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New Update Includes Too Many Ads Between Videos
I 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.Show lessMusicking 6000
Good except for the bug
Infrequently (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...Show lessDcapit8or
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.Show lesshiwaboutthisone?
Please fix
After 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.Show lessMakaFunk
Had to uninstall it
Seemed 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.Show lessYeloCAB
Glitchy
I 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.Show lesswhv1999
Updates made to app, still needs work
This 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!Show lessGriffinDog
From Patricia Smith
I 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.Show lessMs. PatPat
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!Show lessawnw92
ABC News App
I’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.Show lessNC Jeff
