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ABC News: Live & Breaking News App Comments & Reviews
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ABC News: Live & Breaking News Positive Reviews
Best of the major news appsMy problem with ALL the major news outlets and their apps is the way they slant their presentations of the news. From the left leaning CNN to the right leaning Fox, they all have an agenda and insist on tailoring what they present, and most annoyingly, how they present it.
Please, just present the news and allow that we have the intelligence to make up our own minds without the heavy handed prodding and aggressive agenda based reporting.
That said, I find the ABC app the least openly biased of the major outlets and the app is functionally better than most..OkdonenowVersion: 8.33.0
Perfect but please let me get push notifications for breaking news!The ABC News app is phenomenal with the new update. Love the design, layout and general usability of it. ABC has always been my favorite news source and I watch World News Tonight with David Muir, GMA, This Week, 20/20 and Nightline regularly. Love having all of that content in the app as well as the podcasts however for some reason since this last update it doesn’t let me get breaking news push notifications which I really like. Please add this back I’m not sure if it’s a bug or glitch but it’s a very important feature to me!.Stevenyuna766Version: 8.1.0
Swipe Right Now GoneJust opened the latest update and previously, after reading an article, I could swipe right, anywhere on the screen, to go back to the main page, with the list of stories. Best feature of any news app. Now, just like every other news app I have tried, I need to swipe down, to get the backup arrow to appear, and then reach up to the top left corner, to back up. I might as well use the CBS app, which I previously deleted, since the ABC interface was much more intuitive and cleaner. Now it it no different than the others, so any incentive to use this app is now gone. Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Just lost me. Bye..Whatever 123Version: 8.0.2
Videos play while app isn’t openI really do love the app and would definitely rate it 5 stars for the easy navigation, favorites tab, and how it keeps up with my interests but I can’t. The one single downside to this app is that it plays videos whenever my phone connects to Bluetooth audio and also randomly sometimes. It’s extremely frustrating since I spend a lot of time in my car and my Bluetooth takes a minute to sync with my phone. Every single time I have to pull over and shut off the ABC News app that video that I wasn’t even watching in the first place. If this didn’t happen the app would completely be 5 stars..Gertrude HawkinsVersion: 5.35
Great app but..I hope the people behind this app see this and make a fix for it because it’s getting kind of annoying and makes me want to just delete the app all together. When I have the app closed and go to turn my volume up or down (when I’m listening to music or watching a video on another app) all of a sudden ‘ABC NEWS LIVE’ will start to play in the background without me even having the app open. It keeps going until I actually OPEN the app and FORCE it to shut off but closing the app. It’s the strangest thing and it’s just getting annoying so I’m hoping y’all come up with a solution but I don’t think I’m the only one..StoneystephVersion: 5.50
ABC News AppI’ve enjoyed the timeliness of the ABC news app. It would be awesome if there was a user feature that would give users to option to suppress articles from their news feed once they have clicked to open them. This option would save users time, since they wouldn’t have to scroll through previously-viewed news stories to find the ones they haven’t yet read. Time is money, as the saying goes..NC JeffVersion: 5.40
Notifications never connect to the storyI like the app overall, it provides a good source of news information both in written form and in news videos.
But, I get news headlines popping up in notifications all the time and whenever I tap one because I want more information, it always just takes me to the main “Top Stories” page, and sometimes I can’t even find the article that I tapped on a notification for.
It’s very frustrating that a notification will draw my interest, but then I can’t get the information I want to see..JRH100Version: 5.63
Awesome AppleTV appI got home from work at 1:30 EST and I wanted an update on the storm in NOLA. I found nothing on my AppleTV weather apps. I went to my news apps and opened the ABC app. Even though I didn’t find any current information, I found something even better!
