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Very user friendly. Local and national news is very organized; the photos are easy to see which is great for people with sensitive eyes and visual impairments (like myself)👍👍
6 people found this helpful
App seems a bit outdated and ads can be intrusive - that discourages actual browsing for news articles in-app. Otherwise, if you just enter the app to read the occasional news article opened via a phone notification, then not too bad for occasional local news.
some windows open up in their hard to close out
too many ads
ad revenue clearly more important than substance.
I am about to delete this app for very nearly being malware. When I open a story a loud (compared to other apps) video ad plays (imagine this in public), with no way short of closing the app to stop it (maybe 1 in 4 eventually get a skip button). This is followed by an equally loud video that doesn't always relate to the story (often with broken controls). Further, the app faces my phone to stay awake, sometimes even when the app is only in the background, presumably so I can "enjoy" the ad.
1 people found this helpful
I've enjoyed using this app for the last 10-15 years to watch/livestream the newscasts when out of state. this new version belongs in rhe barnyard manure pile. trying to watch a newscast is an exercise in frustration -- more ads than program while I get 10-20 seconds of story before I get more ads. PLEASE FIX. I'd like to see an entire story rather than the current 1st sentence or partial two before getting ad.
To complicated older version was better EDIT somehow it's even worse now videos start auto playing and you can't pause them
3 people found this helpful
the changes make it super slow to open. It takes several tries
App crashes after update. again.
2 people found this helpful
From 160 saved reviews since 12 Sept 2018, all countries.
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“It teems with pop up ads and crashes.”
“It teems with pop up ads and crashes.”
“Since the latest update, app crashes when you select a news story...”
“This app has terrible issues with loading after clicking on notifications.”
“App UI is absolutely horrendous.”
“great scheme for ad revenue money but I will be uninstalling.”
Share of the 43 positive reviews that mention it
“I've always accessed and enjoyed WSFA for 60+ years, but this app is preventing me from continuing to do so.”
“Local and national news is very organized; the photos are easy to see which is great for people with sensitive eyes and visual impairments (like myself)👍👍”
A drop after an update usually means the update broke something.