Cullman country
Several gain garden city al are needing help. They have hacked everything on everyone and everyone has fake or hacked accounts including all app and accounts. They have taken over the camera systems throughout Cullman county and have certain people that they use to create ai pictures. The county police are involved and more than one person has said they were going through this places like Cullman coop and Verizon are creating fake accounts for people. Please check into why certain broadcasting features are controlled and why the county isn’t allowed to have large planes flying over. Also Rehau, Louisiana Pacific and several other place are no longer working plants.
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Fix ASAP and immediately
This app needs to put on the newscast every time they go on TV7 days a week. I try to pull up the newscast as it is live and it does not show up. It just shows me replay or highlights from a newscast. I want to see the live, as it is happening on TV and when they go live for bad weather
Accessibility issues galore!
Over the years, this app has had its ups and downs concerning accessibility and navigability, and this time is no exception. First, there no longer seems to be a way to save an article for later reading. Because of that, a search function would be helpful; but, of course, I’m not finding that either. The only tabs now are “Latest”, “Weather” and “Watch”. If I’m in “latest”, and go into the menu, hitting such things as “Settings” or “Contact Us” takes me into “Weather”, as does “App Support” on the App Store info page for the app. This needs to be redesigned from the ground up, with accessibility and navigability in mind. It is terribly frustrating not to be able to save a story, or to search for a story that appeared a week ago in order to finish reading it.
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Worked Better Before Latest Update
In previous versions of the app, if I received a notification, I was not only able to read that article with ease, but was also able to _easily go to the next article with a simple swipe, until I reached the end of a group; then, I could hit “Back”, scroll down to the next group, open that article, and easily access the articles in _that group. You say that this new version is _easier to work with? That’s a _joke! Frequently, if I try to access an article that originally appeared in Newsfeed, the text jumps around wildly, rendering it impossible to read. I can’t vouch for the live stream, as I’m not often available when the live newscasts are streaming. And _no _one explains the settings pertaining to Newsfeed: something about “Bell Ring on/off”, or “notify on this topic?”. Equally frustrating: when I _do try to access articles subsequent to the ones that appear in Notifications, more often than not, I receive an alert saying “Your app needs to be updated in order to take advantage of new push notification features”. That’s funny. I’m already running the updated version, the latest one in App Store, and am running the latest iOS (12.3.1 at this writing). I don’t know if non-VoiceOver users run into these same issues; but, if they do, they aren’t chiming in. The app was working better, and was far more user friendly, before this update. If this is how it will stay, then there needs to be a tutorial. I will try reinstalling the app; and, if that makes a significant difference, I will update this review. Update: Originally gave it 3 stars; now down to 1. You just _ruined it for VoiceOver users, and posssibly for others as well. I try to bring up an article that appeared in my notifications two or three days ago (before this update), which I am just now having time to read. The article doesn’t come up at all, and the only things that _do come up are late-breaking (maybe) news articles. Nowhere in this new version do I find a way to bring up the notifications. In-app settings are of no use now. It tells you to turn notifications on or off for specific topics; but, the topics are not displayed with toggles to turn them on or off. Before updating it again, try navigating it with your eyes closed! If there were a way to go back to the previous version—which was better than the one that prompted my previous review (above)—I would do it in a heartbeat. Yet another update: July 11, 2021. Back to 3 stars, reluctantly. The latest version trades one set of problems for another, at least for VoiceOver users. Now, if one wishes to modify in-app notification settings, the toggles for enabling or disabling the items frequently either don’t work or don’t come up at all. The Search function (for finding stories) isn’t working at all. At times, if one clicks on a category, it doesn’t come up. If one is a long way down in an article, scrolling back to the top is a real pain now. At least for this user, trying to navigate the current weather forecast—which, apparently, is associated with a video—the text jumps around wildly, and then pauses long enough for my screen to lock, unless I go into my phone’s settings and increase the length of time before AutoLock engages. Then, when I unlock the screen again, the text has moved to a point much nearer the end, and I have missed much of the forecast. I think the app would work much better—for _all users—if the graphics were minimized or eliminated entirely, or there were an item in Settings to minimize or maximize graphics. In this case, turning Screen Recognition (a VoiceOver setting intended to improve accessibility) on for this app doesn’t help. They intrude into the text, making reading and navigation difficult. Sometimes, even the in-app settings do not come up. Reinstalling the app and restarting my phone haven’t helped. I am running the latest version of both iOS and the app. May 15, 2023: Today, I received a notification concerning configuring the weather settings. I wondered why I hadn’t been receiving weather notifications recently from CBS42. When I attempted to reconfigure the weather settings, I found them not to be VoiceOver friendly. The column that displays all of the notification categories is read straight through, followed by the “enabled” and “disabled” buttons (none of whose toggles are working). On scrolling to the weather notifications, there is no way to tell whether “current location” will show, or whether Fahrenheit or Celsius is selected. Finally, the final items, dealing with automatically showing videos and with using Wi-Fi only, will not toggle. Please fix! Of course, I am grateful that the entire app was re-designed a couple of years ago, and that some of the maddening issues I mentioned above are no longer there. But, knowing how important it is to have accurate weather information, these bugs need to be fixed. the “current location”
Feb. 6, 2024: One set of issues has again been exchanged for another. The weather section is atrocious now. When I get a weather notification now, most of the time it only brings up a weather map, or at best a bare minimum of information. That isn’t good when there are storms in the area. Normally, the in-app settings are working somewhat better than they were when I submitted previous reviews; but now, the Search function—which was always a bit problematic—seems to have been deleted altogether. If an article from a notification fails to come up, and that article is more than a day or so old, it can’t be found, unless it was some big news story which an executive thought was sufficiently important to include under the “View More” heading. If that isn’t the case, one seems to be out of luck! Please, bring back the Search feature; and _please, _please minimize visuals such as weather maps. Thanks!