The option to have the split screen is phenomenal!!! On top of that, there are multiple cams that I can select on my split screen. This is why I cue up David Muir when I get out of work! ABCNews is awesome and the app is even better!.TigzolaVersion: 5.35
The articles are well-written, but...The headline font size is too small. Too much clickbait. Some special interest stories are buried within the clickbait. The clickable images for the news often doesn’t match the information given. Maybe I need to pay to get better service? I understand organizations need to make money, but all the nickel and dime news information should be accessible to all. It’s too much with so many underemployed or unemployed to get up to date and accurate necessary information about their neighborhoods, community, country, and world..Why can't nickname b same?Version: 5.50
Had to uninstall itSeemed to be causing some issues. Sometimes after I get an ABC News notification, my phone won’t go to sleep. (ABC News app isn’t even running!) I have to restart my phone to get it to sleep again. A few other times, the ABC News audio will start playing and I can’t get it to stop. ABC News app isn’t even running, but the news audio is playing somehow. I go to my music and play a song to get the ABC news audio to stop. This happened the other night when I woke up and picked up the phone. Maybe hit one of the side buttons..YeloCABVersion: 5.42
Updates made to app, still needs workThis is still my go to news app, but parts of it are very frustrating. Some of the news items are from LAST YEAR. Writing this on Aug. 31, 2019. On the bottom of the U.S. news feed, I see photos of the Hawaiian volcano from June 2018 and stories about cookies from December 2018.
Some stories are only available via video, and I much prefer to read the text. And stories are frequently miscategorized. Mattis saying the U.S. is at a breaking point is sadly NOT entertainment, despite showing up in the entertainment feed.
Fix the bugs!.GriffinDogVersion: 5.41
Okay but glitches/network error messagesThis app is OK but could have so much more potential if it didn’t crash all the time and give me glitch messages about how the network was not working even though I have strong Wi-Fi and cellular. I like that I can at least get push notifications about stories and certain topics I care about, as well as breaking news. Please fix the homepage so I can read stories that are posted because every time I try to click on one it doesn’t open and gives me error message..DJNicoRicoVersion: 5.26
Quality Journalism at My Fingertips!This app provides instant access to the global resources of ABC News with breaking headlines, morning rundowns, nightly recaps, and well-written, quality stories. You can filter news based on your interests if you wish, and you can set up notifications to reflect those interests. I open this app multiple times and a day, and I enjoy the feeling of connectedness with the news it gives me!.Awnw92Version: 5.40
Designed for Obama phones onlyThe display keeps tilting to the far left when I open this app for some reason. Booming economy in the U.S., ninety percent of illegal opioids and other drugs still coming across the open southern border, yet neither of these stories get any news coverage. Guess I should quit working and get a free Bama phone. Then this app would prolly work better..EcgsaiitjjjkfVersion: 5.35
Photos can’t be enlarged, feedback function brokenThe app is pretty good, except for the fact that you cannot zoom in on Photos. Unfortunately, when I went to give feedback, I found the feedback just links to an FAQ page which does not allow any feedback to be given. Obviously, like everyone else these days, they have no concern about what users actually think about their product. Very disappointing..Eye4DetailVersion: 8.25.0
GlitchyI like the app and the content itself, however, in the past couple of weeks I’ve been noticing that whenever a news notification pops up, the audio for that article automatically plays through my phone even if the app itself isn’t open. It doesn’t even stop whenever I play different music so it forces me to open and close out the app to stop the audio. Otherwise though, the app is great..Whv1999Version: 5.42
All the news & weather as it happens.Weather alerts are very helpful. As I’m retired, I schedule whatever events I can when there are no storms in the area as my Sweet Pea is afraid of storms. The traffic reports are helpful, especially the options for alternative routes. I like the news alerts also. It’s great to be informed of the days happenings..Jersey KateVersion: 5.29
From Patricia SmithI race to get home from work to watch World News Tonight with David Muir. I want to keep up with the news every day. I fear that if I don’t get a chance to view the show, I’m missing out on the news. It’s not the same as the internet. I love to watch it live on television. A great news show, and I try my best to not to miss anything..Ms. PatPatVersion: 5.41
This app is truly exceptional.This app has the greatest information the world has to offer, including the ability to locate real-time news as it is happening. I personally enjoy the saved items feature as it helps me re-read articles I have saved.
