Is Breaking News: Local & Alerts Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by Google Play, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with Beloud.com.
What Breaking News: Local & Alerts's age rating means
Breaking News: Local & Alerts holds a family-friendly Everyone rating on the Google Play. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
Things for parents to check
- Breaking News: Local & Alerts shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
What parents and users report about Breaking News: Local & Alerts
Users frequently complain about the app's lack of coverage for specific countries, particularly Yemen, Iraq, and Sudan. Many also mention issues with high data consumption and the absence of features like quiet notifications or vibration alerts. Some users express dissatisfaction with the app's similarity to other news apps and its failure to meet their expectations.
Summarized from 84 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Breaking News: Local & Alerts
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Breaking News: Local & Alerts if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall Breaking News: Local & Alerts on your child's device.
Breaking News: Local & Alerts for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Breaking News: Local & Alerts safe for kids?
Breaking News: Local & Alerts carries a family-friendly official rating (Everyone) on the Google Play. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does Breaking News: Local & Alerts have?
The Google Play rates Breaking News: Local & Alerts as Everyone. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use Breaking News: Local & Alerts safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove Breaking News: Local & Alerts from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find Breaking News: Local & Alerts and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.