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WRAL Weather App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Good info, but terrible for privacyThe info is good and I like their radar setup the best. The problem I have is that every time you open the app it pastes anything you have copied. Give it a try, just write a word in a text then copy it and open WRAL. It will tell you at the top that WRAL pasted. It’s hard for me to see why they need my personal info for anything good..Version: 5.9.1
✓ Rain Chances disappearedI’ve used this app and I like it quite a bit. Since the last update however, the rain chances that used to appear on the hourly section have disappeared. So I can see at the top a 30% chance of rain, but no quick way to see when that may occur... hopefully the next update will fix that?.Version: 5.8.29
✓ Missed the markNot only did the update delete all of my preset locations it also deleted many of the settings. You can no longer see where there is lightning within a storm system and you can no longer see little icons of each of your presets in relationship to each other and the storm. You also can’t control the transparency of the storm system in the iControl feature making it hard to determine where these major storm bands really are! Also, forget about zooming/moving the iControl screen around because it will get stuck in buffer mode and you won’t be able to bring it back without restarting the app. I have always loved this app and it is typically far superior in terms of information compared to any others but this update is disappointing. Edit: I did find a way to adjust the opacity but it doesn’t let you slide the icon and clicking the little dots caused it to freeze. Also, I am unimpressed as I have been reading through other similar complaints that everyone for the last 2 years has received the same response to their concerns..Version: 5.6.0
✓ A bit disappointingEdit: Haven't looked at this review in a long while so hadn't seen the developer response that "it isn't the intent of WRAL to 'force' anyone to go online to do anything". Sad to say, that part has only gotten worse. The detailed video is what I'm talking about and now you can only get a brief video without going to the Live News and Weather and wait for the ads to play. In a severe weather event the app and WRAL seem to have improved the availability, otherwise I'm likely to miss the video weather - but I can always find it at ABC 11, so I'm good. (End of updated review, May 2019) WRAL weather reporting is good because of the expertise of the the weather staff. This new app is disappointing because it's clear that it intentionally forces users to go to WRAL online to get in depth reporting, especially video reporting (join us at WRAL online for the details'). When you go to WRAL online you get 10 minutes of ads before you can see any report, weather or anything. That's really bad in a severe weather event. I know you have to pay for things, but it's so much that busy people will walk away. Isn't that what a mobile weather app is all about? Busy people turning to a quick look at the weather? Too bad I too often have to miss the details and go to another source for them..Version: 5.8.16
✓ New Weather appI like the old app better for the Doppler 5000. You basically could look at anywhere in the world at the touch of a finger. You didn’t have to worry about the plus or minus crap. You could zoom in very precisely in literally a split second to keep up with the weather anywhere at any time! So far I like the details of the rest of it but I’m still trying to figure it out..Version: 5.6.0
✓ Choices are limitedI have tried several weather apps in fact I have 3 on my iPad and this is my go to app. I would prefer additional written forecasts, you know words not just shinny pictures. I don’t know how many weather apps I have tried, was disappointed in and ended up deleting them but it has been several..Version: 5.8.7
✓ Average weather appI’ve really tried to like this app. I usually watch WRAL news. I do like the daily summary of the weather but a lot of times it isn’t accurate. To be fair I also have other weather apps and they also suffer from accuracy. The stock IPhone weather app seems to get it right most of the time. After living with this app for several months, I deleted it. I could never count on it getting the forecast right. When it called for rain, it didn’t rain. When it called for no rain, it rained. WRAL had an article on their website about why your default weather app shows different forecast than WRAL. In short the stock weather app operates on an algorithm. There isn’t a trained meteorologist involved like with WRAL. I reinstalled to give this app another chance. My stock IPhone app is showing rain. That is accurate. It is rain. WRAL is showing no rain, just fog. It is pouring down and has been for hours. I’ve deleted this app again..Version: 6.0.0
✓ Initializing Error Message - IPhoneI have a “Network Error” or “Initializing Error” issue every time I open the app. I used to be able to hit close on the error message and continue to use it without fail. But for the past 2 weeks it won’t load at all. Keeps throwing the initializing error. I deleted the app and downloaded it again. Still get the same error and currently can’t use it at all. Any fix for this?.Version: 5.9.0
✓ Update really badThis app no longer functions like it did prior to the recent update. If I want to refresh the radar and go back to the app which is already supposed to be open, it defaults back to the main screen. Also, the current location view on the map seems to be zoomed in more which is also very annoying. I know I preferred the old app in the way it function..Version: 6.0.0
