The Desert Sun
The Desert Sun
The Desert Sun
Everyone 10+
USA TODAY Co.
Local and national news, spectacular photography, and rich video content.


Average Rating

3.0


Number of Ratings

204


Number of Downloads

10K+


Contains Ads

True


In-App Purchases

True


Install Fee

Free


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About The Desert Sun

From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — The Desert Sun app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the ... read more

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Total Permissions

22

Total Categories

9

Highest Risk

7

Average Risk

4

Counts

4

9

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User Reviews

A Google user A Google user
14
Thursday, February 25, 2021

The app works OK, except you have to sign in every time. I get a notification on my phone that sounds interesting, click to open the app, and get a popup that says I have one more article coming. I like to support newspapers, especially local ones, and can put up with the ads and clickbait, but having to sign in every time will be a deal breaker when subscription renewal comes up. I see this has been going on for months, from other reviews several months ago, and wonder what they are thinking? Under "what's new" the developer says "as always, fixing bugs and improving performance." As always?? Great, now how about fixing one major bug that will be a deal-breaker the next time subscription renewal comes up. Edited

Dave Parees Dave Parees
0
Saturday, June 14, 2025

get your local news wherever you are. But I pay for the print version...a lot! and with no Saturday papers anymore and a few holidays now also without print versions, it's annoying.

Mary Matoza Mary Matoza
6
Monday, August 2, 2021

FEEDBACK is cherry picked by company. Feedback option only allowed or working for those opinion letters or articles the Desert Sun wants feedback on. I've found Accessibility settings can be correct, but will not make any difference. Referring to Enable Accessibility Features, Accessibility Support, Help. The Feedback option is turned off or not working on certain articles opinion letters. 1 star seems too much when news paper stops the feedback on certain op Ed pieces articles. Edited

Richard Hostler Richard Hostler
16
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Annoying that it is always telling me to subscribe. I sign in, and it didn't remember me next time. I have to go through the whole sign in again. It is a pain. Why can't the app just stay signed in!

Edward Pfeffer Edward Pfeffer
3
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Even after subscribing and signing in the app won't allow you to get to stories and stops your progress with ads to subscribe. No option to continue as subscriber even when logged into app. Bad juju

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