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Product Details

Release Date: 2016
Date first listed on Amazon: October 11, 2016
Developed By: CBS Interactive
ASIN: B01MDKA8EH

Product features

  • The 24/7 CBS News live stream with anchored coverage - no cable subscription needed
  • National and local breaking news
  • Full episodes and on-demand clips from “60 Minutes,” “48 Hours,” “CBS Mornings,” “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” “CBS Sunday Morning” and “Face the Nation.”
  • The latest business stories and analysis from MoneyWatch.
  • Immersive documentaries that deep-dive into topics driving the global conversation.

Product description

CBS News is your trusted source for national and local breaking news and in-depth reporting on the issues shaping your world. The CBS News app features the 24/7 CBS News live stream with live anchored coverage.

The CBS News app features:
• The 24/7 CBS News live stream with anchored coverage, up-to-the-minute reporting, and news conferences and hearings on major issues of the day - no cable subscription needed.
• Full episodes and on-demand clips from “60 Minutes,” “48 Hours,” “CBS Mornings,” “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” “CBS Sunday Morning” and “Face the Nation.”
• The latest business stories and analysis from MoneyWatch.
• Immersive documentaries that deep-dive into topics driving the global conversation.


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Technical details

Size: 21.9MB
Version: 8.0.0-1747771965
Developed By: CBS Interactive ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • AD_SERVICES_CONFIG
  • Enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • Open network sockets
  • Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Receive message via Amazon Device
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Minimum Operating System: Android 5.1
Approximate Download Time: Less than 3 minutes

Customer reviews

4 out of 5 stars
75,803 global ratings

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Customers find the CBS News app provides good content and is easy to use, with one customer noting it covers all the latest events. The app's functionality receives mixed feedback - while some say it works great, others report it doesn't work most of the time. The news channel and live streaming features also receive mixed reviews, with some customers appreciating the broadcasts while others report issues with live streaming not working as advertised. Value for money opinions are divided, with some saying it saves money on TV programs while others find it not worth the cost.

494 customers mention "News source"467 positive27 negative

Customers appreciate the news app's content, with one customer noting its 24/7 objective coverage and another mentioning it covers all the latest events.

"...Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less. But they break in for breaking news, and show the entire Press Conference by Sean Spicer. HOWEVER...." Read more

"...You can also see the News all day long if you like that. Forgot the one I mostly like is the TV series. They have something for everyone...." Read more

"...As long as the app stays focused on delivering top stories with little interruption, I will continue to make it part of my morning routine...." Read more

"This app allows you to watch either archived/on-demand news clips and stories or watch a live feed...." Read more

438 customers mention "App functionality"405 positive33 negative

Customers find the app works great, with one customer noting it integrates well with streaming services.

"...I truly miss the days when the 24-hour news cycle did NOT exist. This is free and decent. Give it a try. You can always delete it." Read more

"Great to have when I want to view the news. CBS is a channel you can get the news without alot of added conversation." Read more

"...requires a monthly subscription fee after the free trial, the CBS News app is free...." Read more

"...We used this APP on our Amazon Fire Stick and it was perfect. We also used several other apps available on the Fire Stick while away...." Read more

249 customers mention "Content quality"231 positive18 negative

Customers appreciate the content quality of the app, finding it well produced with good news reporting.

"...This is free and decent. Give it a try. You can always delete it." Read more

"...You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies. For those who like to see sports, this is a dream come true...." Read more

"...Content-wise, however, it is good, and it does not require a subscription to CBS all access to use." Read more

"...CNN is way out in left field. CBS is a good compromise and the production is well done...." Read more

225 customers mention "Ease of use"178 positive47 negative

Customers find the app easy to use and set up, with one customer noting it's a good quick briefing tool.

"...The video qualtiy is excellent. You do get ads running between stories...." Read more

"This is actually a real clever setup. I find that one of the things I miss when I cut the cord was not having the news channels...." Read more

"...When it was working it was fine. Easy to use. My go to for news (cord cutter)...." Read more

"...Confusing to say the least and difficult to navigate...." Read more

202 customers mention "News channel"139 positive63 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the news channel, with some finding it great and appreciating the broadcasts, while others report no news content at all.