Thanks ABC!.JustorafaeljjVersion: 5.29
Click bateI have really liked this app but as time goes by I’ve gotten really annoyed at the videos they attach to articles. You either click a link and the video is just the article that you have to read in video form(what’s the point?). Or the link says one thing and the video is something else mildly related. You end up wasting your time watching a video then having to read the article anyways..MOFIT hereVersion: 5.32
Please fixAfter hitting back it goes to the very top of the list. I would like to stay where I was instead of having to scroll back to where I was after reading an article. The volume option should be moved away from the time bar. When I try to turn the sound on, I frequently tap the time bar and advance the story. Maybe a little space between the twin would help..MakaFunkVersion: 5.43
Well doneAvailable in Canada which is great. ABC is a reliable media-house..TruskelVersion: 5.19
Perfect except for one thingAds before the live stream. “Captain Obvious” is making me nuts. On my Windows 10 I don’t have this annoyance..Dboyd107Version: 5.30.1
Not to shabbyJust downloaded it but so far not so bad I use it to watch the news during my morning drive to work.CrakerskalperVersion: 5.19
Great News App!Thank you tremendously for redesigning your dependable news app & including dark mode for better readability! Is there an option to enable notifications in Settings?? Don't see this option as compared to other ABC news apps (ex: NY or LA). Would really love an option for medium or large home screen news widgets in the future. (For those who want a quick look at latest headlines)..Jleez_5Version: 8.4.0
Good, but could be improved.The largest turn off is a lack of a dark mode option. While readable, having that would make the app all the better for those who find it more difficult to read against a light background.
Adding a broader selection of subject content to browse from (food, travel, more specific news content) is a lesser issue but would make the app more appealing overall..JeraqMoridinVersion: 5.62
Great for on the roadWithout current information due to travel I find this keeps me informed of developing events..Jane KeysonVersion: 5.40
ABC newsI enjoy watching your news coverage..Chowdog68Version: 5.29
Unbiased and objective mediaABC News is one of a handful of media that provide unbiased and objective reports..Real-News-SeekerVersion: 5.29
Sharron dec 8th 2016I have just downloaded your app.
I love it...
Clear, concise, accurate,
Fast reporting.
All the info i need and best of all pretty unbiased.
💕July 7th 2018
as above💖
You have a timely dispensing of the news always and your announcers are not shrill!.Love@ubcVersion: 5.29
Love itBest US news.RJCOTEVersion: 5.25
Trump abuse of power and his lying to everybody.Very surprise to see the Republicans as well as the church goers not to shunt the Trump agenda, ultra right agenda and disrespecting the office of the President..RogLandryVersion: 5.25
ABCNewsTo the point, good and with a human touch!.Jan/blondie#1Version: 5.19
Riyad AbboudThe news by abc is timely and important, add to these: interesting. I admire this network..AboorroorrVersion: 5.19
Great app!Love it..Yeni 514Version: 5.19
CCI'm impressive with close caption on app.
