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Road News on Windows Pc

Developed By: Lee Davidson

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 7.9 MB
Release Date June 27, 17
Category Maps & Navigation Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (2)]

What's New:
This is the first version of the "Road News" app with three simple functions displaying accidents, road works and planned road works across... [see more]

Description from Developer:
The Road News app offers a quick 3 menu display of "Current Incidents" , "Road Works" and "Planned Road Works".

These three choices are updated... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Road News and install on Windows PC. Road News is free Maps & Navigation app, developed by Lee Davidson. Latest version of Road News is 1.0, was released on 2017-06-27 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Road News is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Road News on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Road News on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Road News on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Road News using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Road News" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Road News on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Road News" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download Road News 1.0 on Windows PC – 7.9 MB

The Road News app offers a quick 3 menu display of "Current Incidents" , "Road Works" and "Planned Road Works".

These three choices are updated in real time by utilizing an RSS feed provided by the highways agencies of Scotland.

From the main landing page these three choices can be accessed from their three symbols on the blue bar at the top right of the page along with a further drop down menu for favorite social media choices.

There are also further instructions on the main landing page in the form of a scrollable menu.

On each of the 3 choices a flashing sidebar indicates the volume of reports for each choice at that time, this is explained in detail on the main landing page.

There are other apps with far more information and choice but this app is designed to give a quick no nonsense overview of current incidents before you turn the key and leave on your journey.
This is the first version of the "Road News" app with three simple functions displaying accidents, road works and planned road works across Scotland. The simple to use menu provides a real time RSS feed from the Scottish Highway Agencies providing a quick way to check the roads before heading out.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.