News With Friends

Developer's DescriptionBy Kaleida NetworksNews With Friends is a nonstop news experience for family and friends to enjoy together.News With Friends is a nonstop news experience for family and friends to enjoy together.Stay up to date on the big stories. See alternative perspectives. Catch up on the backstory. And discover unusual articles you havent seen yet.Use the app to learn what your friends are reading, to suggest stories people should read, to chat about issues that concern you.News With Friends presents a macro view of the news. It collects stories from news publishers across the political spectrum and connects the people, places, and companies in the stories.By combining what publishers think is important and what your friends care about you can have more informed conversations about what's going on in the world.Version 2.0 released in September is a major upgrade. It's not just a new look and feel. You can also see your friends and what they're reading... right now.It includes a friend news ticker and suggestions from your friends. You can also suggest stories for them, too. Just tap the star.We've added options to 'Mute' friends that share too much, and there's an option to 'Hide' when you can't resist that salacious gossipy story but don't want anyone to know you've been reading it.It's also much prettier. Images are bigger and better, and we've made it much easier to know which are the important stories of the day.