Hourly News Hack 1.7.3 + Redeem Codes
A One-Tap Hourly News App
Developer: Urban Apps
Category: News
Price: $0.99 (Download for free)
Version: 1.7.3
ID: com.urbanapps.hourlynews
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Description
Hourly News is a simple app that plays the most recent news updates from multiple sources automatically when opened.
As a podcast app, Hourly News lets to you listen to any/all of the most recent NPR , BBC, CBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN, VOA, SRN, RTHK, DW, Marketplace, New York Times, and/or FOX news updates and more.
You can also add your own custom podcasts sources to Hourly News!
FEATURES
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• Plays the most recent news summaries
• Automatically plays when opened
• Plays in background
• Responds to remote control buttons
• Automatically advances to the next news feed.
• Dead simple, easy to use
• Works every time
• Reorder, enable and disable news feeds
• Skip the podcast if already heard
• Sync your settings and sources over iCloud
• Add your own custom feeds
No Ads!
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Hourly News inserts no ads into the app, but some of the sources place them in their news streams. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to remove those ads.
Download Speeds:
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Like every app, download speeds are greatly affected by your connection (edge, 3G, 4G, LTE or WiFi). Edge downloads might take a little longer, 3G and 4G are faster, LTE is even faster still and WiFi is blazing fast to download the news updates in Hourly News.
Questions, Comments or Support?
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We are dedicated to bringing you the best support! Visit http://community.urbanapps.com or contact us via email at [email protected]
Sources
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If there is another National or Worldwide source you would like to see added to Hourly News, please contact support. At this time, only sources which are broadcast in English and have a radio or internet podcast can be added.
Legal
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Hourly News® is not affiliated with, or endorsed by any of the included sources. All rights are reserved by the respective owners.
Hourly News is a podcast app, giving you access to free publicly available news podcasts. These feeds are for personal use only and are subject to the terms and conditions provide by the news network providing the feed.
As a podcast app, Hourly News lets to you listen to any/all of the most recent NPR , BBC, CBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN, VOA, SRN, RTHK, DW, Marketplace, New York Times, and/or FOX news updates and more.
You can also add your own custom podcasts sources to Hourly News!
FEATURES
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• Plays the most recent news summaries
• Automatically plays when opened
• Plays in background
• Responds to remote control buttons
• Automatically advances to the next news feed.
• Dead simple, easy to use
• Works every time
• Reorder, enable and disable news feeds
• Skip the podcast if already heard
• Sync your settings and sources over iCloud
• Add your own custom feeds
No Ads!
——————————————————
Hourly News inserts no ads into the app, but some of the sources place them in their news streams. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to remove those ads.
Download Speeds:
——————————————————
Like every app, download speeds are greatly affected by your connection (edge, 3G, 4G, LTE or WiFi). Edge downloads might take a little longer, 3G and 4G are faster, LTE is even faster still and WiFi is blazing fast to download the news updates in Hourly News.
Questions, Comments or Support?
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We are dedicated to bringing you the best support! Visit http://community.urbanapps.com or contact us via email at [email protected]
Sources
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If there is another National or Worldwide source you would like to see added to Hourly News, please contact support. At this time, only sources which are broadcast in English and have a radio or internet podcast can be added.
Legal
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Hourly News® is not affiliated with, or endorsed by any of the included sources. All rights are reserved by the respective owners.
Hourly News is a podcast app, giving you access to free publicly available news podcasts. These feeds are for personal use only and are subject to the terms and conditions provide by the news network providing the feed.
Version history
1.7.3
2017-07-24
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
• Bug fixes and optimizations
• Bug fixes and optimizations
1.7.2
2017-07-20
• Bug fixes and optimizations
1.7.1
2017-07-07
• Ready for upcoming iOS versions
• Bug fixes and optimizations
• Bug fixes and optimizations
1.7.0
2017-07-06
• Ready for upcoming iOS versions
• Bug fixes and optimizations
• Bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.6
2014-03-20
[FIXED] Minor bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.5
2014-01-30
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where custom source addition could ask for upgrade in some rare cases.
[FIXED] Minor bug fixes and optimizations
[FIXED] Minor bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.4
2014-01-22
1.6.4
◊ Fix for possible crash on launch with iOS 6
1.6.3
◊ Added an "Exclude Played Episodes" feature that will skip the podcast episode if it has already been heard.
◊ Fixed a bug where the app would crash with no podcast sources enabled and could not be opened again.
