ABC13 Houston News & Weather Negative Reviews

ABC13 Houston News & Weather App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

ABC13 Houston News & Weather app received 27 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using ABC13 Houston News & Weather? Can you share your negative thoughts about abc13 houston news & weather?

ABC13 Houston News & Weather for Negative User Reviews

✓ Ads always play before any crisis live broadcastAfter numerous attempts to see breaking live coverage it would not allow without 30-60+ seconds of commercials. By that time it became useless. I understand d the ads for money but use it on watching previously aired items, NOT updates on active shootings or other important items. This is the reason companies got to cnn, fox or others. I like your station but if I always have to watch ads even during crisis programming, I’ll delete and just stick with ATT TV. I’m sure 99.9% would agree..DKNIGHT2010Version: 7.16

✓ DissatisfiedBeen having this app for over a year and it has been updated once or twice, I would like to keep it but I'm going to delete it because my app freezes up! Video freezes or buffers too much some videos don't play after being forced to watch adds and now when I open my app the screen is black it shows nothing! I get all my push notifications but when I want to see what's going on, I see nothing and I'm tired of this! So deleting.CilrabbitVersion: 5.3.3

✓ Unjustified!I’m only giving a one star cause I had to give one! Just wanted to let you know that because of the the cancellation of a show that I like to watch made by ABC, I am gonna take a stand and cancel your app from all of my devices and no longer watch ABC at all. So maybe ABC will feel the devastating affects it had for a lot of other people in this world anyway I’m done with unforgivable people our world is going to hell in a hand basket and the media is playing right into it as well. So without ABC having any ratings because of this show does this mean you will be leaving the airwaves as well?!?! What’s good for the goose is good for the gander! Two wrongs don’t make it right! Treat others how you would want to be treated! Adios amigos! I used to love nothing but ABC13KTRK but I now have to take a stand as well!.Mommyo2000Version: 6.0.4

✓ Very glitchy appThis app offers current up-to-date news articles and weather information. However, the app is very glitchy and often crashes. Many of the news videos will show you an advertisement before the video plays with the app becoming stuck or crashing completely before you are even able to view the news video..User77521Version: 7.19

✓ Please remove or change the marketing within the app.I enjoy reading the news, weather and sports in your app, but the Apple Music ad needs to go or change the setting on it. When you are scrolling your app and if you accidentally hit the Apple ad ( which seems to be every time) it immediately opens your safari tab and the your Apple Music tab. Frustrating and put simply it’s just easier to get the news from another app. I understand the necessity for ads, but not ads that open other functions on my phone..Mike in GalvestonVersion: 7.22.0

✓ NotificationsLet me start this out by saying that I love abc 13. They are my go to news station, but can y’all do something about all of the news alerts that are phased out to the phones? I’ve noticed recently that y’all are sending out items that aren’t really breaking news worthy. I know y’all have to compete with other local news stations, and y’all want to be the first to tell the news, but there has to be something y’all can do. Maybe a filter for push notifications?.Drew0689Version: 6.2.0

✓ Loaded with LIBERAL BIASED reporting. SAD.I give it 2 stars based on the news lay out and ease of use. This app caters to city of Houston ideology and does NOT represent a majority (area or population) of Southeast Texas. Years ago I felt as if “journalism” was reporting to the public important facts and unbiased review of current events. Not anymore. The “news” is really a condensed version of how the “reporter” sees the events using colorful adjectives to “put down” ideas and ways of life opposing their own. Having said that, it is understandable that this is what journalism has become given the fact that social media is doing a great job at limiting speech and stifling views opposing their own. It is SAD that our children may grow up in this environment. Real journalism should report on BOTH sides of a story which are based on FACTS. I would encourage news seekers to keep looking for alternative unbiased reporting whenever possible and teach your children the same-.Corgilova8674Version: 7.15

✓ Auto-play nightmare in crash landFigured out you can disable auto-play, settings bottom right/video/never auto play) but now it crashes all the time. have tried reinstalling but same. It’s very disappointing since review page covered with reviews re:crashes you would think they would try to push updates but they haven’t. Last update was 4 weeks ago according to Apple. Did the app dev team quit? Are they trying to save money by letting someone’s kid take on app dev as a school project? I guess if the app quit crashing maybe they could send a reporter to ask these kinds of questions!.BloominfoodieVersion: 6.4.1

✓ Format is not user friendlyWe only have a TV in our living room, however, I like to watch the news while I get ready in the morning, so I use the ABC13 app on my phone or on my tablet. There are several format issues, but the main one is that the “watch live” banner is so small that even with my petite fingers I often hit the story below instead. Also, there isn’t enough space between the watch live feature and the story below when you want to make it full screen. The little full screen box is in the lower right corner and when I click it, it’s the same issue. Very frustrating. In general though, the over all “look” of the app is a little “low end” and “jumbled”. It’s not very sleek or easy on the eyes. It’s not easy to find the story you just got an alert for, which is very frustrating. I also wish they would switch up their story queue when you watch a story and then it goes into another one. They use the same story queue, so it’s the same ones over and over again when there is an entire feed of fresh stories to watch. Much to improve upon in this app..CS1463Version: 7.19

