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Introducing WalesOnline: Your go-to app for all things Wales
Welcome to WalesOnline, tailored to your phone or tablet. WalesOnline provides breaking news, award-winning original reporting, entertainment and more. Stay informed on all parts of Welsh life from political analysis to the latest news from our rugby and football teams. With our user-friendly interface and comprehensive coverage, you'll have your finger on the pulse of Wales like never before.
Whats included?
Stay Informed:
Get the latest breaking news, compelling journalism and exclusive reporting at your fingertips. From the Senedd to traffic and travel updates, we've got you covered.
Breaking News Alerts:
Be the first to know about important news, updates and events with our real-time push notifications. From breaking news stories to traffic updates, we'll keep you informed and connected.
Personalised Content:
Customise your newsfeed based on your preferences and interests. Stay up-to-date with the topics you care about effortlessly.
Live Sports Coverage:
Never miss a moment of the action with our extensive coverage of our rugby and football teams. Get the latest team news, interviews, expert analysis and more.
What's On:
Plan your weekends with ease and stay up to date with Welsh culture, from the biggest gig announcements to the latest restaurant reviews.
Interactive Features:
Share articles with friends, leave comments, and participate in polls to voice your opinions. Join the conversation and become a part of the Wales Online community.
Save For Later:
Save articles to read later, even when you're offline, so you can enjoy your news on the go, anytime.
The Edit
A weekly curation of our best long reads selected by our editors.
The Digest
A specially curated round-up of the most important stories to catch you up on anything you might have missed.
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Wales Online must be the most annoying App you can get. Trying to read an article without getting a headache is practically impossible as adverts continually popping in disrupts the text causing it to jump, jump and jump. Given up.Hi there, and thank you for your feedback. It sounds like you are viewing a Mobile Web page, or a Mobile Web page from with inside the app. Our 'native' native articles have very few ads and have fixed positions so there is no jumping around, unfortunately if you click a link within the app which loads a Mobile Web View, we have no control over how that screen is presented. For the best experience we recommend staying within the app as much as possible. The Reach PLC Apps Team"
Developer Response Hi there, and thank you for your feedback. It sounds like you are viewing a Mobile Web page, or a Mobile Web page from with inside the app. Our 'native' native articles have very few ads and have fixed positions so there is no jumping around, unfortunately if you click a link within the app which loads a Mobile Web View, we have no control over how that screen is presented. For the best experience we recommend staying within the app as much as possible. The Reach PLC Apps Team
Wales Online must be the most annoying App you can get. Trying to read an article without getting a headache is practically impossible as adverts continually popping in disrupts the text causing it to jump, jump and jump. Given up.Hi there, and thank you for your feedback. It sounds like you are viewing a Mobile Web page, or a Mobile Web page from with inside the app. Our 'native' native articles have very few ads and have fixed positions so there is no jumping around, unfortunately if you click a link within the app which loads a Mobile Web View, we have no control over how that screen is presented. For the best experience we recommend staying within the app as much as possible. The Reach PLC Apps Team"
Hi there, and thank you for your feedback. It sounds like you are viewing a Mobile Web page, or a Mobile Web page from with inside the app. Our 'native' native articles have very few ads and have fixed positions so there is no jumping around, unfortunately if you click a link within the app which loads a Mobile Web View, we have no control over how that screen is presented. For the best experience we recommend staying within the app as much as possible. The Reach PLC Apps Team
I would love to be able to use an app that provides a decent news service for Wales. This just doesnt do it and never has. Here are just some of my gripes.You open a news article and start reading, then the pop up adverts start to populate which break into the text you are reading.Lots of the news articles are just so out of date. Some have no date on them at all and theyre not sorted with the most recent first.I commented on an article today and received notification that people had replied to me. I clicked on the notifications which took me to the article. Can I see the replies? I cant even find my original comments!I see the developer keeps responding to peoples complaints by apologising. I want no apology. I want you to spend the time on taking action to resolve some of the long term problems with this app that have been there for years! And the page on my browser is just as bad..
I would love to be able to use an app that provides a decent news service for Wales. This just doesnt do it and never has. Here are just some of my gripes.You open a news article and start reading, then the pop up adverts start to populate which break into the text you are reading.Lots of the news articles are just so out of date. Some have no date on them at all and theyre not sorted with the most recent first.I commented on an article today and received notification that people had replied to me. I clicked on the notifications which took me to the article. Can I see the replies? I cant even find my original comments!I see the developer keeps responding to peoples complaints by apologising. I want no apology. I want you to spend the time on taking action to resolve some of the long term problems with this app that have been there for years! And the page on my browser is just as bad..