◊ Fixed a bug where custom source addition could continually ask for upgrade in some rare cases.
◊ Removed the initial auto-subscription to NPR and BBC podcasts on first launch.
◊ Minor bug fixes and optimizations
◊ Fix for possible crash on launch with iOS 6
1.6.3
◊ Added an "Exclude Played Episodes" feature that will skip the podcast episode if it has already been heard.
◊ Fixed a bug where the app would crash with no podcast sources enabled and could not be opened again.
◊ Fixed a bug where custom source addition could continually ask for upgrade in some rare cases.
◊ Removed the initial auto-subscription to NPR and BBC podcasts on first launch.
◊ Minor bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.3
2014-01-21
◊ Added an "Exclude Played Episodes" feature that will skip the podcast episode if it has already been heard.
◊ Fixed a bug where the app would crash with no podcast sources enabled and could not be opened again.
◊ Fixed a bug where custom source addition could continually ask for upgrade in some rare cases.
◊ Removed the initial auto-subscription to NPR and BBC podcasts on first launch.
◊ Minor bug fixes and optimizations
◊ Fixed a bug where the app would crash with no podcast sources enabled and could not be opened again.
◊ Fixed a bug where custom source addition could continually ask for upgrade in some rare cases.
◊ Removed the initial auto-subscription to NPR and BBC podcasts on first launch.
◊ Minor bug fixes and optimizations
1.6.2
2013-12-13
◊ Bug fixes
1.6.1
2013-11-06
• Bug fixes
1.6
2013-10-15
- Ability to add your own sources to the app. This feature addition is unlocked with a small in-app purchase.
- iCloud Sync added for settings and sources.
- Lockscreen/Bluetooth audio duration, playlist info and image added.
- Miscellaneous minor bugfixes and updates
- Full support for iOS 7.
- iCloud Sync added for settings and sources.
- Lockscreen/Bluetooth audio duration, playlist info and image added.
- Miscellaneous minor bugfixes and updates
- Full support for iOS 7.
1.5
2013-04-14
[ADDED] Hourly News now has feeds which are updated daily. You can see the update frequency of your sources from the "Settings" menu.
[ADDED] Added Deutsche Welle Radio News 24/7 (Mostly hourly)
[ADDED] Added RTHK English News Bulletin (Daily)
[ADDED] Added Mule Radio Evening Edition (Daily)
[FIXED] Fixed an issue on the iPad where two sliders could appear.
[ADDED] Added Deutsche Welle Radio News 24/7 (Mostly hourly)
[ADDED] Added RTHK English News Bulletin (Daily)
[ADDED] Added Mule Radio Evening Edition (Daily)
[FIXED] Fixed an issue on the iPad where two sliders could appear.
1.4
2012-12-07
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where a very slow internet connection could cause the app to crash
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where a source that failed to update would prevent all subsequent sources from playing automatically
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where multiple sources could play on top of one other
[ADDED] Support for lockscreen and Bluetooth news source title
[ADDED] Support for Previous/Next remote control events
[ADDED] Support for quicklaunch apps (URL scheme: hourlynews://play)
[ADDED] Auto-update of news sources from Urban Apps. This means we can add new news podcasts without you having to update the app each time.
[ADDED] Announcement system and app news section
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where a source that failed to update would prevent all subsequent sources from playing automatically
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where multiple sources could play on top of one other
[ADDED] Support for lockscreen and Bluetooth news source title
[ADDED] Support for Previous/Next remote control events
[ADDED] Support for quicklaunch apps (URL scheme: hourlynews://play)
[ADDED] Auto-update of news sources from Urban Apps. This means we can add new news podcasts without you having to update the app each time.
[ADDED] Announcement system and app news section
1.3.3
2012-09-20
[ADDED] Support for iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5th Generation screen size.
1.3.2
2012-07-30
1.3.2
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[FIXED] Fixed the bug preventing international customers from accessing feeds.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where stopping a loading feed would auto-advance to the next feed.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where refreshing feeds could take awhile if a large number of feeds were being used.
Plus all the additions of 1.3.1
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[ADDED] Added ESPN SportsCenter Highlights
[ADDED] Added VOA News (Voice of America)
[ADDED] Added SRN Hourly News (Salem Radio Network News)
[REMOVED] Removed CNN as they stopped publishing their top-of-the-hour podcast.