Feb. 6, 2024: One set of issues has again been exchanged for another. The weather section is atrocious now. When I get a weather notification now, most of the time it only brings up a weather map, or at best a bare minimum of information. That isn’t good when there are storms in the area. Normally, the in-app settings are working somewhat better than they were when I submitted previous reviews; but now, the Search function—which was always a bit problematic—seems to have been deleted altogether. If an article from a notification fails to come up, and that article is more than a day or so old, it can’t be found, unless it was some big news story which an executive thought was sufficiently important to include under the “View More” heading. If that isn’t the case, one seems to be out of luck! Please, bring back the Search feature; and _please, _please minimize visuals such as weather maps. Thanks!
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Worked Better Before Latest Update
In previous versions of the app, if I received a notification, I was not only able to read that article with ease, but was also able to _easily go to the next article with a simple swipe, until I reached the end of a group; then, I could hit “Back”, scroll down to the next group, open that article, and easily access the articles in _that group. You say that this new version is _easier to work with? That’s a _joke! Frequently, if I try to access an article that originally appeared in Newsfeed, the text jumps around wildly, rendering it impossible to read. I can’t vouch for the live stream, as I’m not often available when the live newscasts are streaming. And _no _one explains the settings pertaining to Newsfeed: something about “Bell Ring on/off”, or “notify on this topic?”. Equally frustrating: when I _do try to access articles subsequent to the ones that appear in Notifications, more often than not, I receive an alert saying “Your app needs to be updated in order to take advantage of new push notification features”. That’s funny. I’m already running the updated version, the latest one in App Store, and am running the latest iOS (12.3.1 at this writing). I don’t know if non-VoiceOver users run into these same issues; but, if they do, they aren’t chiming in. The app was working better, and was far more user friendly, before this update. If this is how it will stay, then there needs to be a tutorial. I will try reinstalling the app; and, if that makes a significant difference, I will update this review. Update: Originally gave it 3 stars; now down to 1. You just _ruined it for VoiceOver users, and posssibly for others as well. I try to bring up an article that appeared in my notifications two or three days ago (before this update), which I am just now having time to read. The article doesn’t come up at all, and the only things that _do come up are late-breaking (maybe) news articles. Nowhere in this new version do I find a way to bring up the notifications. In-app settings are of no use now. It tells you to turn notifications on or off for specific topics; but, the topics are not displayed with toggles to turn them on or off. Before updating it again, try navigating it with your eyes closed! If there were a way to go back to the previous version—which was better than the one that prompted my previous review (above)—I would do it in a heartbeat. Yet another update: July 11, 2021. Back to 3 stars, reluctantly. The latest version trades one set of problems for another, at least for VoiceOver users. Now, if one wishes to modify in-app notification settings, the toggles for enabling or disabling the items frequently either don’t work or don’t come up at all. The Search function (for finding stories) isn’t working at all. At times, if one clicks on a category, it doesn’t come up. If one is a long way down in an article, scrolling back to the top is a real pain now. At least for this user, trying to navigate the current weather forecast—which, apparently, is associated with a video—the text jumps around wildly, and then pauses long enough for my screen to lock, unless I go into my phone’s settings and increase the length of time before AutoLock engages. Then, when I unlock the screen again, the text has moved to a point much nearer the end, and I have missed much of the forecast. I think the app would work much better—for _all users—if the graphics were minimized or eliminated entirely, or there were an item in Settings to minimize or maximize graphics. In this case, turning Screen Recognition (a VoiceOver setting intended to improve accessibility) on for this app doesn’t help. They intrude into the text, making reading and navigation difficult. Sometimes, even the in-app settings do not come up. Reinstalling the app and restarting my phone haven’t helped. I am running the latest version of both iOS and the app.
