# CBS Austin News — user reviews > 39 indexed App Store user reviews of CBS Austin News by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc, rated 4.80/5 from 32 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cbs-austin-news/id548801623/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cbs-austin-news/id548801623.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 28 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (13 of 39) ### 2/5 — No Landscape *2022-11-14, version 7.38.0* App doesn't allow landscape. Unusable on my tablet with my magic keyboard. ### 2/5 — Need a landscape option *2020-03-28* This app needs to allow you to use it landscape. ### 1/5 — That's a funny joke *2014-03-26* Update doesn't ever load. IOS 7.1 on an iPhone 5, so not (yet) obsolete. Just downloaded update and KEYE won't open. Nice. Addendum: KEYE released an update which now at least opens the landing page. Nothing opens after you get there, but I feel like this is progress. I did get weather current conditions to open but that was it. Also, after you get current conditions open, despite what you select, that's what opens. At least it's funny. ### 1/5 — Not working *2014-03-25, version 2.4.3* App will no longer open ### 1/5 — Doesn't open *2014-03-23, version 2.4.3* Doesn't open. Deleting app. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2014-03-23, version 2.4.3* CNN news is better. ### 1/5 — Update completely broken *2014-03-21, version 2.4.3* App opens with blank screen, spinning "loading" icon. It never loads. iOS 7.1 on iPhone 5s. ### 1/5 — APP broken *2014-03-21, version 2.4.3* After update, app will not open on IPAD 2 ### 1/5 — More bugs *2014-03-21, version 2.4.3* App won't open after update. Some fix. ### 1/5 — Won't load *2014-03-20, version 2.4.3* Ever since the update it won't even open/load. ### 1/5 — Update ruined app *2014-03-20, version 2.4.3* KEYE was the best central Texas news app. Something happened with the recent upgrade and the app will no longer open. ### 1/5 — Lol *2014-03-20, version 2.4.3* I barely used the app before the update. It won't even load now. Good job! Lol ### 1/5 — Does not work *2014-03-19, version 2.4.3* Stopped working since the last upgrade. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Take your Auto-play videos and shove it *2024-08-28* Just say "no" to automatic playing of videos. ### 1/5 — So much lag, you can’t even use it. *2024-05-22* It runs fine for 5 minutes, but it starts getting so slow between clicks that you can’t even use the app. It can take several minutes to load up the next article, and if you push the back button it takes several more minutes to load that back up. It’s an unusable app. ### 1/5 — Tries to install app unprompted *2021-11-04* Several times attempted to install an app (robokiller) unprompted by me. Uninstalling and will not be visiting CBS News Austin any time in the near future ### 1/5 — Garbage app. *2016-10-15* Are you kidding me? A news app that doesn't support landscape mode? You can't even get through the launch tutorial if you have the iPad in landscape mode. This app takes tablet technology back 6 years in functionality! ### 1/5 — Best TV station with the worst app *2016-07-17* Weather radar is unreliable with regard to severe weather. Traffic settings cannot be saved. Sports seldom updates. The link to ROH WRESTLING is the most consistent, reliable feature on this app. ### 1/5 — Bad Too High *2016-01-13, version 6.7.0* This is the least useful app I have ever attempted to use. A total waste of my time!!! One Star is over-rating this app. ### 1/5 — Push notifications don't work *2015-12-29* The push notifications, when opened, do not automatically open a relavent story. ### 1/5 — No no no *2015-10-24, version 6.7.0* It's Saturday morning. Storms have arrived. The weather report is for Tuesday!!! Every time I go to the app it says I have no stories. This app is difficult, complicated and not worth my time!!!! ### 1/5 — Low budget *2015-09-12, version 6.3.0* Not worth downloading. There photo in App Store shows news in Baltimore not even Austin. Traffic app launched a map of an island with the snow forecast. Low budget Austin media. ### 1/5 — Horrible App *2015-07-07* This is a poor excuse for an iPad app. First it does not do landscape so it makes it impossible to use on a daily basis if you use an iPad stand or keyboard. It just looks and acts like a 12 yr old made it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — No audio *2019-10-16* I have deleted and reinstalled several times. Still no audio. Zero stars ### 5/5 — Great ap *2015-05-08* Works great. I would recommend it can broadcast on chrome cast and other streaming device .. Would come in handy when no cable and don't want to mess with them rabbit ears ### 5/5 — Easy News *2013-09-22* A quick and easy way to keep up with the local news. Cool scrolling at the bottom for what you want to view. I hope they add live weather radar at some point. That is what I would use the most I think. Keep up the good work. ### 5/5 — Cool!! *2013-09-05* Nice App. It's keeps me updated on what's going on around me!! I love it, thanks guys!! Keep up the good work!! Moe. ### 4/5 — No news *2022-12-08* The newest two updates don’t work on my phone. iPhone 6 with iOS 12. Touching the app just leads back to my home screen. ### 4/5 — Crashes *2013-01-16* Looks good on first launch after download. Every subsequent launch crashes the app. Deleted and downloaded again with same result. Update Jan 15: New update fixed the crash problem. Nice app, if a bit cluttered. ### 3/5 — Ok on iPhone10 *2019-10-22* The app works just fine on iPhone 10. I don’t really care for the organization. It seems like you have to just scroll on and on to find things and when you do find them most of the time it just redirects you to the webpage which begs the question, why the app? ### 3/5 — App freezes while scrolling new titles or reading articles *2018-06-19* Good news info. The app needs work. It freezes while you scroll then resumes scrolling after 30 seconds. Have the current version of the app. Re-downloaded it no help. ### 3/5 — Still no iPhone X version? *2018-03-01* Seriously guys, it takes less than an hour to update an app for iPhone X. ### 3/5 — Generally I prefer CBS News Austin, however… *2018-02-11* I love CVS Austin in general. However, when the weather speaks of snow and freezing temperatures, I assume they are speaking about Austin/Travis County. When in actuality they are talking about Mason and beyond (West). I would really appreciate discussing Austin and its suburbs first and primarily and then as a side, mention 100 miles beyond Austin. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*