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Longtime NY Post Reader- unbearable ad load
Been a huge fan of the post my entire life and used to love the app… however, the new ad loads make it almost unbearable to read. Interrupts the reading experience constantly, they change the close-out button/exit function depending on the ad(which almost seems as an effort to trick readers into clicking to other pages within the ad)— coming from someone in the ad business who fully understands the need to open up new inventory, it seems like you completely ignored the reader in this move. I would spend significantly more time in the app if the ad experience wasn’t so intrusive. (Also, I rarely write reviews like this so it’s saying a lot…)Show lesswclifford13
Ads and tracking out of control. Use web site instead
I enjoy the content generally — even if I often don’t agree with the politics. Just good to know what people with different views think.
However the volume of ads and the creepy tracking has increasingly become bothersome at a minimum and often disconcerting. Clearly the app is tracking my other activity — even with app tracking off. Gross.
So while it is slightly less convenient, I have decided to delete this data sucking, ad serving app and instead access the site via the web where I have more granular control over privacy matters.Show lessgadgetfreak00
Home Town
I finally found a website that allows me to see what’s going on in my native New York City. I actually chose the App to get some home town news about the ny Giants. I go back to the last NFL championship won by the Giants and Sam Huff and the (original) Fearsome Foursome.
I retired to Maine. I went to college here when ny was the state’s “home Team” before the nomadic Patriots came into existence. The “Boston” Patriots used to play home games at Holy Cross college in Worcester because the team could not turn a profit in its namesake city.
Up here in the far northeast we do get to see our reasonable share of ny games as long as NE isn’t playing at the same time - even if they are on the other network.
Thanks for letting me stay in touch!
Graduate of St Michael’s School, Flushing, and
Power Memorial Academy (‘64),
Peter AlterShow lessPete from Keene
Obnoxious ads akin to PC maleware.
Seriously. Content viewpoints aside, the NY post app has never been “great.” It was laggy and crashed randomly until somewhat recently, when it received a welcomed makeover and stability fix. But with that came the worse ads I’ve experienced in any app.
Autoplay videos, automatic open to App Store ads, ads placed predatorily near scroll areas so you’ll hit them, name it and the post has implemented it. This would be considered malware if it occurred on a desktop computer. Until they fix it, if you’re like me and need NY sports and local news, read the website in a browser with an ad blocker, or even without because the website ads aren’t a tenth as bad as the app.Show lessBigbobhill
It was good until it wasn’t
The new ad placement is going to cause me to delete the app and get my news elsewhere. Getting an ad forced on me after every 2 articles are looked at is ridiculous. It’s constant interruption that is extremely annoying. You have enough ads placed throughout the app already. When someone looks at the list of celebrity photos there are ads, between stories there are ads that incidentally open immediately if you are scrolling and your finger hits it. Getting interrupted every other article is just greed and nonsense. I’ve used this app for 2 years but it can go away. Life already has too many disruptions and distractionsShow lessHpint37
Latest update replete with pop up ads
The NY Post is the last of several news apps that I still use but the latest update has gone too far with pop up ads. I regret updating and will probably end up deleting this his app all together. It was nice while it lasted but all good things must come to an end and so has the ny post. Update Oct. 6, 2022: Well I tried to keep it but one of the latest pop up ads is the annoying “stop saying very” ad with music. There’s no way to stop it other than closing and quitting the ap. After the third consecutive time this morning I deleted NY Post. I hope the fractions of a cent you made for each pop up that drove a loyal follower away was worth it. I’ve always hated it when they say “when it’s gone it’s gone” but that’s exactly how I feel. I’m gone and when I delete an app I never reinstall it.Show lessRooster Carson
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback. While ads are necessary in a free app, we only adjusted the manner in which existing full-page ads display. You see them sooner than before, but we also added a cap, so you'll only see two of these during one app visit. This change decreases the number of full-page ads you may experience, depending on how you use the app.Good content, poor functionality
The New York post was a go to new source for me. It’s willingness to report rather than spin the news was welcome.
Recently, this app has become nothing less than a hot mess. The pop-up ads are ridiculous. For example, attempting to read the news at 6:40 in the morning, my screen froze for a woman’s lingerie ad. I attempted to close it. It did not close, it took me to another pop-up for the same lingerie company. When I closed that, the app automatically opened a web browser taking me to the lingerie company website. Horrible that the Post is putting advertising revenue above journalism.Show lessPragmatic guy
App has not worked at all since the update
All I see is ads and no content except for star pics.
What is going on? Since the update nothing works.Cat Chaz
Great…before the recent “user improvement updates”
My favorite news app, until a recent update. They added pop up ads that can only be closed by clicking on the “x”, but in reality, that “x” is the link to a website or the AppStore. Even after being forced to open the link on the ad, you still aren’t able to get to the story or article. So you end up having to close and reopen the app several times in order to get to the actual article. I understand that it’s a business that needs to make money, but this is borderline deceptive, which I guess makes sense because it’s a mainstream media company 🤷♂️Show lessJham102
Awful App
I hate the way this App makes me watch 30 second videos just to continue reading articles. I will purposefully avoid buying those products that make those ads. Another annoying feature that recently started is the pop-up adds that stay on the screen for like 10 to 15 seconds before you can hit the X in the upper right hand corner to get rid of them. What is especially annoying is that these adds display gross pictures like teeth, gums, or fat stomachs or almost pornographic pics of large breasts and the like — anyone sitting along side you would think you are a weirdo or pervert with those kind of pics on your screen. These changes in advertisements annoy me so much I think I will cancel my NY Post subscription when it comes up for renewal. PLEASE STOP!!!!Show lessChubby05!
Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. While ads are necessary to support the free phone apps, we do appreciate how disruptive they can be to the reading experience. After receiving a fair amount of similar feedback to yours, we moved those larger, full-page ads back to where they were before, deeper in the reading experience. Thanks again for writing in and for being a loyal reader.
