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WFSB App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Channel 3: 2 Many Ads; 1 Reason Why I don’t like it!This news network by far is one of my favorites. The news covers many events local to me. I can watch the live streams on this app. When I receive alerts, I often click on them to see what the news is. The issue I have is all the ads! I click on one news story, then in the “related” stories or additional news, the stories seem like news, but are ads. I attempt to crawl up the wormhole, only to have to leave the app and start again. Understanding that advertising is an integral part of many applications, if this were a game, the ads would ruin it for me too! Not sure how to have less ads, but this is by far too many for what should be strictly news. Less ads, more stars!.Version: 131.0.3
✓ ReviewEvery time I go on this site I end up with ( We will be back later )as the news feed is not on . I am looking to see the updated info ASAP not that I have to play around with your website and finally get an update! It is so much easier to go to Channel 8 and get the most current information and get the information . I do not want to see ( we’ll be right back all the time ) !!! I want the news quicker and updated ASAP!.Version: 4.28.180035375
✓ App is awful, each update gets worse. Deleted itOnly thing worse than the app being clunky and crashing is the fact Nicole Nalepa is on it. She’s pathetically needy and seems to think we are interested in her pregnancy. We are interested in the news, not her. It’s pretty pathetic and cringe. WFSB has become an embarrassment to news everywhere. Denise is no doubt rolling in her grave watching the embarrassment that is Nicole Nalepa and Roger Susananin (guy who smears food all over his face like he’s mentally or physically disabled on a regular basis)…..but she wouldn’t be watching on the WFSB app, it freezes and crashes 😂 try NBC CT, glad I did..Version: 130.4.9
✓ Lost a long term user after new updateThis new app is nothing but an ad pop-up magnetic! The older version was perfect. Now you can’t clicked anything without intrusive advertisement pop-ups! Annoying musical notifications. Quick weather format changed and is too small. This app is not conducive to use….permanently deleting after watching channel 3 for 30 years…I’m done! This app change was not for the consumer but for green and money! That saddens me the most!.Version: 130.4.3
✓ Worst app for local news ever!App keeps crashing every time a new ad pops up. I have a brand new iPhone 11 and it takes me 10 or more minute to read a 2 minute read because every I get a few lines to a paragraph in it crashes when an ad changes. There is no reader view and I’ve even disabled JAVA, tried ad blockers, switched off pop ups and it still crashes. If you think I’m going to sign up thinking it’ll stop; forget it. This app is unusable to me so I’ll just use my other area news apps. It’s a shame. This seemed like the most a-political news app I could find. Bye Bye..Version: 128.0
✓ Why are there headline notifications?Every time I get a notification I can’t tap on it and actually read the news bite. It just shows the logo with the words we’ll be right back. I want to read the news bite without backing out then combing the news or weather section every time. I don’t want a video of it. Most of the time it won’t load due to crap WiFi/LTE coverage. Not that hard people..Version: 4.34.260049862
✓ UnhappyI love this channel because they cover the local news in my area and I love the cast. Since this last update with the changes of the new improved app it has been terrible. I cannot watch any live streaming or news that was aired earlier. I hate to find another app that has local news but it’s frustrating. I would stream while I get ready in the morning but haven’t been able to since this new app. Please fix the issue and I know I’m not the only one..Version: 130.4.4
✓ New update is terribleThe latest update is very hard to navigate and I get an error message on the top headlines. When I click on a notification all the other notifications are gone and I can’t see the stories I want to read after. I’ve always used the app before and it seemed to work good for the most part but it’s very frustrating to use now. WFSB was my go to app for news but I have to use other apps until this problem is fixed.Version: 130.4.4
✓ LivestreamThe Livestream would be excellent if it worked. Endless ads on a loop interrupt it and it repeats short section of the broadcast. Then the feed goes back to ads. EXTREMELY frustrating. I’d love to see the weather report here when I can’t be home, but it’s too much bother if you ever get to see it at all! Besides, they’re incessantly pushing this app ad nauseum on the channel 3 broadcast. 🙄 I’ll stick to my “Storm” or “Storm Radar” thank you very much..Version: 4.28.180035375
