New pop up ads and “fee-to-read” articles wreck the app
UPDATE: I have deleted the Daily Caller app. Although the information on it is very good, my complaints below continue, and I have another complaint large enough to delete the app. For the past months Daily Caller has had certain articles, many per day, that you are unallowed to read unless you pay them a hefty monthly fee. If Daily Caller truly wanted the dissemination of this very important information one would not force someone to pay for it. Also, there is no ability before clicking on an article to know if it is one you have to watch an ad to read, or if you cannot read the article at all due to it being only for pay members. Some of these “pay articles“ have seemed important to disseminate to all without having to pay for them.
I would suggest deleting this pay-to-read app and get the “BreitHedge” or the “Report” app instead. You get more information without the ads or the “pay-to-read” crap.
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This app has been a spectacular source for conservative-leaning articles and continues to be through today.
Unfortunately they have decided to insert pop-up ads about 75% of the time when clicking on a link to an article. They are the kind of ads you have to wait a few seconds before you are able to X off the ad. Having to deal with this hassle 3 out of four clicks kind of wrecks the app for me.
I would love to rate this app 5 stars, but the new ads bump it down to 2...
I would suggest deleting this pay-to-read app and get the “BreitHedge” or the “Report” app instead. You get more information without the ads or the “pay-to-read” crap.
UPDATE END
This app has been a spectacular source for conservative-leaning articles and continues to be through today.
Unfortunately they have decided to insert pop-up ads about 75% of the time when clicking on a link to an article. They are the kind of ads you have to wait a few seconds before you are able to X off the ad. Having to deal with this hassle 3 out of four clicks kind of wrecks the app for me.
I would love to rate this app 5 stars, but the new ads bump it down to 2...
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HIV of the Internet
Do not DL this app. It shares all your data!! Plus I felt Violated!! so dirty after a few minutes on the app. They must make a whack of cash off advertisements.
Was great but had to delete
Daily Caller really was one of my favorite news sources BUT the App has been deleted! It is absolutely rude and ignorant to have these loud pop up ads every literal 2 mins even if the volume is off. A stupid ad started blaring in the waiting room of my dr office and that was the last call!
Big brother controls the volume in this app
I thought conservatives were for freedom to choose, minimal big brother? So why then when I set my phone to silence with volume on minimum does the TDC app then take control of the volume as it splashes a video add in your face. Fine you need to make money but you turn the volume up, and to an obnoxious level. How dare you do this. Your app is now history to me. What a shame. Why do this. Why ruin a 5 star news app?
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Latest Update Broken
The latest update is apparently broken. When I open the app up, it is only showing stories from back in March of 2018. It will not allow me to login on main screen. WTH???
UPDATE: I was now able to log in and get updated stories but now it says I am “offline” when I am using cellular data and not WiFi. Why is that?
UPDATE: I was now able to log in and get updated stories but now it says I am “offline” when I am using cellular data and not WiFi. Why is that?
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Thank you
This latest update is a game changer. Good job. Daily caller is back on my daily read list again.
But report: Broken Buttons & Contact form
First bug:
Any article that presents a “read more” button is broken. Once read more is tapped, the page refreshes but no new content is displayed. It merely refreshes the current page and presents the read more button again, an infinite loop.
Second Bug:
Once the contact form within the app is filled out and the submit button is pressed, it fails and presents a dialog box that says,”the resource could not be loaded because the app transport security policy requires the use of a secure connection”
Any article that presents a “read more” button is broken. Once read more is tapped, the page refreshes but no new content is displayed. It merely refreshes the current page and presents the read more button again, an infinite loop.
Second Bug:
Once the contact form within the app is filled out and the submit button is pressed, it fails and presents a dialog box that says,”the resource could not be loaded because the app transport security policy requires the use of a secure connection”
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Great alternative to lying mainstream news
Considering we are constantly fed information from our mainstream media that is biased, erroneous, and self-serving, thank God we have an option to read a site that reports the info, then lets the reader do their own thinking. My main issue? The attractive banners and notifications that pop up on my phone, when clicked, never seem to take me to the accompanying article they’re promoting. Instead, it dumps me onto a generic home page. As a result, i don’t click on the stories anymore and am forced to get my news elsewhere
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Annoying “features”
Four stars for content, minus two for: Intrusive pop up ads, “read more” links that go nowhere, annoying auto-load of new articles when scrolling thru main screen (screen jumps to new articles so you lose your place).
Ditto for KapulenaD
PLEASE fix this app.
The “read on” prompt will not take you to the full article.
Scrolling causes jumping ahead, not scrolling ahead, making finding your former reading spot difficult to find.
I prefer The Daily Caller for my news, but too many unfixed (the jumping while trying to scroll has been going on for a long time without improvement) problems leads the reader to believe that TDC doesn’t care about the app at all.
The “read on” prompt will not take you to the full article.
Scrolling causes jumping ahead, not scrolling ahead, making finding your former reading spot difficult to find.
I prefer The Daily Caller for my news, but too many unfixed (the jumping while trying to scroll has been going on for a long time without improvement) problems leads the reader to believe that TDC doesn’t care about the app at all.
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