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Flipboard s local coverage is now available in over 1,000 cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada.
The latest version of the app will match your location with local stories such as COVID-19 news, weather forecasts, political updates, dining recommendations, and more.
Flipboard says it will only use users coarse location for showing relevant stories, and the data won t be stored on its servers.
Popular news aggregator Flipboard has rolled out a new update for its Android and iOS apps, which makes it much easier to stay connected to what s happening around you. Flipboard s local coverage is expanding from 60 metro areas to over 1,000 cities, towns, and regions across the U.S. and Canada.
Flipboard Expands Local Coverage to Over 1,000 Cities and Towns
Flipboard App Now Provides People in the United States and Canada Access to Local News Sources Based on Their Location
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Flipboard scales its local coverage to more than 1,000 cities, towns and regions across the United States and Canada. With this dramatic expansion, from 60 metro areas at the end of October, Flipboard now provides access to local content sources and stories for more than 1,000 cities, towns and communities in the United States and Canada, including all of Nielsen s 210 Designated Market Area (DMA) regions. The newest version of the Flipboard app matches a person s location with local stories such as political updates, COVID-19 news, weather forecasts, sporting highlights, and dining recommendations based on proximity.
The company is introducing a new discovery mechanism that will allow users to find local stories that come from 1,000 cities, towns and regions across North America.
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