Thank you for clear for us focusing on irma.SuperJames2016Version: 5.19
Great appThis is one of the best apps around..77mikkVersion: 4.32
Great appUse it every day..MaxieV1Version: 5.19
CoolCool.Joni🌚Version: 5.19
ReviewSimple As ABC.LewisburwellpullerVersion: 5.19
Great appQuick and easy.DjeevesVersion: 5.19
Best app for News!This is a great, if not the greatest, app for watching News Live. Thank you for the good effort to make it work..Peter ClaassenVersion: 5.11.1
A 5 course meal ❗️AAA rated👍🏻Flawless 😄.Certified1Version: 5.11.1
Great app!Great news app! Super fire and feels so right in all aspects.Phil\Version: 5.09.1
Powerful seamless experienceThe only news app that has a good video experience. Kudos to that!.ZouloucaVersion: 5.09.1
So happy live tvThe live tv for my apple tv makes my day thank you abc for the live news i die for.Dannnn80Version: 5.09.1
Love the video feedThis has become my go to app for news. I pop in multiple times a day and get updated on what's important..SheetalVersion: 5.09
Good appApp is dope working and running baby.HerculesGuyVersion: 5.09
Very good App!It becomes my go to for news App.Suzan2016Version: 5.08
ExcellentAwesome app.Librarian2903Version: 5.04
Best US news appThis is a very good app! Very nice display and userfriendly. You guys should try this !.Tony.el.tigreVersion: 5.02
Super application !Wow! J'utilise cette application depuis quelques jours déjà et je suis charmée. J'adore le visuel et la façon dont les nouvelles sont disposées. Meilleure application pour se tenir au courant des nouvelles américaines. 10/10.EmifromtheblocVersion: 5.02
Sick redesignWasn't a fan of the old design but this revamp is dope. My go to for News now.AubreyG1989Version: 5.02
Loving the redesignThanks ABC for an awesome news up - love seeing new updates and design all the time!.Mitch1986xlVersion: 5.02
The best news app!The best news app!
seems that it's developers really knows what the audience wants and how it wants it!.HoxgenreVersion: 4.32
ReviewGreat news app but now it won't open. Try to go to support page but it just opens the news on Internet.TylerjordVersion: 4.28
Greatest!Great app use it daily !!!!.DebsirotaVersion: 4.31
More pleaseCan't wait for you to support complications on the Apple Watch in addition to ho-hum Push. Keep innovating, you're my leading News app!.Safariman75Version: 4.26
Love the app but...It's a great app that keeps you up to date with more than just news...however I wish ABC kept its glass logo. 5 stars :).NtauthourityVersion: 4.22
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ABC News: Live & Breaking News Negative Reviews
It just randomly decides to play audioI had to delete the app because there’s an extremely bizarre glitch it’s been having lately: it starts playing audio of a news feed, while the app is closed. And it’s nearly impossible to turn off. It actually drained my battery and used God only knows how much data because it was doing it for hours once before I finally realized it (my phone was on silent so I couldn’t actually hear it). It happens at least a couple of times a week. I like the news updates, and I feel ABC is better with doing updates than Fox or CNN or anyone else, and the app looks nice enough, but this has caused me to delete it. If it can turn itself on without me doing it, what else can it do without my knowledge? With recent security and privacy concerns about Iphones, it does make me wonder..Rebel Yell 5Version: 5.34
Held Back by Ads & Playback IssuesI would rate the app five stars, but for two glaring problems. First, it makes you watch an ad before EVERY news story. I understand ads are the price of free here, but 1:1 ads to news stories is obnoxious. Painful. (30-second ad, 2-minute video, repeat.) Plus it’s the same couple of ads over and over.
The other big problem is that, if you’re watching a story when they publish a new story, it kicks you out of the one you’re watching. Screen goes black, a new ad plays, and their new story starts. Really bad experience. Happens to me a couple of times per week. Not sure why these things are acceptable to the folks who work on this app, but they’d have all the stars if they’d fix it. (This review is for the app on Apple TV.).MysaganVersion: 5.67.0
Good except for the bugInfrequently (but multiple times since I downloaded the app) I will turn up the volume of my phone and randomly hear someone talking. Despite the app having not even been opened (yes, I checked), ABC News for some reason starts streaming the audio of some current event. This morning it was Mitch McConnell. I never know how long it’s been going on, but a quick check of my data usage shows that this app has been eating up my data in order to spontaneously stream this audio that I didn’t tell it to. The only way to get it to stop is to actually open the ABC News app then close it again.
