Mercury news: Why readers need to use our updated app

If you don’t have the Mercury’s app, you’re missing out. Here’s what you get and why you should consider downloading our free news platform.

The Mercury app has many improvements.

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The Mercury’s news app has been updated to include new features which makes it easier than ever to experience the best of our journalism, plus games, tributes, classified ads and more.

NEVER MISS A STORY

Our best stories are delivered to the app as news happens and you can make sure you never miss big breaking news.

Sign up for news alerts and never miss a big story.

You can set our app to send you news alerts — notifications sent directly to your devices. To do that go to the menu, click on settings, then notifications to turn on the alerts.

Download the app for IOS or ANDROID

READ DEATH & FUNERAL NOTICES

Over the years readers have complained about the Mercury’s Tributes section online.

Death and funeral notices are easier than ever to find.

Well we’ve listened. On the Mercury’s app, death and funeral notices are displayed in a logical and easy-to-read way.

To navigate there click the “hamburger” menu symbol, click on classifieds and then choose tributes.

PLACE OR SEARCH FOR AN AD

While you are in the classifieds section, the app also allows you search for buy and sell, jobs, public notices, rentals and more.

ADAPT THE APP TO SUIT YOU

You can tailor the app to suit your needs. Personalise your own news feed with topics that matter to you. To do this click on the My News symbol (the heart-shaped one at the bottom left of your screen) then tap on edit up the top right. Then choose which topics you want in your feed.

You can also change your settings via the menu to adjust the font size, enable highlighting and manage downloads.

Read the paper as it is printed

Flick through back issues

LISTEN TO PODCASTS

A new feature of the app means our growing range of podcasts are now a finger-touch away.

Browse our True Crime offerings including Gone Girls, the Mercury's exclusive five-part series  looking into the mysterious East Coast deaths of Victoria Cafasso and Nancy Grunwaldt. 

Offerings also include I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin, sport including the Herald Sun's  Sacked footy podcast series revealing the stories behind high-profile AFL axings. There are also business, daily news, politics, and lifestyle podcasts to choose from. 

READ THE DIGITAL PRINT EDITION

Mercury subscribers can access the digital replica of the paper, exactly as it is printed in an easy page-buy-page swipe-through format. Just click on the Today’s paper symbol and you’re away. You can download an edition to read offline and you can call up and read back-issues for the past 14 days. You can also get a thumbnail display of pages and click on one that catches your eye. You can also clip favourite articles to print or email. The digital editions also include other Mercury lift-outs such as Tasweekend, Real Estate Guide and the Stellar/ Body+Soul flipbook.

Test yourself with daily Sudoku and Crossword puzzles

PLAY GAMES, ENJOY THE COMICS

The app is not all about serious news. One of our more popular features for subscribers includes daily crossword and sudoku puzzles as well as a daily dose of laughter through Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield and Dilbert comics. In addition you can read your horoscopes each day.

Podcasts include True Crime.

Chose from sport, news, business and more.

SIGN UP TO NEWSLETTERS

If you want news delivered to your inbox, it’s easy to sign up to newsletters via the app. Just click on the menu, choose newsletters and simply select which newsletters you want. As well as the Mercury’s newsletters, there are several others from across the News Corp network covering topics including business, entertainment, sport, technology and entertainment.

Download the app for IOS or ANDROID

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