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Posted on 18th April 2024 |
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I like the BBC News. I find it fairly politically neutral, informative and, mostly, well written. I have, however, not been using the BBC News App on my mobile phone lately, because it hasn't worked for many weeks. There was a resent update to a new version of the App, with a new look and feel. After the update, I had high hopes. It worked for a few days, and then stopped working. Yesterday it worked, but today it again doesn't. The problem is clearly bad coding. The error message states that my phone has no Internet connection, even though it obviously does, and I am able to read news from other sources. I believe that, when the BBC News server used by the App is overloaded, the App decides that the problem is with the Internet connection on the client device, when it is actually a server issue. There is no problem with the BBC News web-site, so I can read the news in a browser, but this is not as convenient on a mobile phone. The BBC has a long and varied history of problems with their news App, including general problems with playing videos, and with advertisements in videos. Other organisations are able to make working Apps for mobile phones; why can't the BBC do so as well? If they need help with their App, they should get in touch. | |