What is tageschauapp?

larsxschneider/tageschauapp — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-19 · repo last pushed 2011-08-30

★ 1Objective-CAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((repo))
    What it does
      Plays 8 PM news
      One tap access
      No browser needed
    Tech stack
      Objective-C
      iOS app
      Video streaming
    Use cases
      Watch German news
      Quick access on phone
      Daily news routine
    Audience
      German speakers
      German news followers
      iPhone users
    Limitations
      No archives
      No live streams
      No extra features

mindmap root((repo)) What it does Plays 8 PM news One tap access No browser needed Tech stack Objective-C iOS app Video streaming Use cases Watch German news Quick access on phone Daily news routine Audience German speakers German news followers iPhone users Limitations No archives No live streams No extra features

What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Watch the 8 PM tagesschau broadcast on your iPhone with a single tap.

USE CASE 2

Quickly access the main evening German news without opening a browser or navigating a website.

USE CASE 3

Use as a lightweight shortcut for daily German news viewing on iOS.

What is it built with?

Objective-CiOSVideo Streaming

How does it compare?

	larsxschneider/tageschauapp	aonez/macreflower	burningtyger/gmail-notifr
Stars	1	1	1
Language	Objective-C	Objective-C	Objective-C
Last pushed	2011-08-30	2016-11-27	2013-01-22
Maintenance	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant
Setup difficulty	moderate	moderate	moderate
Complexity	2/5	2/5	2/5
Audience	general	general	general

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Xcode and an Apple Developer account or device to build and run the Objective-C iOS app.

The README does not include license information, so it is unclear what permissions apply to using or modifying this code.

So what is it?

TagesschauApp is a simple iPhone app that lets you watch the latest edition of the "tagesschau", Germany's flagship evening news broadcast, with a single tap. Think of it as a dedicated shortcut: instead of opening a browser, navigating to a website, and finding the right video, you just tap the app and the news starts playing. The app streams the 8 PM version of the broadcast, which is the main evening installment of this long-running German news program. It doesn't appear to offer archives, live streams of earlier editions, or additional features like articles or notifications, it just gets you to that day's 8 PM news quickly. This would appeal to German speakers or anyone who follows German news and wants the fastest possible way to watch the main evening broadcast on their phone. It's a niche utility: not a full news app, just a streamlined way to pull up one specific program. The README is very brief and doesn't go into detail about how the app is built or maintained. It's an open-source project written in Objective-C, which is Apple's older programming language for iOS apps (most newer apps use Swift). Beyond that, there's little documentation about setup, customization, or whether the streaming source is official or unofficial.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

How do I build and run this Objective-C iPhone app in Xcode so I can watch the 8 PM tagesschau on my phone?

Prompt 2

What streaming URL does this app use to load the 8 PM tagesschau, and how can I change it to point to a different broadcast time?

Prompt 3

Can I modify this app to also show earlier editions of the tagesschau or add a list of recent broadcasts?

Prompt 4

How would I convert this Objective-C iOS app to Swift while keeping the one-tap video playback behavior?

Prompt 5

Is the video source used by this app an official ARD/tagesschau stream, and what should I know about using it in my own app?

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