"The news, all the newscasters are great. Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less...." Read more

"...to my husband this 24/7 news channel is a decent substitute for his favorite news channel CNN...." Read more

"This is not the same quality news as CBS Evening News. This is CBS's 24 hour a day streaming news and the quality is not that great...." Read more

"For the most part, CBSN is good, but when there are three or four people talking about some "new thing," they all talk at once, and their..." Read more

167 customers mention "Value for money"64 positive103 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the app's value for money, with some finding it worth the cost and noting it saves money on TV programs, while others consider it terrible and not worth getting at all.

"Something is very seriously wrong on the Fire TV. I'm getting audio but no video...." Read more

"...Saves money on TV Programs that you buy and pay for every month. You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies...." Read more

"...This is certainly not the best as app's go and I wish something would be done about these issues already." Read more

"Great Great Great content... but often unwatchable due to terrible and buggy app.... I mean REALLY buggy, at least on the FireStick gen 2...." Read more

115 customers mention "Live streaming"76 positive39 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the app's live streaming capabilities, with some successfully streaming 24/7 news while others report that it doesn't work as advertised.

"...It gives me access to CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes and a Live news feed...." Read more

"...Went into settings completed a forced stop and cleared cache. No stream. Did a forced stop and cleared data (didn't have any) and no stream...." Read more

"This app is not bad - when it is working... love the live streaming content - but it seems that every other time we try to load, it crashes and says..." Read more

"...The news anchor for the live 24/7 is good, but is often repeating news stories several times in one segment...." Read more

138 customers mention "Functionality"3 positive135 negative

Customers report significant issues with the app's functionality, noting that it does not work most of the time, particularly on Amazon Fire Stick devices.

"...streaming quality is terrible and often does not work...." Read more

"...of when I link the two devices they see one another, but will not respond to each other as I see them doing on you tube." Read more

"...Great price. Easy to use. However, fire tv does not work with you tube tv so if you want to stream you tube tv get something else." Read more

"This app has stopped working for me over a 2-3 day period then updates...these changes seem to be mostly just for the sake of change and as of right..." Read more

Great content and easy to use!
5 out of 5 stars
Great content and easy to use!
We love this app! Since we have “cut the cord” with cable and now only stream, this is a great way to watch the news, my favorite programs “CBS Sunday Morning” and “Face the Nation,” press conferences and debates. The best thing is that it loops, so if you miss it once you can catch it later—I can sleep in and still watch “CBS Sunday Morning!”
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2021
    One of the downsides of the move from traditional cable/satellite to streaming is that everyone and their mother now feels the need to have their own streaming service -- and few are willing to put in the time and effort (or money) to make it a truly great, worthwhile product (at least at an affordable cost). We got this because we are tired of the typical CNN "Let's bring in random people to talk about everything" method of "news" these days. I truly miss the days when the 24-hour news cycle did NOT exist. This is free and decent. Give it a try. You can always delete it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
    Great to have when I want to view the news. CBS is a channel you can get the news without alot of added conversation.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2018
    Something is very seriously wrong on the Fire TV. I'm getting audio but no video. I see from the various reviewers that scads of viewers of this app on the Fire TV are having this problem. Has there been any word from anyone, either the Fire TV folks or the CBS folks, about what's going on here and what we need to do to get this working again??? I've been watching this app on Fire TV for months and never had a problem. And this problem is not occurring with the CBS News app on my phone or in my computer browser. Oh, so you say it must be a Fire TV problem? I'm saying no, because there's not a single other app on my Fire TV that's suffering from this problem.

    WHAT IS GOING ON????????????

    I found a page where you can report the problem to CBS News. Everyone should pile on and bury them with complaints. I get the very strong impression the powers that be are completely unaware of this problem. The CBS News feedback page is at http://audienceservices.cbs.com/feedback/feedback.htm . And before you say that has nothing to do with CBS News, look at the form on that page. There is a field, called Choose Category. In that category, they list the CBSN Streaming News Service. That is our category. Folks, let's pile on; clearly they have not gotten the message!