✓ Used to love itWell I finally deleted the ABC 13 app from my phone. It used to be a great news app, but since their last update the videos auto play when I click on a story, even though I disabled that option. And then it got to the point where I couldn’t even read the story after pausing or canceling the video, unless I watched the video. I prefer to read the news. If I wanted to watch the news I would watch it on tv. If it’s on my phone app I should be able to just read it..SckjmomVersion: 6.4.1

✓ Worst App goes to ABC13KTRKYour videos are littered with ads, so much as content the story or video never plays. Not to mention your stories are the same 5 stories everyday, Do you not have any people working there ? The stories are poorly written with no talent in developing the story in lost within two sentences that are as plain and misleading. I don’t blame people for getting their news from other sources of social media like Facebook and Twitter when you are giving us junk to watch and read. I know it’s probably not your call on what story to write about, but at least make the story interesting rather than opinionated one sided garbage filler. Please work on these stories better..TEXAS KiiNGVersion: 6.2.0

✓ Really messed this app up with this update! Don’t recommend updating.Took a really user friendly app and ruined it with this update. If I had known how messed up and worthless this app would be after the update, I would not have updated it, now its virtually worthless. Seriously considering deleting it. Also to note, the advertisements and data mining is ridiculous...I read an article about a truck driver who became stranded and instead of breaking out some of his potato chip cargo, he went hungry...for months now I have been showered with truck driving schools, truck driver everything in my emails and advertising across the board, all from ONE article..Smthng2thinkboutVersion: 6.1.1

✓ Perfect if videos will stop playingI loved the app until a change that had videos start to play when I’m trying to READ the news. I don’t want to see the videos or have them randomly start playing out loud, so I just have to forego reading the news in public settings or when I need “quiet”. I’ve become accustomed to repeatedly clicking the X to close the video before it starts playing (can’t always catch it in time). It’s a real pain for those of us who are just trying to read the news..Carrie MullinVersion: 6.4.1

✓ Needs to have a Picture in Picture featureThis app need to add a Picture in Picture feature when it is enlarge to larger screen so that we continually to work while watching the news. After enlarging the screen there no why to do other things on our iPad because it kicks you out of the app and to continue to watch the news you have stop what you are doing and just watch the news..Mshongk0ngVersion: 7.14.1

✓ COVID-19 oldI usually really appreciate your coverage of the greater Houston area news. But Your app recently pushes out a NEW notification about NEW Covid-19 patients. But the notifications brings me to an older article that doesn’t talk about the new case (as advertised), but every single old case I have already read at least two dozen times is listed in that news story. PLEASE start a new article so I don’t have to read through it all EVERY TIME and learn nothing new to me. AND make sure THE NEW INFORMATION is in the news story/video before you push send on those notifications..Annoyed and still downloadingVersion: 7.11

✓ Ads, ads and more ads!!!I like the app well enough, but the ads have got to be reduced at the least! They’re entirely too excessive. When I want to watch a breaking news story, I have to endure a (usually) 30 second ad before I’m able to watch the breaking news video. This is aggravating beyond belief! The layout is okay, but improvements could certainly be made for better accessibility and ease of use..JrodiVersion: 6.1.1

✓ Try sticking to the news without a left leaning slant.For instance. There are many irregularities in maricopa county that the audit is revealing. Why isn’t that covered? Instead you have a nobody giving a statement about how trump is insane. This is not reporting. And makes many Trump supporters realize how biased you are. Always go for true reporting. I see you have your left leaning weekend staff writing you’re articles. It would be wonderful if you could just present the news without filtering it through cnn..Rexas galVersion: 7.17

✓ App pops up even when it isn’t openWhen using App Switcher on my iPhone, a little ABC13 notification bar appears at the bottom of the screen that says, “Good morning, Karen” and if I accidentally tap it, it opens the ABC13 app. I can’t seem to turn this off. I’ve turned off all notifications for ABC13, yet this banner-type thing keeps appearing. I enjoy the morning news team, but unfortunately, I’m going to have to delete the app unless I figure out how to disable this feature. Very frustrating..Kfam121Version: 6.2.0

✓ Too biasI’ve been a long time viewer of Channel 13 since I was a little girl. I also prefer to read the news instead of watching it. Channel 13 has become more bias towards certain topics and it’s so obvious. It has also turned into sensational news. If I wanted that, I would have tuned into enews. Can we go back to reporting without being bias please. Let the viewers have a mind of their own rather than control them. Also too many links and ads on each stories..YoVimoVersion: 7.15