✓ Nope!You need to enable location tracking for this APP to load. That’s a non starter for me. Prior to this update checking news, radar or the technical discussion for weather was a simple task. As far as I can tell they no longer offer up the technical discussion. Also there are many more adds, but that’s understandable because they need to make money, I don’t expect anything for free. But wanting my location??? That’s crossing a line. I’m deleting this app..Version: 130.4.4
✓ Absolutely horribleThis use to be my go to app! Working outside for a living, the weather is very important to my every day life. The Doppler radar was of most importance, it was fast and easy to open and run. Not so much anymore. This new format is not user friendly. It’s actually overwhelming w all the ads and clutter. So after many years I’ll be searching for my new go to app!… disappointed to say the least. See ya!.Version: 130.4.3
✓ Love the app downside all the notificationsDeleted this app because of the constant notifications, I wanted just severe weather notifications instead I’m getting every news notification. It’s extremely annoying and there is nothing to choose what to get and what not to do I just removed the app completely..Version: 4.24.210029888
✓ Way too many notificationsSo the app itself is okay it’s the notifications I can’t stand, so far they are up to 26 just today. I know I can shut off all notifications but they should just really tone down the non essential ones. I feel I have no choice then to just delete the whole app because obviously the people running it go crazy notifying everyone in the State with things like a tree down in some small town with 5,000 people, once in awhile would be okay but 26 notifications from 6am-7pm is ridiculous! I looked back at the reviews for the past year and so many people say there are just too many notifications but yet they have gotten worse not better so they really don’t bother reading reviews..Version: 4.24.210029888
✓ Why did you mess with perfection?I never had any problems with this app before it was revamped. Before I get rid of it completely I thought I would delete it and reinstall it. If I scroll down the app it closes. It closes probably 90% of the time. I then have to reopen it and try again. I usually just close the app altogether. I have always been a big fan of news 3, watching every morning before going to work. Now retired, I’m not up in time for the morning news and used to watch it on my phone. But,it’s a nightmare to try. If this doesn’t work, NBC here I come. Ps: This is the third time I have written about this issue with your app. I really hope someone can figure out why this is happening. OMG! Now I really know that it’s not me and there is something seriously wrong with this new app! You ask me to pick a nickname to appear along my review. Okay, Frani I can understand someone already is using it. So, I pick Squishy’s mom and then ChopSuey then PoloBear. Guess what? There all being used by someone. Come on! Now I’ll try picking the most outrageous and see what happens..Version: 46
✓ No soundOverall good place to get local news but I stopped being able to hear the Watch Live feature. I can watch weather and get sound and go through News stories with the individual videos playing sound, but the “Watch Live” section hasn’t played with sound for weeks on my iPad. App is fully updated, ios is updated and sound plays in every other game and app..Version: 4.34.260049862
✓ ObnoxiousNews alerts constantly (early am and late on too) for literally nothing. The dumbest things. Like ohhhhh it’s getting mild out or ohhhhh help us name winter storms that haven’t started yet or ohhhhhh high school football. When actual breaking news happens, they rarely alert you. You won’t know if the world is ending but you’ll know at 6am every single morning about the results of the winter storm name vote in November. No way that I see to chose what type of alerts you get..Version: 4.24.210029888
✓ WAY too many useless notifications, and too many adsIt’s just ad after ad after ad. Some are unskippable, and some force sound on even if you have volume off, which is terrible if you’re in a reception area or somewhere public. Plus, many of the ads seem almost like scams, as if WFSB doesn’t screen them before allowing them to advertise. WFSB has good local coverage, but either watch it or find another way to get your news, because all you’ll get in the app is ads..Version: 131.0.8
✓ New designI’ve been a faithful friend of WFSB for many years. It’s the news I always watch first and foremost. But I’m a senior now and I’m very disappointed . You definitely didn’t have my age group in mind when you designed your new format. I used to be able to use my channel 3 app very easily but now it’s extremely confusing for me and for others in my age group. I’m disappointed that you didn’t take us into consideration..Version: 130.4.3