I can’t afford the data loss, so finally made the decision to delete the app. Now to find a replacement....Dcapit8orVersion: 5.44
ABC News app on Apple TV buggyEvery time I click on a news article, I am presented with the newscaster with their mouth open frozen for five seconds, and then a long ad plays. I don’t mind some ads, but the same ad over and over every time I watch a short news report? That is really excessive and irritating. I will never buy the product in that ad because it is so irritating to see it 10 times while just trying to watch the news. This app is doing a dis-service to the advertisers
Often when opening the app and selecting a video the app will play 2 different audio tracks at the same track which cannot be stopped and the app has to be closed and reopened..Jeeves108Version: 8.11.2
App keeps shutting downThis needs to be fixed. While in the app, when you click on a listed article, the app just shuts down for whatever reason. This is becoming super annoying. Also, I know it’s something with this app because I just did an update. Example, the article about Regina King 26 yr old son passing. When I attempt to read the article, the app shuts down. I actually have to Google the article in order to read it as the it will not allow you to read the article. App just shuts down. This has happen with several other articles but this last time was just so frustrating, I had to post a comment in hopes this can be fixed ASAP..Bennettwaltonsr11Version: 5.63
Apple TV App has been horribly broken for monthsDear Disney, please have anyone who is human test this app before releasing it again, it is unusable, full of defects, and a completely awful user experience. Dear devs, the app should not reset when the next story is playing and jump back to the first story, the ads should not continue playing while the news is playing, the app should not spin not knowing what to do. I have to reset the app every day to make it even pickup the latest stories. ABC news is struggling to be relevant against many news apps that just work. Nuff said, good luck turning this ship around, I’ll check back in 6 months - but for now, good riddance..KindageekyVersion: 5.63.1
ABC PropagandaTo be sure, a majority of what is presented by ABC on this app isn’t news, rather it is political propaganda designed to discredit those with whom they disagree—generally conservative voices—while promoting the political views and viewpoints of those with whom they agree—generally liberal and progressive voices. Take the so-called Steele Dossier, which has largely been discredited and disproven. Even so, ABC Propaganda sought to build up Christopher Steele and his political hit-piece paid for by Hillary Clinton and the DNC with a softball interview with former DNC hack George Stephanopoulos. The ‘reporting’ is generally one-sided and lacking the balance one would hope for when looking for news. I’m not a Republican or a Democrat—I’m a political skeptic—and ABC News helped cement my position as such..DisgruntleduzrVersion: 5.61.0
FIX YOUR APP, ABC NEWS!This app doesn’t work half the time. I can’t get the news to play, and sometimes it’s because of the ads lagging to load. Other times, it doesn’t matter how long you wait, it just won’t play the news segment at all. It’s gotten worse since the app added ads before each segment. I like ABC news, but this app is the worst! I’ll likely use other apps for news if it doesn’t improve with the next update. The order of segments for longer shows, like 20/20 make it impossible to watch, because you have to scroll down to segment 1 of 11 and by the time you get there, it’s frozen up because it can’t handle not playing all the ads. Pretty much useless. FIX YOUR APP, ABC NEWS!!!.PT1999-2001Version: 5.46
Latest Upgrades Are A DealbreakerI have been using your app several times daily for years, but the latest upgrades are too problematic. I view on an iPad and still the print is so tiny I can’t read it. There is no longer a feature to enlarge the screen view. Plus, most article pictures are only in the menu margin and do not open once the item is selected and opened. These pictures are also so small in the margin that I can’t see them, and they, too, cannot be enlarged. Finally, I can no longer select and copy names, etc. within the articles in order to do a broader search on the internet. Good bye, ABC..XxEnablerxxVersion: 8.7.0
Commercial overloadJust downloaded this app to watch the Mary Trump/ George Stephanopolis interview. Found the interview in search and I still haven’t seen it. One commercial of 30 seconds first then the interview? No. It’s either frozen or damaged I see Mary’s face appear but immediately another 30 second commercial plays again, so I wait again. The ad is over Mary’s face appears frozen. Then another 30 second commercial comes on. I wait, Mary’s face... another commercial ...Mary’s face... another commercial. I saw 6 commercials and not one second of the video I came here for.
I know this app makes their money on commercials but this is ridiculous.