May 15, 2023: Today, I received a notification concerning configuring the weather settings. I wondered why I hadn’t been receiving weather notifications recently from CBS42. When I attempted to reconfigure the weather settings, I found them not to be VoiceOver friendly. The column that displays all of the notification categories is read straight through, followed by the “enabled” and “disabled” buttons (none of whose toggles are working). On scrolling to the weather notifications, there is no way to tell whether “current location” will show, or whether Fahrenheit or Celsius is selected. Finally, the final items, dealing with automatically showing videos and with using Wi-Fi only, will not toggle. Please fix! Of course, I am grateful that the entire app was re-designed a couple of years ago, and that some of the maddening issues I mentioned above are no longer there. But, knowing how important it is to have accurate weather information, these bugs need to be fixed. the “current location”
May 15, 2023: Today, I received a notification concerning configuring the weather settings. I wondered why I hadn’t been receiving weather notifications recently from CBS42. When I attempted to reconfigure the weather settings, I found them not to be VoiceOver friendly. The column that displays all of the notification categories is read straight through, followed by the “enabled” and “disabled” buttons (none of whose toggles are working). On scrolling to the weather notifications, there is no way to tell whether “current location” will show, or whether Fahrenheit or Celsius is selected. Finally, the final items, dealing with automatically showing videos and with using Wi-Fi only, will not toggle. Please fix! Of course, I am grateful that the entire app was re-designed a couple of years ago, and that some of the maddening issues I mentioned above are no longer there. But, knowing how important it is to have accurate weather information, these bugs need to be fixed. the “current location”
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Worked Better Before Latest Update
In previous versions of the app, if I received a notification, I was not only able to read that article with ease, but was also able to _easily go to the next article with a simple swipe, until I reached the end of a group; then, I could hit “Back”, scroll down to the next group, open that article, and easily access the articles in _that group. You say that this new version is _easier to work with? That’s a _joke! Frequently, if I try to access an article that originally appeared in Newsfeed, the text jumps around wildly, rendering it impossible to read. I can’t vouch for the live stream, as I’m not often available when the live newscasts are streaming. And _no _one explains the settings pertaining to Newsfeed: something about “Bell Ring on/off”, or “notify on this topic?”. Equally frustrating: when I _do try to access articles subsequent to the ones that appear in Notifications, more often than not, I receive an alert saying “Your app needs to be updated in order to take advantage of new push notification features”. That’s funny. I’m already running the updated version, the latest one in App Store, and am running the latest iOS (12.3.1 at this writing). I don’t know if non-VoiceOver users run into these same issues; but, if they do, they aren’t chiming in. The app was working better, and was far more user friendly, before this update. If this is how it will stay, then there needs to be a tutorial. I will try reinstalling the app; and, if that makes a significant difference, I will update this review. Update: Originally gave it 3 stars; now down to 1. You just _ruined it for VoiceOver users, and posssibly for others as well. I try to bring up an article that appeared in my notifications two or three days ago (before this update), which I am just now having time to read. The article doesn’t come up at all, and the only things that _do come up are late-breaking (maybe) news articles. Nowhere in this new version do I find a way to bring up the notifications. In-app settings are of no use now. It tells you to turn notifications on or off for specific topics; but, the topics are not displayed with toggles to turn them on or off. Before updating it again, try navigating it with your eyes closed! If there were a way to go back to the previous version—which was better than the one that prompted my previous review (above)—I would do it in a heartbeat.
Yet another update: July 11, 2021. Back to 3 stars, reluctantly. The latest version trades one set of problems for another, at least for VoiceOver users. Now, if one wishes to modify in-app notification settings, the toggles for enabling or disabling the items frequently either don’t work or don’t come up at all. The Search function (for finding stories) isn’t working at all. At times, if one clicks on a category, it doesn’t come up. If one is a long way down in an article, scrolling back to the top is a real pain now. At least for this user, trying to navigate the current weather forecast—which, apparently, is associated with a video—the text jumps around wildly, and then pauses long enough for my screen to lock, unless I go into my phone’s settings and increase the length of time before AutoLock engages. Then, when I unlock the screen again, the text has moved to a point much nearer the end, and I have missed much of the forecast. I think the app would work much better—for _all users—if the graphics were minimized or eliminated entirely, or there were an item in Settings to minimize or maximize graphics. In this case, turning Screen Recognition (a VoiceOver setting intended to improve accessibility) on for this app doesn’t help. They intrude into the text, making reading and navigation difficult. Sometimes, even the in-app settings do not come up. Reinstalling the app and restarting my phone haven’t helped. I am running the latest version of both iOS and the app.
