After Dec. 31, 2017, the free HeraldNet app no longer will be available in the App Store or the Google Play Store, and we will not be updating news there.

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Why is this change necessary? Our mobile HeraldNet app was launched years ago, before we required a subscription for unlimited website access. It no longer makes sense to offer content to app users for free while requiring our other customers to pay for subscriptions.

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