Goodbye ABC NEWS APP back to NBC NEWS App once again..FulatunVersion: 5.50.1
DisappointedI have been watching this ABC News app daily for years. And I just switched to NBC because of whatever changes were made in the way it is viewed on my iPad. Now when I open I only see the streaming pod cast...not the breaking news with scrolling updates of other news and GMA news. It has been like this for about a month...I kept hoping it would change back...and it hasn’t and I can’t see the option anywhere to make that change. So...NBC news app it is. And I’m sorry...I have never written a poor review for anything like this..that’s how disappointed I am..Valley-NanaVersion: 5.50
Randomly starts playing audioABC NEWS is great, but the app randomly starts playing audio when it is not open and my iPhone is locked. Apparently I’m not the only one with this problem, as googling turned up this review from a year ago, which describes the problem:
“I had to delete the app because there’s an extremely bizarre glitch it’s been having lately: it starts playing audio of a news feed, while the app is closed. And it’s nearly impossible to turn off. It actually drained my battery and used God only knows how much data because it was doing it for hours once before I finally realized it (my phone was on silent so I couldn’t actually hear it). It happens at least a couple of times a week.”
I deleted the app a few months ago, then re-installed, thinking surely they had fixed the problem, but no. So I’ll delete it again.
I have lots of news apps on my iPhone, including CBS NEWS and NBC NEWS. None of the others have this problem..NoguiltVersion: 5.49
Bad glitchThere is a frightening glitch with this app where it will start playing audio on its own and cannot be stopped. It would start at any given moment and would say some terrifying things and really made me think my phone was hacked or possessed because it was never clear it was a news story...it would just be a narrator preaching, often about the word of God. It was after the 4th time when I heard the words “abc news” in its speech that I finally deleted the app. Be warned, you will think your phone has been taken over. It’s a real shame too since it’s one of the only trustworthy news sources..SamhadcVersion: 5.49
Started playing audio by itself and would not stop after killing app.Very frustrating bug seems to have existed for over a year according to other reviews.
Out of nowhere it started playing audio on my phone. I haven’t used the app in ages on the phone, so thought it was the Apple Watch triggered it somehow. Killed the abc watch app and that didn’t stop the abc news audio from streaming on my phone, even when I locked the iPhone. The. I Killed all apps on the iPhone and that didn’t stop the abc news streaming audio from playing on my phone. Rebooted phone to stop the abc news audio..JohnnyGuitarVersion: 5.50.1
Latest update invasive with ads.The current incarnation has invasive video ads mid article that auto play with the sound ON! The sound doesn’t turn off even when you click on the mute link or if the sound link is already muted. The videos play even if you have auto play toggled off in the settings. So you are forced to watch the whole video, with the sound on, even if you are only reading the article. So everyone around you, in the library, in the coffee shop, in bed still asleep next to you early in morning are all disturbed by the sound of these annoying ads..DrwenikiVersion: 5.21
Randomly plays sound on my phoneHere’s the scenario: I won’t even be using the ABC app and all of a sudden I hear audio coming from my phone... typically at the most inconvenient times. I then freak out trying to understand where, why, and how my phone is updating me on the impeachment trial, so I ferociously start force closing my apps, one by one. Of course it stops after I close this app. I think my phone is playing videos on the homepage of the app (while I’m not even using the app!) I deleted this app awhile back because of the same issue. I reinstalled it hoping the issue was fixed but clearly not..Shorti3413Version: 5.46
I’m just trying to catch up on the news!I get it, Fidelity Wealth Management. But seriously, I watch the same thirty second ad over and over again between each tiny little twenty second news update. I almost have it memorized. Not to mention the ads lag, so I have to wait for them to load. I say them, but it’s .just. .one. .ad. Fidelity, got it. Fidelity is keeping me from watching the news. Also for some reason it won’t let me watch full episodes despite having logged in to my cable provider.