Yet another update: July 11, 2021. Back to 3 stars, reluctantly. The latest version trades one set of problems for another, at least for VoiceOver users. Now, if one wishes to modify in-app notification settings, the toggles for enabling or disabling the items frequently either don’t work or don’t come up at all. The Search function (for finding stories) isn’t working at all. At times, if one clicks on a category, it doesn’t come up. If one is a long way down in an article, scrolling back to the top is a real pain now. At least for this user, trying to navigate the current weather forecast—which, apparently, is associated with a video—the text jumps around wildly, and then pauses long enough for my screen to lock, unless I go into my phone’s settings and increase the length of time before AutoLock engages. Then, when I unlock the screen again, the text has moved to a point much nearer the end, and I have missed much of the forecast. I think the app would work much better—for _all users—if the graphics were minimized or eliminated entirely, or there were an item in Settings to minimize or maximize graphics. In this case, turning Screen Recognition (a VoiceOver setting intended to improve accessibility) on for this app doesn’t help. They intrude into the text, making reading and navigation difficult. Sometimes, even the in-app settings do not come up. Reinstalling the app and restarting my phone haven’t helped. I am running the latest version of both iOS and the app.
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New version is a bloated nuisance
The latest updates to the CBS42 weather app have turned a fairly functional app into a bloated waste of time. I would prefer to go back to the old app. Will be looking to replace it with another local weather app that sends real time alerts.
Weather
We had Tornado watch’s and warnings for my area, I didn’t get any notification on my phone, had the other apps went off
Bad design; sells my info
Not a fan of the new design. The headlines are impossible to read and the thumbnails are too small.
Not a fan that your app sells my information to third parties by default. Shame on you.
Not a fan that your app sells my information to third parties by default. Shame on you.
Updated
It keeps me updated.
I love listening to you all
I love watching the news every day you get all of your happenings from every where every day and that’s great first thing in the morning
Lynda in Tuscaloosa
Love CBS42!! And their app!! Keeps me informed!!
Worst new app ever
The app crashes and the Home Screen pops up and you have to start the app again and it crashes again and has been doing it for 3 or 4 years. I’m just deleting it. There are way faster and better ways to get the news than deal with this bugged out crappy app they are too incompetent to fix.
Top stories
Always on top of the news, keeping us informed !
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Great station! Thank you.
Worst app no stream
Live stream never work WiFi connection or network connected. So during a power outage this app is worthless... you’ll get repeated alert messages letting you know there is lightening in you area though
Where’s the beef?
Where’s the updated order????
News
CBS42 are the most professional, on point with the news.. Morning news with Art and Nat. The evening news with Sherri , Jack and Ashley.. ROCk.. Ashley and Nat are don’t try to scare people when there is potential hazardous weather. The new time wait and get the FACTS before they report..
CBS42 is winner winner chicken dinner..
Please keep up the outstanding work..
CBS42 is winner winner chicken dinner..
Please keep up the outstanding work..
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Poor navigability
Of all the apps I have downloaded, this one is the hardest to navigate. If you initiate a “notification”, it is almost impossible to locate the story. You have hidden the story somewhere deep inside of endless channels of the app. For example, your notification says “Click” to see Coach Saban give his weekly news conference. When you click, it takes to a screen with advertisements, then two options, News or Live. Click Live, and you get a blank screen, Click News, and you get this endless web of titled options that goes in different directions, none of which is the story you initially started to look for.
All other local news apps, have easily navigable News Apps. When you get a Notification about news happening or story, you can click on the Notification, and it immediately takes you to the story, or video, or live stream. Why can’t yours do the same thing? In this day of incredible technology, endless Web services, and fierce competition, it just seems to me, you of all people should be a leader in them News and Entertainment Apps. Yet, you are dead last in the App category.
Good luck with that!
All other local news apps, have easily navigable News Apps. When you get a Notification about news happening or story, you can click on the Notification, and it immediately takes you to the story, or video, or live stream. Why can’t yours do the same thing? In this day of incredible technology, endless Web services, and fierce competition, it just seems to me, you of all people should be a leader in them News and Entertainment Apps. Yet, you are dead last in the App category.
Good luck with that!
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Pathetic
42 and direct tv are NOT together!!!
