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SmartNews: News That Matters on Windows Pc

Developed By: SmartNews, Inc.

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 685.446 votes

Last Updated: February 18, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 25.2.40
Size 153.9 MB
Release Date February 28, 25
Category News & Magazines Apps

App Permissions:
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming. [see more (11)]

What's New:
- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience. [see more]

Description from Developer:
New year, new way to read the news. We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. With quality articles fro... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download SmartNews: News That Matters and install on Windows PC. SmartNews: News That Matters is free News & Magazines app, developed by SmartNews, Inc.. Latest version of SmartNews: News That Matters is 25.2.40, was released on 2025-02-28 (updated on 2025-02-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000,000. Overall rating of SmartNews: News That Matters is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 685,446 users, 109,758 users had rated it 5*, 334,637 users had rated it 1*.

How to install SmartNews: News That Matters on Windows?

Instruction on how to install SmartNews: News That Matters on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install SmartNews: News That Matters 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!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install SmartNews: News That Matters 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 "SmartNews: News That Matters" 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 SmartNews: News That Matters 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 "SmartNews: News That Matters" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 25.2.40 , 25.1.40 , 25.1.30 , 24.12.20.

Download SmartNews: News That Matters 25.2.40 on Windows PC – 153.9 MB

Download SmartNews: News That Matters 25.1.40 on Windows PC – 154.7 MB

Download SmartNews: News That Matters 25.1.30 on Windows PC – 117.5 MB

Download SmartNews: News That Matters 24.12.20 on Windows PC – 154.2 MB

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Terms of Service
The SmartNews Terms of Service are linked below. Please read and confirm these terms before using our services.
https://www.smartnews.com/terms/
- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.