BBC News app not working on iPhone & iPad

I have iPhone 5s running iOS 12.5.7. Previously installed apps such as BBC News suddenly stopped working, requiring updating to latest version requiring iOS 13>. Option to download latest compatible version doesn’t work. This is common with other previously installed apps. Help please.


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iPhone 5s, iOS 12

Posted on Oct 2, 2023 3:59 PM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2023 6:11 AM

I have same problem with my wife’s old iPad mini 2 which is now relegated to a kitchen device, used only for BBC news and cooking recipes. Now the BBC news app refuses to run - but I think this is an app problem rather than iOS. The app says the installed version has expired, forcing an update from the App Store which can’t/won’t happen. I think we need a version of the old BBC News app that doesn’t force the update.

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BBC News app not working on iPhone & iPad

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