    In addition, after further rummaging, I also found an email address we can use to report issues like this. The email address is CBSN-support@cbsinteractive.com .
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2016
    This is a review of CBS News app for Fire TV.

    Unlike CBS All Access, which requires a monthly subscription fee after the free trial, the CBS News app is free. It gives me access to CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes and a Live news feed. You also have access to Face The Nation, CBS This Morning, 48 Hours, and the Evening News. Other categories come and go but right now as I write my review there are the following additional categories: President-Elect Donald Trump, Holiday Financial Guide, Big Pot, 60 Minutes VR, CBS News Election Film Vault and Popular.

    Unfortunately you are only able to view the previous weeks' episode for things like 60 Minutes or Sunday Morning since there is no archive available. But since the app is free I can't complain too much.

    The video qualtiy is excellent. You do get ads running between stories. I don't mind the ads too much but what does bother me is that the same ad or same couple ads run over and over and over if you watch for a while.
    10 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018
    My wife and I enjoy watching CBS News in the mornings as we are getting ready for work, drinking our coffee and starting our day. The TV service at our vacation house in OBX wasn't on... however we had WiFi. We used this APP on our Amazon Fire Stick and it was perfect. We also used several other apps available on the Fire Stick while away. EXCELLENT!

    We did however find that... because it is a 24/7/365 streaming news app that after the normal programming was over it would repeat that programming... BUT... it also broke from that to give up to the minute and "Break News" bulletins so it's a negative... with a positive!

    HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017
    The news, all the newscasters are great. Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less. But they break in for breaking news, and show the entire Press Conference by Sean Spicer. HOWEVER. Only on the Fire Stick....there are constant glitches, constant bloopers, picture and sound are completely un-synchronized. To the point of being unwatchable.
    On our computers with Windows 10, and on the Apple iPad, it's great, a smooth flow. Why it's soooooo bad on the Fire Stick is unknown to me. Everything else plays great on the Fire Stick. We have Acorn, Netflix, CBS All Access, various other news apps, and of course the Amazon Prime plays beautifully as well.

    Something in CBSNews just doesn't jive with the Fire Stick on our television. I wish they'd DO SOMETHING about it!

    EDIT: Still today, June29th, 2017...........for awhile CBSN improved, but the last week or so it is worse than ever! Repeats the same bit 6 or 7 times. Abysmal. ABYSMAL!

    Edit August 18, 2017: it never cleared up, in desperation we bought a Roku Stick, the least expensive one. We have had it on for 7 hours, with NO slips, no repeating, and no stumbling, and much easier to use. One click, that's all it took.
    34 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020
    If I would have known how great the fire stick was, I would have bought one along time ago. Saves money on TV Programs that you buy and pay for every month. You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies. For those who like to see sports, this is a dream come true. You can also see the News all day long if you like that. Forgot the one I mostly like is the TV series. They have something for everyone. I love it and you will too.
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Bonnie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent app!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2019
    I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this app is not only good to catch up on the news - there are quite a few shows you can stream as well (crime and news type shows). Also, there is no need for a service provider.
  • L.Clark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super
    Reviewed in Germany on March 12, 2022
    Toll endlich eine zeitlich aktuelle Sendung mit Nachrichten aus Amerika und der Welt
  • David Álvarez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Todo correcto
    Reviewed in Spain on February 6, 2021
    Todo correcto
  • H. D. Espinosa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Notícias 24/7
    Reviewed in Brazil on September 2, 2023
    Aplicativo do canal que transmite notícias ao vivo 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana, e que também oferece clipes de notícias de programas exibidos anteriormente (60 Minutes, Face the Nation, Sunday Morning, etc).
  • RAYMOND H FRANCIS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Honest reporting
    Reviewed in Australia on January 21, 2021
    I like the presenters,