The Economist - World News
com.economist.lamarr
by The Economist Newspaper
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About this app
The world is complex—and changing fast. The Economist app unlocks independent reporting and news analysis from correspondents across the globe. Offering articles, podcasts, short-form videos and more, our app is a simple way to make sense of big news on the go. In a constantly changing landscape, know which way is up with The Economist’s smart takes on the latest world news.
What does The Economist report on?
With expert journalists around the world, The Economist reports on US and world politics, economics, business, science, technology news and more. We go beyond the headlines, connecting the dots to explain the news today and implications for tomorrow.
Why choose The Economist app?
Get unlimited access to The Economist’s trusted, fact-checked reporting and analysis of the news, wherever you are. Our app gives you daily updates on the most important news stories shaping our world. Slightly irreverent and always sharp, our reporting has been forward-looking since 1843—and now it’s even easier to decode daily news developments with The Economist app. Install intelligence in a few taps. It’s more than just a news app—decode daily news developments in the format that suits you.
- Read global, fact-checked reporting and analysis of the news—daily
- Listen to award-winning podcasts and audio news articles
- Watch concise videos on important news topics
Get access to trusted news reporting, wherever you are:
- Download the weekly edition for offline reading—and listen with narrated articles
- Bookmark news articles to read later
- Listen to articles and podcasts to keep up with news stories on the go
Stay ahead on news stories daily and explore big topics deeply:
- Enjoy early access to The Economist’s weekly edition, ahead of print delivery
- Catch up quickly with The World in Brief for short news updates
- Explore short videos that distill big news topics
Listen to crucial reporting on news topics:
- Get ad-free podcasts on global issues and news events
- Go hands-free with professionally narrated articles
- Create an audio queue for a custom playlist of news analysis
Play news games to test your knowledge:
- Mini crossword: The Economist’s wordplay news puzzle
- Dateline history quiz: guess when news extracts were published in The Economist
- Pint-sized news quiz: have you been following the latest news headlines?
Enjoy additional features:
- Give articles to friends and family
- Read news analysis easily with adjustable text size
- Toggle dark mode
What does The Economist report on?
With expert journalists around the world, The Economist reports on US and world politics, economics, business, science, technology news and more. We go beyond the headlines, connecting the dots to explain the news today and implications for tomorrow.
Why choose The Economist app?
Get unlimited access to The Economist’s trusted, fact-checked reporting and analysis of the news, wherever you are. Our app gives you daily updates on the most important news stories shaping our world. Slightly irreverent and always sharp, our reporting has been forward-looking since 1843—and now it’s even easier to decode daily news developments with The Economist app. Install intelligence in a few taps. It’s more than just a news app—decode daily news developments in the format that suits you.
- Read global, fact-checked reporting and analysis of the news—daily
- Listen to award-winning podcasts and audio news articles
- Watch concise videos on important news topics
Get access to trusted news reporting, wherever you are:
- Download the weekly edition for offline reading—and listen with narrated articles
- Bookmark news articles to read later
- Listen to articles and podcasts to keep up with news stories on the go
Stay ahead on news stories daily and explore big topics deeply:
- Enjoy early access to The Economist’s weekly edition, ahead of print delivery
- Catch up quickly with The World in Brief for short news updates
- Explore short videos that distill big news topics
Listen to crucial reporting on news topics:
- Get ad-free podcasts on global issues and news events
- Go hands-free with professionally narrated articles
- Create an audio queue for a custom playlist of news analysis
Play news games to test your knowledge:
- Mini crossword: The Economist’s wordplay news puzzle
- Dateline history quiz: guess when news extracts were published in The Economist
- Pint-sized news quiz: have you been following the latest news headlines?
Enjoy additional features:
- Give articles to friends and family
- Read news analysis easily with adjustable text size
- Toggle dark mode
What's New
We’ve made general improvements to the app to improve your experience.
App Information
Version Name
3.54.0
Version Code
3054001
File Size
111.6 MB
Minimum OS
Android 10+
Target SDK
Android 33
Developer
The Economist Newspaper
Contact
Website
Content Rating
Teen
Package Name
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Recent Reviews
Hadrien B.
1.0★
Great content, love the Economist. The app though is very bad, and that's what I'm rating here. It is incredibly poorly optimized. Loads slowly, there is delay in switching from one article to another, it doesn't put much in cache so if you are reading on the subway you'll have issues. When loading, if your internet connection gets temporarily interrupted, it won't try to refresh later and just stay stuck. It frustrates me every time I use it, whether at home or on the go.
Eric Cain
1.0★
Makes me want to cancel my subscription. It doesn't connect to cars or headphones well, so if you try and fast forward or rewind through parts of an article, it just skips to a totally new article. So to use it, you have to keep your phone open and in your hand at all times. They updated the app amd still didn't fix the issue. how hard can it be? an ai coding program could probably do it for free for them. at this point it's just laziness or they need to hire new coders. it's pathetic.
Brian Donner
1.0★
The app seems to have gotten worse over the last year or so. When I am listening to the audio, the app will pause after each article until I touch my phone. I would like to be able to hit play and listen until I hit stop. The app also no longer keeps my place in the weekly addition. Every time I open it, it must look for signal and update the "World in Brief" section before I can continue where I left off. I hope that these odd glitches can be corrected in the near future.
Steven Rosenblum
1.0★
I've subscribed to The Economist since 1997, and migrated to its Kindle edition as soon as it was available. This app is so horrible that I may unsubscribe completely from the magazine. 1. The App rarely remembers where you left off reading on a single device, and has no coordination between different devices. 2. The App often doesn't work without an Internet connection, even when I've downloaded issues. 3. the App does not show the weekly edition pages as printed as an option.
Lee Barford
2.0★
Great newspaper. App is almost unusable. I have three phones, the terrible behavior I describe below is the same on all. The app doesn't remember where you are within an issue. Take a phone call? Sorry, you'll have to start over with today's news, drill into the weekly issue, find the article you're reading, and scroll to where you were. And even with the issue downloaded, it's s-l-o-w. In the last weeks, now articles spontaneously reload, scrolling you back to the top or even another article.
Rob Parker
1.0★
The Economist itself is stellar, both with regard to content, and in the audio edition the quality of their readers. The app continues to be a major problem, most recently because it is so slow. When you push a button, nothing will happen for several seconds, if you're lucky, or otherwise for a minute or more -- There's no way to tell if the program has frozen, is loading something, or ....?? I love The Economist, but I hate this app!
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