Lots of good news & sports stories, but like others have mentioned, quite often when you click on a story it only opens the headline & you have to go back & then back in it to open full story. Theres also different glitches between iPhone & iPad versions, app regularly crashes on iPad when you click in a story while on my iPhone the app doesnt save my preferred regions, subjects etc. You select them & they appear on app but as soon as you go out if app & back in it has reverted back to the original tabs. Very annoying! Have tried deleting app on both iPad & iPhone to see if this corrects glitches but it does not.
Lots of good news & sports stories, but like others have mentioned, quite often when you click on a story it only opens the headline & you have to go back & then back in it to open full story. Theres also different glitches between iPhone & iPad versions, app regularly crashes on iPad when you click in a story while on my iPhone the app doesnt save my preferred regions, subjects etc. You select them & they appear on app but as soon as you go out if app & back in it has reverted back to the original tabs. Very annoying! Have tried deleting app on both iPad & iPhone to see if this corrects glitches but it does not.
1 year on and WOL still switching so called legitimate interests back on in the update. If youre not tracking us through these, why arent you informing us when updating and the giving us the option to opt-out of them all?Be warned that this app DOES NOT give a REJECT ALL option when you go to manage your cookies preferences!!! I took me over 30 mins to turn them all off (there are literally hundreds) during the update including the so called Legitimate Interest options. Went back in to check once in the app and everything single one I had turned off was back on. UK ICO: No "reject all" button is mandatory although preferable. A consent mechanism that emphasises agree or allow over reject or block represents a non-compliant approach, as the online service is influencing users towards the accept option. Apple please investigate!!!
1 year on and WOL still switching so called legitimate interests back on in the update. If youre not tracking us through these, why arent you informing us when updating and the giving us the option to opt-out of them all?Be warned that this app DOES NOT give a REJECT ALL option when you go to manage your cookies preferences!!! I took me over 30 mins to turn them all off (there are literally hundreds) during the update including the so called Legitimate Interest options. Went back in to check once in the app and everything single one I had turned off was back on. UK ICO: No "reject all" button is mandatory although preferable. A consent mechanism that emphasises agree or allow over reject or block represents a non-compliant approach, as the online service is influencing users towards the accept option. Apple please investigate!!!
This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.
There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.
26.8.15 5 days ago
This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.
There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.
26.7.14 23 Jul
This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
A small number of premium users were finding the app was losing track of their subscription status. This has now been resolved.
Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.
There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.
26.6.10 15 Jun
This release has had some polish, some fixes and a good old general tidy up all around the app to make the whole experience better.
26.4.8 27 Apr
This release has had some polish, some fixes and a good old general tidy up all around the app to make the whole experience better, the big highlight is
We have added the ability to edit your comments, you have up to 5 minutes after the initial post to make any edits you need.
26.3.7 31 Mar
This Release is all maintenance to ensure your app runs smoothly, so bug fixes and behind the scenes updates for many areas within the app. We also made some changes in notice centre to make it clearer what notifications you will be receiving when you are signed up to receive them.
26.3.6 12 Mar
This is a quick update to fix some minor bugs a small number of users have been experiencing. Well be back soon with a more substantial update, so stay tuned.
26.2.5 23 Feb
Todays release is all about maintenance, we are doing a lot behind the scenes to prepare the app for future features and releases. We have also been fixing some more bugs:
- A small number of users were having issues with YouTube video playback, this should now be fixed and video playback should be much better.
Well be back again soon with another update, so stay tuned.
26.1.2 27 Jan
This release is mostly maintenance and bug fixes, the highlights are
- If you receive a reply to a comment you made, you will now be notified in notice centre, if of course you have notifications for Commenting switched on.
- In some rare cases a banned comment may have still been visible in the feed, this has now been fixed and they will no longer appear.
- We have made a bunch of other bug fixes around the app too, making sure you have a much improved experience.
9.5.14 19 Jan
We have some big changes in this release, especially for our Premium subscribers:
Our Premium offering has been upgraded to provide a better experience showing fewer ads and including access to exclusive journalism. Subscribers will also find bespoke offers & competitions, daily puzzles and more
Access your subscription on the website and/or Android devices, when you log in with the same account you subscribed with.
Plus, weve made a good few bug fixes, ensuring your experience is in tip top shape
9.5.11 14 Jan
This is a quick update to make sure everything in the app stays in tip top shape. We have bigger updates in the pipeline which we are laying the ground work for, so do stay tuned for more in the future.
9.5.9 28/10/2025
This release we have been improving a lot of elements behind the scenes, these include bug fixes and updates to exiting features to make sure they continue to run smoothly. We also improved:
- Voice Over Mode for our accessibility users in a number of areas, so do let us know how its working for you, we always appreciate the feedback.