[FIXED] Fixed crashing when a source podcast goes down.
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[FIXED] Fixed the bug preventing international customers from accessing feeds.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where stopping a loading feed would auto-advance to the next feed.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug where refreshing feeds could take awhile if a large number of feeds were being used.
Plus all the additions of 1.3.1
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[ADDED] Added ESPN SportsCenter Highlights
[ADDED] Added VOA News (Voice of America)
[ADDED] Added SRN Hourly News (Salem Radio Network News)
[REMOVED] Removed CNN as they stopped publishing their top-of-the-hour podcast.
[FIXED] Fixed crashing when a source podcast goes down.
1.3.1
2012-07-16
[ADDED] Added ESPN SportsCenter Highlights
[ADDED] Added VOA News (Voice of America)
[ADDED] Added SRN Hourly News (Salem Radio Network News)
[REMOVED] Removed CNN as they stopped publishing their top-of-the-hour podcast.
[FIXED] Fixed crashing when a source podcast goes down.
[ADDED] Added VOA News (Voice of America)
[ADDED] Added SRN Hourly News (Salem Radio Network News)
[REMOVED] Removed CNN as they stopped publishing their top-of-the-hour podcast.
[FIXED] Fixed crashing when a source podcast goes down.
1.3
2012-05-11
[ADDED] Added the CBS Latest Newscast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the WSJ Report to the app.
[ADDED] Added a help view to show settings button.
[FIXED] Fixed the bug where FOX would report update times in the future.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause two feeds to play simultaneously on very slow connections.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash in certain scenarios.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause the app to resume playing after a phone call, even if it wasn't playing before the call.
[ADDED] Added the WSJ Report to the app.
[ADDED] Added a help view to show settings button.
[FIXED] Fixed the bug where FOX would report update times in the future.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause two feeds to play simultaneously on very slow connections.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash in certain scenarios.
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that could cause the app to resume playing after a phone call, even if it wasn't playing before the call.
1.2
2012-04-24
[ADDED] Added the NPR Hourly News podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the BBC News Summary podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the CBC Hourly Edition podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the FOX 5 Minute Newscast podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the ABC Hourly Update podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the CNN Hourly Update podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added a "Play all sources" option that will play all of the sources back-to-back if enabled.
[ADDED] Added the ability to re-order sources, or disable them completely
[CHANGED] NPR Hourly News has been renamed to simply "Hourly News" because of the addition of multiple news sources.
[CHANGED] Previously, Hourly News would play if coming from the iOS home screen, or the lock screen. Now, the sound only plays automatically when opened from the home screen. This will save you from hearing the updates automatically on accident if the app was the last thing you had on screen when the device locked.
[FIXED] Fixed a common crash that could occur when loading the app in poorly connected areas.
[ADDED] Added the BBC News Summary podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the CBC Hourly Edition podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the FOX 5 Minute Newscast podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the ABC Hourly Update podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added the CNN Hourly Update podcast to the app.
[ADDED] Added a "Play all sources" option that will play all of the sources back-to-back if enabled.
[ADDED] Added the ability to re-order sources, or disable them completely
[CHANGED] NPR Hourly News has been renamed to simply "Hourly News" because of the addition of multiple news sources.
[CHANGED] Previously, Hourly News would play if coming from the iOS home screen, or the lock screen. Now, the sound only plays automatically when opened from the home screen. This will save you from hearing the updates automatically on accident if the app was the last thing you had on screen when the device locked.
[FIXED] Fixed a common crash that could occur when loading the app in poorly connected areas.
1.1
2012-04-03
★ Optimized for the new iPad
★ Better crash reporting
★ Fixed a rare crash on launch
★ Minor UI tweaks
★ Better crash reporting
★ Fixed a rare crash on launch
★ Minor UI tweaks
1.0.0
2012-01-21
Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add Custom Sources (Allows the addition of your own custom news sources.) |
Free |
IF133938683✱✱✱✱✱ | A34B03C✱✱✱✱✱ |
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Ratings
4.5 out of 5
413 Ratings
Reviews
Sensibly Existant,
Part of My Morning Routine for 8 years!
I’ve been using this app almost every day since 2012 to get caught up on the news from all parts of the political spectrum and continents. The included news reports are great in their variety, and the ability to add additional radio news feeds makes it possible to listen to news from around the world like 🇺🇦, 🇭🇰, 🇿🇦 and 🇳🇿.