I love ABC News! I hate this app..Hiwaboutthisone?Version: 5.43.1
Very annoying. Randomly plays news audio at unexpected timesThis used to be my favorite news source, but the latest version misbehaves. At random times, even when I am not using my phone, it will start playing news audio. It even does this when the app is not running! The audio just suddenly starts playing. The only way I can ensure this won’t happen any more is to simply uninstall it and not use it anymore, which is disappointing. If I click on your “support” link in the Apple store, it just takes me to your news app, which is of no help at all..Kev5436773Version: 5.32
Video section never updatesI have tried deleting and re-loading this app, refreshing app, turning off my phone and restarting—you name it, I’ve tried it. But, the videos section is ALWAYS outdated. Stories for 10/6 are showing as the latest stories for today 10/16. When I refresh, I get a never ending pinwheel that never reloads or updates the stories. I used to love this app, but can’t find a fix and outdated videos are obviously of no use. I’ve deleted and redownloaded this app at least 4 times and no change..Ms23456Version: 5.53
New Update Includes Too Many Ads Between VideosI use to love the app and would frequently catch up on the news when away from home, but since ABC updated the app to include ads between every video, it frankly isn’t worth the time to wait 10 seconds for the ad to load, watch the ad for 30 seconds, watch the clip that might not be even 45 seconds long, then have to repeat this process with every news clip. While the Apple TV app includes ads, it’s only between every 5 or so videos..Musicking 6000Version: 5.44
So frustratingThis app has good push notifications with the latest headlines. But if you want to read the full headline or read the article, good luck. Clicking on the notification brings up the app and takes you to an article that’s ongoing.
So if you click on a headline that talks about a very specific topic relating to COVID-19, you have to scroll through months of crap to find that info, and the headline doesn’t match what was in the notification. I don’t care what happened in April. It’s June. Give me today’s news..PnwthewayiseeitVersion: 5.50
Shameful piece of TrashPure GARBAGE performance. That a huge corporation does not have a decent app that will play their news from beginning to end is total garbage. On any iOS device this app plays the LAST segment of George Stephanopoulos THIS WEEK and then will usually ends or play the show in reverse of appearance. Why? Is there ANY excuse for such a poor app?! My guess is that neither the executives or people on staff at ABCnews use the app, and if they do they DO NOT CARE. Shameful that they would have such a low regard for the show they themselves produce. If they DO care, then do not be silent..ROC-889Version: 5.61.0
Love ABC news, can’t stand their appIt makes me crazy when the watch and read articles never load. The video that does seem to load is just the useless “notified” thing, which has nothing to do with the headline or the story. Most of the time the story itself never loads but all the ads at the bottom sure do. No, it is not my Internet connection… All other apps perform fine. Just ABC fails 80% of the time. Reluctantly, I am about to delete it and use my browser..DellenbVersion: 5.55
Used to be greatThis app worked one day and now it doesn’t even open I just deleted it off my phone because it went from being a five star app to not even working and the worst thing is I can’t even open the abc website on my phone without being brought to the App Store. I don’t know how an app can go from being one of the best news apps to not even being functional but they did it and they did that excellent precision. I am really disappointed in this app..LittleBlue32Version: 5.29
Playing unwanted ads and videosIt wasn’t too bad until clicking on a story to read it resulted in ridiculous ads and videos that start playing at the top of the story after you scroll down past it. So you start trying to read and you can hear music or talking or both. You scroll up and find it’s got stuff going you don’t want to hear. I’ve had it. I will find another news agency to follow who doesn’t pull stupid stuff like this. You could at least have asked..KayjayherseyVersion: 8.15
Descent news but long ads!This is 2023, there is no call for having 30 second long ads to just show Short news clips. Compounding that, if you scroll down at all where the ad isn’t fully seen and then scroll back up, it starts from scratch brand new 30 second ad, even if you had already watched 20 seconds of the previous one. There are news outlets everywhere, no need to use this ABC app..Kjv1769Version: 8.25.0
Clicking on a push notification doesn’t bring you to the articleClicking on a push notification doesn’t bring you to the article. It only brings you to the home page and you have to go manually looking for it yourself and half the time it can’t be found. Very useless. None of my other news app have this problem.
