News Suite by Sony Android
News Suite by Sony gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
News Suite by Sony is #39 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSony Group Corporation
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs100M+
Rating★ 3.1 (130k)
Updated–
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
3.1 ★
130k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#39
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
News Suite by Sony on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.sony.nfx.app.sfrc
Publisher
Sony Group Corporation
Content rating
Everyone
News Suite by Sony downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where News Suite by Sony's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How News Suite by Sony makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | News & MagazinesFree | #39 |
Apps near News Suite by Sony on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #39.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.1 ★
130k ratings
Measured
Ratings
130k
Measured
Written reviews
1.6k
Measured
About News Suite by Sony
WHAT'S NEW
The widget has been newly designed. Article categories can be changed to “Sports”, “Entertainment”, "Most Read", etc. It can be added from the home screen.
THE ONLY NEWS APP YOU NEED
With News Suite, you no longer have to visit multiple sites and apps to stay in the know. It organizes articles from 1000s of feeds into two tabs so it’s easy to find what’s relevant to you. The “News” tab keeps you up to date on a wide range of current affairs, while the “My Feeds” tab brings you articles customized to your personal interests. We’ve partnered with the world’s most popular publications so there’s always new, quality content to engage you.
YOUR NEWS, TWO WAYS
- With our unique two-tab design, you can switch between the news you want and the news you need with the tap of a finger.
-The “News” tab is where you can read up on a wide range of organized genres such as: General News, Entertainment, Sports, Food and more.
-The “My Feeds” tab is where we bring you a personalized array of content based on your favorite topics.
KNOW NOW
-When you enable push notifications you’ll receive important news stories as soon as they develop.
-With our ”Scheduled News” feature, you can customize push notifications for certain topics to appear periodically.
SAVE AND SHARE
You can save articles to your bookmarks list to read later. Plus, we make it easy to share your favorite stories with friends on Facebook and X.
Click here for FAQs & support information
http://socialife.sony.net/en_ww/newssuite/help/
-Tips for Use-
■ How to Read News from Your Own Country/Region■
By default, the region setting of your "News" tab is taken from the language and region settings of your device. For example, if your device’s language is set to “English (United States),” then news from the U.S. will be displayed. If you are unable to read news from the region you are staying in, you can use the method below to change the region setting.
* Please note this resets the app to its initial state, deleting all feeds and bookmarks which have been registered.
1. Go to "Apps & notifications > News Suite > Storage & Cache" in your phone settings and select "Clear Storage".
* This will delete feeds and bookmarks which have been registered.
2. Restart News Suite
3. Select the link for "Terms of service" from the starting screen
4. Choose the region you stay in under "Select your language/region"
■ Setting Up Push Notifications ■
Users can receive periodic updates via push notifications with "Scheduled News," as well as push notifications for important news articles with "Additional feeds and other info of interest"
You can turn notifications on or off, and set timings, by selecting "Settings," followed by "Notifications," from the upper right menu.
The widget has been newly designed. Article categories can be changed to “Sports”, “Entertainment”, "Most Read", etc. It can be added from the home screen.
THE ONLY NEWS APP YOU NEED
With News Suite, you no longer have to visit multiple sites and apps to stay in the know. It organizes articles from 1000s of feeds into two tabs so it’s easy to find what’s relevant to you. The “News” tab keeps you up to date on a wide range of current affairs, while the “My Feeds” tab brings you articles customized to your personal interests. We’ve partnered with the world’s most popular publications so there’s always new, quality content to engage you.
YOUR NEWS, TWO WAYS
- With our unique two-tab design, you can switch between the news you want and the news you need with the tap of a finger.
-The “News” tab is where you can read up on a wide range of organized genres such as: General News, Entertainment, Sports, Food and more.
-The “My Feeds” tab is where we bring you a personalized array of content based on your favorite topics.
KNOW NOW
-When you enable push notifications you’ll receive important news stories as soon as they develop.
-With our ”Scheduled News” feature, you can customize push notifications for certain topics to appear periodically.
SAVE AND SHARE
You can save articles to your bookmarks list to read later. Plus, we make it easy to share your favorite stories with friends on Facebook and X.
Click here for FAQs & support information
http://socialife.sony.net/en_ww/newssuite/help/
-Tips for Use-
■ How to Read News from Your Own Country/Region■
By default, the region setting of your "News" tab is taken from the language and region settings of your device. For example, if your device’s language is set to “English (United States),” then news from the U.S. will be displayed. If you are unable to read news from the region you are staying in, you can use the method below to change the region setting.
* Please note this resets the app to its initial state, deleting all feeds and bookmarks which have been registered.
1. Go to "Apps & notifications > News Suite > Storage & Cache" in your phone settings and select "Clear Storage".
* This will delete feeds and bookmarks which have been registered.
2. Restart News Suite
3. Select the link for "Terms of service" from the starting screen
4. Choose the region you stay in under "Select your language/region"
■ Setting Up Push Notifications ■
Users can receive periodic updates via push notifications with "Scheduled News," as well as push notifications for important news articles with "Additional feeds and other info of interest"
You can turn notifications on or off, and set timings, by selecting "Settings," followed by "Notifications," from the upper right menu.