- We also improved some other UI elements around the app to fix a few contrast and accessibility issues we were seeing.
Did you ever notice that trying to write a long message in commenting, meant you couldnt see all your text? Well, thats also been fixed too.
We are working hard on some big updates, so keep an eye out on future releases for more.
9.5.8 22/10/2025
This release is mostly maintenance to make sure the app continues to run smoothly, we have also included the following:
A fix for a rare issue that caused a very small percentage of users to be unable to log in
Some general clean up and changes for our iOS26 users to make sure the app continues to work as expected
We will have more to share in future releases, so do stay tuned.
9.5.7 18/09/2025
In this shiny new release we have, as always, been preparing for future changes and features, but also..
- We have fixed the comment sorting, so you can display the comments in the way you prefer.
- We also fixed the area where your write your comment, this text area will now expand to accommodate the length of your comment making it easier for you to see what you have written.
- We also improved colour contrast in a number of text areas to help our accessible users.
9.5.6 11/08/2025
We have been working through the heat to bring you some meaningful changes and fixes, here are the highlights
General Bug Fixes and UI improvements
Commenting has received some love with new colour styling and more
Fixed a bug where the Breaking Label was being show for too long on an article.
Some small Accessibility improvements, but there are a lot more impactful changes coming later in the year.
9.5.5 09/07/2025
Whats New:
Weve been enhancing the app and are excited to introduce a new Notification Centre feature from where you can see all of your received notifications in one place, manage notification settings, as well as choose particular topics that you want to receive notifications for.
Resolved issues:
Performance and UI improvements
Resolved an issue where the app would crash unexpectedly when opened from a rare type of push notification
9.5.4 11/06/2025
This is a quick update to fix some little gremlins that have snuck into the code, to keep the app running in tip top fashion. Well be back with more soon.
9.5.1 01/05/2025
Welcome to a new update that contains some bug fixes, improves overall app stability, and brings some nice performance improvements. In this one we've given you the choice to subscribe to different topics with your push notifications and tidied up the home feeds.
9.5.0 16/04/2025
We have mostly been laying the foundations for some new features in this release, however, some of those changes improve the UI in places right now, others will be more transformative when we launch those new features, so stay tuned for a bigger update in future. Of course we also included some bug fixes here too, to keep the app running tip top.
9.4.4 12/03/2025
Today we have another simply maintenance and bug fix update. We have some new features coming really soon, and this release is laying the ground work for those things. We will be back with a much more fun update for you all very soon.
9.4.2 24/02/2025
Our first release of the year is simply a maintenance and bug fix update. However the good news is, we are already getting stuck into this years news tasks and features. So keep an eye out on future updates, we do have a some very cool things for you on our road map. Happy New Year!
9.4.1 20/01/2025
Todays update is mostly maintenance, but we do have some nice things too. First, we have a UX update for Commenting, we now display in the comments if the commenting conversation is closed, anyone trying to post a comment after its closed would not see their post and no feedback as to why. Secondly we have some UI updates sprinkled around the app, these include new icons and better uses of colour. Well be back with more in the future release.
9.4.0 05/12/2024
We all know how much we like reading the news, but what if you get distracted and you dont finish an article, and you forgot to save it? Well now that Doh! moment is a thing of the past, as today we are introducing Reading History. Inside the settings tab you will find the My Reading History section and there you will see every article you have read, or begun to read, all nicely organised by days and weeks. This information is also only stored on your device and is never sent to the cloud. We hope this little feature helps you continue to enjoy the news that little bit more.
9.3.9 14/11/2024
We all know how much we like reading the news, but what if you get distracted and you dont finish an article, and you forgot to save it? Well now that Doh! moment is a thing of the past, as today we are introducing Reading History. Inside the settings tab you will find the My Reading History section and there you will see every article you have read, or begun to read, all nicely organised by days and weeks. This information is also only stored on your device and is never sent to the cloud. We hope this little feature helps you continue to enjoy the news that little bit more.
9.3.8 11/11/2024
The update lottery is back with a new release, so what do we have for you this time? This release is A maintenance release woohoo! We can hear the groans from here, and we are sorry but these things do need to be done. We are laying new foundations that will mean our development pipeline can move faster, which means better and more feature based releases for you. Join us again soon as we spin the lottery app release update wheel again!
9.3.7 14/10/2024
This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.
There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.
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Version 26.8.15 5 days ago
The developer, Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited, indicated that the apps privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. This information has not been verified by Apple. For more information, see the developers privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
Developers Advertising or Marketing
- Contact Info
App Functionality
- Contact Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
Third-Party Advertising
- Usage Data
Analytics
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Crash Data
- Performance Data
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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