time you open the app, you get today's news, in the current edition, so that solves any storage problem, as a graphics-heavy daily newspaper app is of course very large. (This will be somewhat slower-loading on the Yr 2012 models.)

There are of course ads, as with paper newspapers, but the ads don't interfere with story space and are separate, at intervals.

Very easy to navigate, and it's fast, smooth, and beautiful. Kudos to the app developers.

The NY Times app option to read more than 10 articles a month is currently $20/mo., so I personally find the $4/mo. after the first year, for all articles, a decent price.

If you're an avid news reader, or even a light one (it's well-organized for quick access to categories of interest), this is a no-brainer, for at least the first 6 months.

Suggestion to developers: A somewhat darker font would be easier on the eyes that are often already fixed on LCD screens for hours. Grayish text is 'in' but Black fonts give more contrast, more like a book or newspaper.

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John Miller

Seems to be improving after some teething problems

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 29, 2014

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It's sort of buggy. On my Kindle Fire, it initially didn't load. Subsequent visits worked better, however. So it comes down to format and ease of use. It's different than other news sites' apps, but you'll get used to it. Ultimately, whether or not you like it is a matter of your personal taste.

The layout is a large picture/illustration at the top and text below. You'll see one or two stories per window. Then scan through these articles by two-finger flicking across the screen to the next story. It doesn't present itself as the traditional Web model of a page with excerpts and "more" links, which does take some time to get acquainted with.

There is an area on the upper left of the screen with a stack-looking icon or a series of horizontal lines that once clicked will show you a navigation menu of the online paper. Get familiar with that and it's far easier to move around the published content. Or just use the editor's selection of stories to serendipitously read through the paper.

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Manotee

WP Print via Windows 11

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2022

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I was a happy reader of the Print Edition on the WP web site, and suddenly it disappeared. I tried reading it native on my Samsung cell phone, but the navigation was terrible and the screen too small.

Windws 11 has the abiluty to run cell apps under virtualization (requires an appropriate level chip, an SSD system disk, and change a BIOS option), and install the appropriate Windows 11 cell phone support, and dwnload WP apops from the Amazon APP store. Most newer PCs will have all these, but if you don't have a SSD (solid state drive), I recommend upgrading you current HDD to an SSD. You may be able to do this yourself (I did and I am 70+), or you know a local teenager who may do it.

Now I can view the print edition in full screen Windows.

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Muito bom, é um jornal digital

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on March 19, 2020

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Achei a forma como o app apresenta as notícias muito legal, muito a frente do seu tempo, intuitivo e certeiro nas notícias! Recomendo demais.

4 people found this helpful

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Geoffrey Kerr

Great news app

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 22, 2018

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Love the fonts

8 people found this helpful

RegularAmazonUser

Just what I was hoping for

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 10, 2019

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I am 81 years old and I like the easy readability and simplicity of the app. Thank you

2 people found this helpful

BookMason

very good news app

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 18, 2015

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Quite enjoying the app, take a look at it almost everyday, nice mix of news and opinion

11 people found this helpful

Luiz Fernando Sampaio

Easy to read!

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on July 14, 2019

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The best app for a newspaper. Easy to read and see what's in the news very quickly.

5 people found this helpful

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