BBC World Service

uk.co.bbc.wsuniversal
FreeEveryone

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1K+Installs
n/aRating
—Released
Sep 30, 2026Updated

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Trusted global and regional news from BBC journalists, in multiple languages

The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition - BBC News Hindi, Arabic, Mundo or Russian - to access news curated and produced by a team of BBC journalists dedicated to each language edition. Download the BBC World Service app to stay informed with impartial global and regional news wherever you are. Discover top stories, breaking news, in-depth a…

Get this app from the API

curl -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \
  "https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=uk.co.bbc.wsuniversal"
import requests

r = requests.get('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app', params={'id': 'uk.co.bbc.wsuniversal'},
                 headers={'X-API-Key': API_KEY}, timeout=30)
data = r.json()
const res = await fetch('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=uk.co.bbc.wsuniversal', {
  headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.API_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=uk.co.bbc.wsuniversal');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: ' . getenv('API_KEY')]]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

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Package nameuk.co.bbc.wsuniversal
DeveloperBritish Broadcasting Corporation
CategoryNews & Magazines
Installs (exact)391,557
PriceFree
In-app purchasesNo
AdsNo
Content ratingEveryone
Current version9.22.0.32282
Requires Android7.0
Last updateSep 30, 2026
Record refreshedOct 27, 2026

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