✓ New App missing the mark!This new app is missing some items that I liked about the old app. It no longer gives you the sun rising and sun setting times. The daily temperature also is now on a sliding scale that is not easy to maneuver. You can no longer tell what the temperature will be at a certain time just quickly glancing at the times. Bring those things back and it would be a not so bad app. Haven’t heard or seen any weather warnings yet so don’t know if that has changed. Hopefully NOT!.Version: 4.5.5
✓ Horrible updateWRAL say this is a much better app than their last weather app, blah, blah, blah. Well perhaps it is, however for me it crashes seconds after it opens. So far this new update is a complete bust. Give me the old app back, at least I could open it and navigate through it. This crash on startup has been happening since the app arrived sometime around April 2018. I've just deleted it for the last time. No longer going to continue to try with this. It's just a waste of time..Version: 5.7.2
✓ WRAL WeatherI used to love this app. With the latest update (May 2023), I no longer care to use this app, especially on my iPad. The 7-day forecast, instead of a concise 1-page overview of the week, has been replaced with each day described in a paragraph, so now you have to page through about 5 pages to see the weekly forecast (iPhone still displays the 1-page weekly overview). Oh, and when the app starts up, you now have to view the picture of the WRAL staff for an extended period….which I find annoying. I will be searching for another weather app to replace this one. This used to be a great app, now I would not recommend it..Version: 6.0.1
✓ Meh.I like the old one better. I can't use this one unless I am on a network. There we times I am not on a network and have Freud to check this app. I get an error message. I have not been in a severe weather situation yet off network but I am thinking if I am I'll have to go old school and look out the window for my weather update. Update. I cancelled it. It's useless if I can't access it while out in areas where I would need the ether conditions. I can't access it on a lake in a boat. I can't access it trail riding a horse. It's really useless camping. So no thanks. I'll stick with weather channel Sorry Greg Fishel you have been fabulous to listen to on the old app but this new one won't let me unless I stay home..Version: 5.7.4
✓ Gone way downhillThe WRAL weather app has always been my go to weather app. This version is a huge disappointment. The presentation of information is cluttered, awkward to navigate and aesthetically unpleasing. The iPad version will not rotate and is nearly useless since I can only use it like a big phone. The weather radar is not really useful, but the app’s radar has been useless for the last several versions. Sorry, I just don’t like this app at all and seldom use it..Version: 5.6.2
✓ One Thing FixedI got a notification that they added landscape mode for iPads, and they did. I guess it's a start, and thanks to WRAL for fixing that problem. One star added. Now, get busy on the rest. Ditch the constant need to use that miserable dropdown menu with the tiny three bar icon There's plenty of white space for a separate icon for everything in the menu. Then, put a nice Home icon (and call it Home, not Now) on every screen. That gives us two tap access to every screen. Next, This is a weather app, not art class. Don't put thin blue fonts on on a cloudy blue background (for rain, I guess.) Legible contrast and larger fonts don't cost any more. Thanks in advance..Version: 5.8.1
✓ Did used to be maintained well.Did used to be maintained well with more frequent updates. Now in the last storms doesn’t have frequent updates. Whoever’s in charge of the videos is doing a crappy job with the audio where the level often is inconsistent or too low. I’m just really disappointed that you advertise it as a major weather and you aren’t doing a better job with more frequent updates. But you seem to be doing very well and making sure there’s plenty of advertisement..Version: 5.9.0
✓ It works for the most part but it’s slow.The app tells you the forecast as it should but my biggest issue with this app is the notifications are so late. It will be storming for a good 15-20 mins before I get a notification that rain is expected in my area. Same with other alerts, if this was for Tornado in my area I’d be in the thick of it, before I ever got the alert..Version: 5.9.1
✓ New Version Needs HelpI don’t know how long the new version of the WRAL Weather App has been out, but it updated on my phone late last week. At this point, I’m not favorably impressed. Before on iControl radar, I could see all of my locations pinpointed. Now I see only my current location. I could live with that, but yesterday when I clicked on it, it would either show no precipitation (it was raining at the time), it would not “play” at all, or the precipitation was coming from east of me (it truly wasn’t). Last night during non-stop severe storm alerts I resorted to going to the menu and pulling up Doppler 5000 to see what was coming. Also, the Weather Feed is now on the open screen but to enlarge it to be able to read the graphics, you must go back to the menu and open Weather Feed. From there you can enlarge. Giving 3 stars only because I have confidence that WRAL will improve this product to the point it deserves having the WRAL name on it..Version: 5.6.0