I sent them a problem report about a year ago but they never bothered to fix it so I ended up deleting the app entirely..DaulypVersion: 5.63
New App is awfulThe new news app is kludgy to use. No style and I have lost interest in what was the best news reporting. I still revisit the old version hoping to see that it has been fixed...unfortunately, it still does not show a video and the blank video holders just keep trying to connect.
Also, the new app appears to have been assembled by website builders from days gone by. Are used to brag about ABC News. It is something I cannot do any longer.GogreendaveVersion: 5.28
Ugh!!! Hate it!This was my go-to daily news app. Unless the format changes back to a user friendly format, I'll be searching for a new app to get my news.
9/5 ugh... again!! I tried this app again only to open it and have it shut down just as quick. After hard rebooting my phone (it’s been acting up) and that not helping, I saw there was an update. Bingo... now this app will be deleted instead of filed in my rarely used section. Several years ago, I loved it. Still hasn’t come back around ..HarptripVersion: 5.30.1
Relentless adds, over and over and over.Too many adds. Now, impossible to bypass. I deleted the app and am now getting my news elsewhere..XM51777Version: 5.61.0
Random background audio bugThe app is great, and I prefer ABC because it’s as close to political as possible for a major US network.
But this app randomly starts playing audio, even when it hasn’t been opened. The only way to turn it off is to open the app and close/kill it. It’s super annoying and can cause massive data overages if I don’t catch it. Please fix this bug!.DavideckmierVersion: 5.49
App launching audio in backgroundI was at an interview and heard my phone playing a loud audio (talk show), had to close all apps but audio was still there. Had to mute the phone. After my interview audio was still playing. To stop it I had to play music. Few days later same thing, till I discovered it was ABC app launching audio without being told. Had to delete it (was freaked out that my phone was hacked). Fix this issue please..NichopatVersion: 5.46
Bad appFix it.Mtthfftygfkjkvx u#87@7'fhVersion: 5.41
Hate is Hurting ABC et alToo negative on Trump... As a Canadian I’m watching from the sidelines but seriously, your bias towards Trump is getting so ridiculous I can’t trust any of your news anymore! We as a family used to love your news but it’s like 99% negative news on Trump & that’s just not reality. It’s gotten to the point where it’s a laughing stock in my engineering circles where I work & this feeling is quite widespread. I know you in the Media hate Trump, we get that loud & clear... But it doesn’t give you the right to abandon all journalistic standards to try and destroy him. What you’re trying to do is having the opposite effect. Please get this message to your bosses... “We used to love your programming but your endless Trump bashing is destroying your credibility & chasing us away! We have had it with the political bias & we are shutting you off!” (We hope one day you’ll come to your senses! The Great Michael Jordan (a Democrat) once said in response to those urging him to become political... “Republicans buy shoes too”, as in it would be terrible for business to disenfranchise half his customers... Maybe the hate for Trump is so extreme now in Media circles that there’s just no way to return to the regular L of Centre news media we grew up with, which is quite sad. My wife & I have decided to delete the ABC News App as a result of what I have said... just the words of a humble engineer & his wife/family & we don’t expect you’ll even take the time to respond or even care we are leaving..Kywalsh123Version: 5.34
LousyWill not work. Says connection not available. No fix available.Silvercity99Version: 5.29
Make it work in Canada!!This does not work in Canada because there are no service providers listed! Very frustrating!.Kmng1Version: 5.28
Doesn’t work on AppleTV or iPadIt’s trying to determine where you are based on location services, then crashes. Both iPad and AppleTV..David Hind-SmithVersion: 5.25
Stop interfering with my use of the appThis app interferes with my App usage by demanding to give it an App Store rating. So here is my one star rating. I'll stop accessing ABC's notifications..OScp2008Version: 5.22
Video news can't be played anymoreFix it plz!.Gogo2008019Version: 5.16
Zero starZero star For the big lie you did on streaming live oscar 2017. Shame in you liars..SsssiuyhbvVersion: 5.12.1
New update problemCrashes since 01/18 update. Can't even load the app any more.
Before the update this was a great app! Please fix..NicknameztakenVersion: 4.27.28
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