✓ Biased newsIf you’re searching for more news bias then you’ve found it. Weather is time delayed not real time. Don’t know why they can’t link to real-time doplar rather then recording it then putting it up. Had emergency tornado warnings both on tv and phone, which didn’t show up until 10 minutes later. If it was an actual tornado there app would have missed it altogether. I went to the weather channel to actually see where this warning was located. Every amber alert shows up 15-30 minutes later, seems no emergencies are put up until it’s too late..Gamgam66Version: 7.12

✓ THE WEB SITE THAT IS AFRAID TO GROW UPAs large as Houston is, as diversified, and as cosmopolitan, this App contains very little useful news about the city, the county, or the state. It seems as if this station is "going along to get along". The news stories lack depth and originality. Way too many "fluff stories" hang around way too long taking up space for possible news that has merit and useful information. Where are your investigative reporters? Is the Houston/Harris area county devoid of lawlessness, graft, and any number of other problems? Your web site seems to give that impression. For supposedly being a professional news outlet, in the 4th largest city in the United States, I have found more useful information in "Mom and Pop" county papers and/or web sites. Shame on you channel 13 for being afraid to show differential performance. It may be time for me to move on, relegate your site to the "cloud", and just let it float away..Samson's BarberVersion: 5.3.3

✓ Love the channel and hate this appThe channel and the Newsroom are fantastic, but this app is a real pain, have bugs everywhere. Additionally, as a suggestion It will be great if you broadcast the news all day, not just some specific times, it could be just the replay of the last broadcast, in that way if you missed the lattes broadcasts you can still catch the news latter, having only this short videos about the news are not the best. Lastly, if you repeat the latest news broadcast you may be able to push more publicity.....Gamernacho😎Version: 7.13

✓ Notifications lead to a loading screenEverytime I try to access a story through a notification, it leads to a blank loading screen and never loads. Sometimes I can’t find the article the notification advertised after the fact which is quite annoying. Other than that the app works fine..SummerclassesarefunVersion: 7.17.1

✓ Jerky changesWhoever changes your scene’s & abd cameras has got to be the most unattentive person there. So, a news piece is on & JERK nothing onscreen, right in the middle of a sentence or introduction JERK GONE! If you thought you had a good manager or programmer or whatever, NOPE…Not at all, or whoever’s hand is on the switch just JERKS it from one video or piece or scene to another or to nothing at sll. So, yeah, jerky is what I call it. Extremely bad at PLANNING or CARRYING OUT A SMOOTH transition. Yes, SMOOTH TRANSMISSION from one news item to another is what it is called. So, three stars is GENEROUS….Wo shi NimingVersion: 7.23.0

✓ Often wrong videoOften times I’ll click on a story and a wrong video news segment will play. It happens a lot! Also, it struggles to go into landscape mode. If you try to put it in landscape mode it will repeat the 3 minute commercial, even on live feeds which is a pain because it means you are missing live tv minutes. Abc often times for the live feed you have to sit through a long commercial that isn’t even from a sponsor, it’s a commercial about KHRT13.... which is making you miss portions of the live KHRT13 news feed of an important breaking news event. Pretty redundant when you are already trying to tune into the advertised station..P1CC0LOVersion: 7.17.1

✓ Not what it used to beABC 13 used to be my favorite news channel, I’ve watched them my whole life. My dad would watch the news when he got home from work and I’d watch too. It’s sad to see such an incredible newscast spin very biased stories. I hate to leave, I just can’t sit and watch this station turn into CNN. The days of getting the straight news with no bias is done. Cover the story, make the observation and don’t lean on one side of the other. Leave your opinions out of it, support the country and stop trying to create division or push liberal media. Many, many, many Americans are no longer trusting news sources, be careful ABC, its a slippery slide down hill. You need to remember ABC that half of the country still supports conservative views. Wish you the best, here I come Fox. And if Fox is doing the same, I’ll stop with them and no longer watch any news. Gain the trust of your viewers, spin the truth. If you don’t know the truth about the story, don’t air it..Biggest fat blobVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Good app that can be betterThis app provides me all the news I need for the Houston area. One of the main problems I have is that I get an alert that there is going to be a news conference. So then I click on the alert and it takes me to the article. I press play to see the LIVE event.. BUT they play an ad FIRST before they allow viewing the live event. There have been several times that by the time the ad finishes, I have missed the live event. They should REALLY consider disabling ads for the live events. Play them all you want on the replay of these events. Play them all you want on stories. But by putting the ad in front of the live event you are causing people to potentially miss out on important information which they may be seeking. In fact after removing such ads they should verify against their competitors and could “guarantee no ads for live events”.. could be a very big selling point vs your competitors..Bippy_bVersion: 7.15

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