App is easy to use, though can be a little finicky. For anyone that has the issue of the app starting to play in the background, it is because it just received a new hourly update. Force close the app to avoid it. Otherwise, I love this app and am so happy the developer continues to support this invaluable and unique app!
Thank you!
App is easy to use, though can be a little finicky. For anyone that has the issue of the app starting to play in the background, it is because it just received a new hourly update. Force close the app to avoid it. Otherwise, I love this app and am so happy the developer continues to support this invaluable and unique app!
Thank you!
Gizmo Ghost,
Big Fan
This app is so customizable and comes with a good collection of news sources to draw news report audio from. And if you have a specific source you would like to add to your collection, you can! Albeit, for a buck but hey, it stays with the app once and for all! Thank you people who made this, you help me keep up to date with global matters and local matters in a fantastic format! I only review apps that I find nearly indispensable, this is one of them.
hessianmercenary,
Crashes every single time
The app crashes every single time on iOS 11 with an iPhone X. It also hasn’t been optimized but the crashing has been happening for months.
Update: I contacted the developer, who was very responsive. The issue is a bug relating to a popover about custom sources, he says, and I expect a fix will be out soon. I’ve changed my review to 5 stars from 2.
Update: I contacted the developer, who was very responsive. The issue is a bug relating to a popover about custom sources, he says, and I expect a fix will be out soon. I’ve changed my review to 5 stars from 2.
JohnK31415926535,
Wonderful will pay regularly for feaatures
This is a wonderful app. That. Makes my mornings a lot bettor! It would be great if I could have it start automatically at a certain time and support for feeds that require authentication soo I can get everything I need all at. Once. For both features I would be happy to subscribe to pay for the app continually.
Chilling-Blue-Boy,
Handy News Digest.
A convenient way to start the day with your preference of news sources. My only criticism: Updates slow in coming. My version started slipping from one podcast to another, before each was complete(while my Iphone warned that the app version needed to be updated). Eventually, the app must have been updated, because it stopped skipping through the podcasts.
Michael1946,
Crappy ads
I love getting the news this way — until it goes over to CBS News. Two-thirds of the way through, several extremely irritating ads start blaring away. They’re always the same ads! Ads don’t belong on this app!
That said, I’m told that CBS has itself added the ads. But I have been given no instructions on how to contact CBS News!
That said, I’m told that CBS has itself added the ads. But I have been given no instructions on how to contact CBS News!
Michael Lowry (US),
Useful app, but be careful about enabling automatic updates.
A recent update to the app introduced a change that may disappoint longtime users. A key feature — adding custom news sources — now costs $1 per custom source you want to add. This feature had been free until the update.
If you don’t want to have to start paying for previously free features, disable automatic app updates in App Store settings.
If you don’t want to have to start paying for previously free features, disable automatic app updates in App Store settings.
EdTake2,
Hands Free Listening to Multiple Newscasts
Great to use when doing lengthy tasks around the house. One newscast folds into another, with cast order rearrangeable.
The app does need a way of replaying the last 10 seconds and a way of moving the newscast ahead by dragging the playhead. Also the list of radio sources is skimpy. A much larger list should be available with the paid custom source option.
The app does need a way of replaying the last 10 seconds and a way of moving the newscast ahead by dragging the playhead. Also the list of radio sources is skimpy. A much larger list should be available with the paid custom source option.
sg6789,
Crashes with custom feeds
I have been using this app for almost 2 years now. Works great with default feeds. I have added 2 custom feeds
1. Numbers by Barrons
2. Readback by Barrons
Strangely, playing through all the feeds, as soon as it reaches the custom feed, it crashes. If I go manually directly to the custom feed, it works fine for that feed. I think the developer needs to fix these bugs. Wish it would work flawlessly. It is still my go to app every morning when commuting.
1. Numbers by Barrons
2. Readback by Barrons
Strangely, playing through all the feeds, as soon as it reaches the custom feed, it crashes. If I go manually directly to the custom feed, it works fine for that feed. I think the developer needs to fix these bugs. Wish it would work flawlessly. It is still my go to app every morning when commuting.
nickhartmann,
My go-to news app
At the gym in the mornings it just plays through all my favorite stations and I get the news I need with no fuss. I can add podcasts easily and this app makes it very easy for you to access the news you need. Simple and intuitive. I would add another star if the interface were somewhat slicker and not just black with a play button.
