

Nick D’Aloisio, product manager of Yahoo News Digest, reports an “overwhelming” response to the app, with 40% of those who downloaded it using the app daily. Yahoo News Digest originally launched in January for iOS users in the U.S. Special to Yahoo News Digest for Android is a new homescreen widget that will display the most recent unread news digest along with a countdown to your next digest.

and Malaysia to offer round-the-clock coverage. The international edition will be compiled by editors in the U.S, U.K. local time), curated through algorithms and humans alike. You can download Yahoo News Digest from the App Store for free. Like Yahoo News Digest for iOS, the Android app will deliver summaries of the top news twice daily (once at 8 a.m. Yahoo has released an update to its News Digest app that brings an International edition. Starting today Yahoo News Digest is available to people around the world through its new Android app and its new Canadian and English-language international editions.

After seeing a positive initial response to the News Digest app, Yahoo is bringing its news curation and summary service to the world.
