The Charlotte Observer News 12+
The McClatchy Company
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Connect wherever you are to The Charlotte Observer for news from around the Carolinas.
Get the latest local and breaking news from the seven-county region of Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, York, Iredell, Gaston and Catawba. The Charlotte Observer reports on the local topics you care about, including banking, politics, education, weather, traffic, crime, sports, arts and entertainment, food, faith, health, and national news. The Charlotte Observer brings you real-time updates on news from Charlotte, Concord, Fort Mill, Monroe, Lake Norman, Gastonia, Mooresville, Hickory and Rock Hill, and from communities such as Ballantyne, University City, Mint Hill, Steele Creek and more.
Are you a Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets or NASCAR fan? Are you a 49er, Tar Heel or Blue Devil? Do you get excited for the Friday night lights of high school football? Our app will keep you connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.
The Charlotte Observer covers North Carolina and South Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you.
Features of the app include:
• Breaking news alerts and real-time updates.
• Local and national video from dozens of news sources, including Observer staff.
• Stunning photo galleries of news coverage and events.
• Charlotte Observer opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Local and national obituaries.
• Ability to share stories and galleries on Facebook, Twitter or by email.
• An app-native eEdition of the printed newspaper, including 60 additional pages in the ExtraExtra section.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/customer-service/privacy-policy/text-only/
Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only/
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.charlotteobserver.com/customer-service/privacy-policy/text-only/#notice_california
What’s New
Version 9.3.4
• Minor stability improvements.
Ratings and Reviews
Good navigation. Useful variety of news content.
This is the easiest newspaper app to navigate that I have encountered. I especially appreciate the variety of options I have available to help me choose what I want to read—many ways to interface.
Another plus is that not only is this a local paper, but also includes important state news, national news, and international news. I live in far western North Carolina, and this type of news, whether in print, online or broadcast simply isn’t available there. With this app, I can keep informed about my wider world, especially in regards to North Carolina’s state situations and politics.
My only suggestion would be: make it possible to use the up & down arrows on my iPad’s Bluetooth keyboard in order to be able to scroll down the screen. Having to use the touch screen so often, as I do now, is hard on my arthritic thumbs.
Now crashes
The latest update is now crashing on my iPad. I’m going to reinstall it. My wife reinstalled it and it worked for two uses.
The update to 9.1.1 fixed my issues. Lots of complaints about not finding formats users were familiar with; I had to try the new controls at bottom of the screen to find what I was looking for.
I’m not sure the developers were using Agile management for this app. If so they didn’t get enough user input.
Developer Response ,
We apologize for the issues with the app. You should be using version 9.1.1. If this version is not working, please delete and reinstall the app. Thank you.
Took away full paper read
The latest update took away the option to read the paper outside the app in the browser, which was the only way to actually see what would have been printed on Saturday. Now this awful app is forcing you to open the paper in app and is putting banner ads on top, shrinking further what you can see. This paper already has ads to the point of a 2 page spread giving you 1/4 page of actual news. Why must we have a stupid banner ad on top of the other ads, when I AM PAYING FOR THIS. I AM A PAID SUBSCRIBER. I support local news and have to argue bill cycle after cycle that it is worth the money, when it goes up and up. But I am losing my patience. I am close to killing this and sending the money to NPR. Fix the app or I am done.
App Privacy
The developer, The McClatchy Company, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- McClatchy Interactive
- Size
- 134.9 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Charlotte Observer. All Rights Reserved.
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Montly Subscription $15.99
- Annual Subscription $159.99