✓ Don’t change what ain’t brokeThis new app is not nearly as good as the original weather alert app. Everything I needed was on one screen with easy access to the radar and the storm centers. So much easier to read and use. Please bring it back. I did receive your response and in answer I have been over the new app many times and seen all its features. It is still does not hold a candle to the old app which was simple, easier to use, with everything you need on one page, and without the ads. I’ve downloaded the weather channel app which I think is better than the wral new app. I’ll keep your new app on my phone simply to be able to receive the weather alerts..Version: 5.6.3
✓ Messed up my favorite weather app.This last update does look prettier, but why have you disabled landscape mode? What am I missing? Is there an option somewhere to turn it on and off? I keep my iPad in a case with a keyboard and I hate it when an app forces me to turn my tablet to portrait mode. And to make it worse, the feature I use the most is watching the video of the last forecast. Even that video will not rotate — why?.Version: 5.6.2
✓ Accessibility Fail But Still A Good AppI just switched over to WRAL from The Weather Channel because I was getting sick of the ads from TWC. All was going well until my app updated today. I guess they updated accessibility for large print users (I'm visually impaired), but didn't fully test it out. Half of the information on my screen is large print, as it should be, but I can only see half of what each thing says. At least some of the major info is still visible, but it almost makes me want to go back to TWC if I can't get the full weather info. I'd be more than happy to send screenshots or share accessibility info with the app devs. Hoping to see this get fixed soon..Version: 6.0.0
✓ Sorry to GoI really enjoyed and used the previous WRAL Weather Alert app and was excited that it was being updated to a larger app with more features...what a disappointment!!! More is definitely not better and even more disappointed that even the portions that I used daily don’t work as well as what I used on the old app. An example is the icontrol radar. It takes forever to load, the time frame is smaller and if you move to another state, you start the process all over again. That being said, I’ve downloaded AccuWeather and The Weather Channel both of these work better than WRAL’s. Sorry to say if that’s the best you can do, I’m out of here..Version: 5.6.0
✓ Liked the old version betterI miss the old layout of the 7 day forecast. The new version has WAY too many ads. I dislike the fixed portrait orientation and haven’t found a way to adjust it to landscape for my iPad. I also can’t seem to get a good setting on the “special weather bulletin” alerts. I want to know if there is bad weather coming or maybe thick fog in the morning, but I don’t want to get alerts for every time the wind blows or all night long while I’m trying to sleep. I checked the other alerts I want to get, but if there is a special weather statement concerning, say, air quality, and I don’t have “air quality” checked, I still get the alert. The last round of storms we had roll through, I had to finally shut off the audible alerts because they were going off almost every 30 min for lightning advisory updates and flash flood advisories. I don’t need that at 3:00 in the morning, especially since the storm had already passed my area! It would be nice if there was a way to set a schedule for muting non-emergency audible alerts especially if one chooses the special bulletin alerts..Version: 5.6.0
✓ Battery eater!I didn’t see a whole lot of change from previous version, except that the current info wouldn’t fit on my screen and couldn’t be adjusted. My main issue is that it killed my battery by running in the background when it was set not to. It ran for over 18 hours one day. I had to delete it. Battery life returned to normal..Version: 6.0.0
✓ RadarIt’s an ok app considering there are far better radar images from smaller cities than here. I wish y’all could do things like I’m going to try and post. It shows tracks, temperature, tornadoes, rain, lightning, hail, rotation, slow moving or fast moving. You can do all the zoom things that Icontrol can do, but shows better. It’s an all in one radar instead of having 20 different radars, it’s just one. Well it won’t let me upload a pic of what I’m talking about. It’s the KFDA weather app if you want to look. That’s the only thing I’d change to your app. The rest is good..Version: 5.9.0
✓ Half way worksThe old App worked fine to me but I understand you have to update and upgrade to keep relevant in today’s tech society. Mine doesn’t load up more than half the time. Radar glitches and doesn’t load or says “loading”. That’s the biggest issue for me is the radar. Old system I didn’t have any issues. Sometimes you just need to leave what works alone and just dress up the look!.Version: 5.6.2
✓ I’m a Fan! But, UGH! The ADs!Still my go-to, but was compelled to review to let you know that, with the old app, I rated a 10. The new app gets a THREE...not for design or usefulness, but because there are TOO, TOO MANY ADs! It’s so frustrating that I’ve actually downloaded the Weather Channel app. Those ads are going to cause me to delete this app one day. I hope that you can put the viewers and fans first, being perhaps the only company that does so..Version: 5.8.1
✓ Killing my battery lifeI don’t know what changed, but in the last few days this app has kill my battery life. I have location services always on to receive lightning updates. Up until a few days ago, this was not a significant battery drain, but now this app is draining my battery more than any other app just doing background refreshes..Version: 6.0.0
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