✓ Bad updateI’ve used this app for years. The worst complaint used to be endless notifications about non-news. Otherwise it worked well - until the latest update. It’s locked in portrait mode; most of the content appears to be a non-responsive push from the web site instead of an actual app; the technical discussion for the weather is missing; and many of the pages run off the edge of the screen..Version: 43.0
✓ New websiteLogged into your website this am and was very disappointed to see a new website. I realize change is difficult for everyone however I am not happy with the new site. Previously you could scroll down on the main page to click on what you wanted to read. Now you have to navigate back and forth to find the subject on the main page and click on the subject site. Unless you know where to find the info your looking for, it’s too much back and forth. Not a fan sorry to say.Version: 130.4.3
✓ Used to Love ItI used to love this app. I would get all my news here, however lately since they redesigned the app, I can see the headings, but when I go to click on them to read more, most of them just end up looking blank. It’s not a service thing, and it works for some headings, but not all. Super frustrating when you want to find out more information about a particular heading..Version: 123.0
✓ FormatWould like to see the format changed. Many times can I get into a video. Scrolling takes too long. I have many times try to search only to receive a cannot be found notice. Irritating. I follow a out-of-state station called WMUR and they have a wonderful format and many different sections which offer different types of subjects. Might want to check that out. It’s very appealing. Like to add that there are too many ads and too many notifications about the same thing just written a different way. Multiple weather alerts over the same thing repeatedly. Annoying and totally unnecessary. Many of those can be cut out. basically everything is just messed up and looks confusing.Version: 130.4.12
✓ I miss the old versionThe new app view is not very user friendly and very clunky as you try to navigate the app and I’m a guy in my 30s so this is no issue in terms of understanding technology. The old version was simple and easy to use and I’m not sure why they chose to mess with something that was perfectly fine. This new version also crashes frequently....like ALOT!! so I’ve looked to other sources for my news needs. Hopefully changes come in the future in the way of a much needed update..Version: 46
✓ Please update this redesignLoved the old app, the new changes make the app too busy, very distracting, even my teenage daughter said she doesn’t like it. Instead of going directly to stories when text alerts are received, the user needs to scroll looking for the story. We love WFSB, however, these changes should have been beta tested, the main page is busier than Times Square. Hoping for some updates to this redesign..Version: 130.4.7
✓ Not updated regularlyAlthough it's a nice looking app, the news content, local news, is not updated regularly, especially on the weekends and holidays. News items from three to five days old appear as new. For all their boasting about having the latest news, the fact is that it’s often old news..Version: 4.28.180035375
✓ HorribleI used to be on this app checking the news periodically throughout each day. I absolutely loved it and it was the perfect setup. All of a sudden when I tried to open the app this evening it kept saying “no content available”. I went into the App Store and it was asking me to update the app~ which I did. I’m now missing all of the news stories I had saved, there’s no longer a National news category and the website itself is much less user friendly! I now hate it and will be looking for a new local news app to switch to. This really saddens me because like I said I really did love this app. I’m not a person that likes change but this app no longer meets my needs. The new setup is horrible!.Version: 130.4.3
✓ HorribleI understand from a developer’s point of view it may be easier to maintain 1 mobile app versus a few, however I was pushed to download the regular WFSB app because the Weather app was obsolete and is no longer offered in the Apple App Store. I only need this app for weather, however there’s no push notification for only weather, it’s app wide. So now instead of getting an update on the upcoming winter storm I’m getting alerts on “who will be singing during the Super Bowl halftime show.” Ill stick with the Weather Channel app from now on..Version: 4.30.430040503
✓ Needs workLogged into pizza playoffs second round but it only showed the previous round. Wouldn’t allow me to vote. Sooo how are you to proceed to round 2? Also, on another topic, the Paramount+ app for TV is basically useless. Lately it logs out after about a minute, then you have to relaunch it, lo back to the live Chanel 3 selection, then it will stay on a few minutes, then logs out. It’s the only app on my tv that does this, everything else is fine. Will probably cancel..Version: 131.0.3
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