Get BBC News on your mobile

How to get BBC News on your mobile

The BBC News website is available on mobile phones and other wireless devices.

Go to the web browser on your device and type in www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile

You can then save this page as a bookmark or favourite, so you can find it again easily.

If you prefer, we can send you a text message containing the link. Simply text the word News to 81010 and we will send you the web address. Please note that text messages to the BBC cost 10-15p. You may receive two different messages to ensure you have the best format for your handset, but there will be no extra cost.

If you are not sure whether you can access the internet on your device, check with your mobile network provider.

Depending on the contract you have, certain costs for accessing the internet on your phone - usually referred to as data charges - may apply.

If you are not sure about the potential charges for accessing the internet on your phone, please ask your mobile network provider. You may find some costs are included in your existing price plan or that you can opt for a 'data package' or 'data packet' monthly fee that gives reduced charges for accessing the internet

The BBC does not charge you to access mobile content.

BBC News apps: iPhone, iPad and Android

The BBC News app is now available for Android, as well as for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

The app is free to download. Go to the Android Market or Apple app stores to download the official BBC News app.

Get the latest and breaking news from the BBC and our global network of journalists.

Stories are arranged in categories including top stories, UK, world, politics, business, technology, health, entertainment & arts and sport.

The app offers stories and video, and you can personalise the homescreen by adding and removing news categories to suit your interests.

Find out more about the BBC News app on the BBC's Internet Blog

As the range of devices in the market widens, we plan to offer an optimised BBC News experience to the widest mobile audience possible. With this in mind, we'll be working with manufacturers to look at ways of reversioning the service in the most efficient way. We'll also be working hard on improving the experience across our mobile services.

Blackberry Apps

We have developed a series of launcher apps for Blackberry phones to give you quick access to BBC News on Blackberry smartphones 5 and above.

As some BlackBerry connections are routed overseas, BlackBerry users occasionally have problems accessing BBC content that is only available inside the UK. The application will also help to stop this from happening and make sure that, if you're in the UK, you can access everything that you ought to be able to access.

To install these apps on your Blackberry phone all you need to do is type this address into the web browser on your Blackberry and click on the icons to install the apps

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/bbapps/

We will be uploading these apps to Blackberry App World so you can download them straight to your phone from the Blackberry app store.

Breaking news SMS and email alerts

BBC News also offers a breaking news SMS alert service to help you keep up to date with the latest major UK and global events. Messages cost 10p to 12p each.

How to sign up for the SMS alerts service

How to sign up for email alerts on your mobile

Send us your pictures and videos

You can send us pictures and short video clips of news events you have captured on your mobile phones.

Details on how to send us your pictures and videos

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