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FOX 17 News

FOX 17 News

by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

139 ratings
55 reviews
With Ads
📡 News
☀️ Weather
Free
With Ads

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 1, 2010
  • August 18, 2026

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
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Get instant local and national news, weather, and sports updates. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and check real-time weather and traffic conditions with this redesigned, user-friendly application.

✓Breaking news alerts
✓Live newscast streaming
✓Hourly and daily weather forecasts
✓Live weather radar
✓Traffic information
✓Real-time updates
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of FOX 17 News. Based on 139 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 3 positives and 52 negatives reviewers mention most about this News app.

Positive things

  • 👍App works fine (sometimes)
  • 👍Love the station on TV
  • 👍App has potential

Negative things

  • 🐛App crashes frequently
  • 🐛App freezes often
  • 🐛App won't open
  • 🐛App won't load articles
  • 🐛App takes you to App Store
  • 🐛Video plays automatically
  • 🐛Audio only works in headphones
  • 🐛No live streaming
  • 🐛Poor journalism
  • 🐛Too many ads
  • 🐛Content not updated on weekends
  • 🐛App is not balanced
  • 🐛App glitches
  • 🐛App is slow
  • 🐛App is laggy
  • 🐛App is very poor
  • 🐛App is useless
  • 🐛App is junk
  • 🐛App is disappointing
  • 🐛App is awkward layout
  • 🐛App has blank screen
  • 🐛App has huge icons
  • 🐛App is spastic scrolling
  • 🐛App hijacks to App Store
  • 🐛App is way too left
  • 🐛App is full of hacks
  • 🐛App is very glitchy
  • 🐛App is not balanced
  • 🐛App is fake news
  • 🐛App has portrait only mode
  • 🐛App is too slow
  • 🐛App has lots of bugs
  • 🐛App stops working
  • 🐛App is not working great
  • 🐛App has blacked out text
  • 🐛App is not working
  • 🐛App doesn't work on iPad
  • 🐛App only brings up instruction pages
  • 🐛App won't play live streaming
  • 🐛App gives update alerts for non-existent stories
  • 🐛App has unproofread stories
  • 🐛App has outdated stories
  • 🐛App doesn't post to Facebook
  • 🐛App doesn't share stories on FB
  • 🐛App stuck on loading screen
  • 🐛App doesn't refresh content
  • 🐛App doesn't have refresh button
  • 🐛App doesn't have school closings
  • 🐛App needs more text stories
  • 🐛App needs more ways to share
  • 🐛App has no traffic icon
  • 🐛App text unclouded odd characters
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What's New in FOX 17 News

10.32.1

August 18, 2026

This release includes some bug fixes in the video player, the story screen, and the gallery

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Can’t read app because the notification

Very obvious screw up when you open the app you’re more concerned with turning on notifications instead of people trying to read the app. What a screw up. Time to delete move onto another news app
Impatient 14Impatient 14

Need app in tv streaming apps

Why is this app available in the iOS App Store for my phone but not in the iOS TV App Store? All the other local Fox news stations have streaming apps on AppleTV, Roku, Fire and more. Please add this to the streaming apps too. I wanna watch live using my tv not my phone.
KmiltiKmilti

Poor Journalism

The worst journalistic app for the region. What the editor allows to pass for journalism is not worth your time.
Journalistic HacksJournalistic Hacks

Spastic

When scrolling through the app trying to read articles, the app jumps all over the place to a point where you just give up. Please fix.
VoterJackVoterJack

Is it an article—is it a video

NEVER open this app from notifications if you don’t want to disturb those around you! It might be an article, but it might be a video that will play on it’s own. Terrible functionality!
AndrewE24AndrewE24
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

26 issues

App crashes when opening

Bug

App freezes when opening articles

Bug

App redirects to App Store

Bug

Videos play automatically on opening

Bug

Audio only works with headphones

Bug

Live streaming is not working

Bug

Content not updated on weekends

Bug

App glitches and crashes

Bug

App is slow and laggy

Bug

App stops working after updates

Bug

Articles appear blacked out after update

Bug

App doesn't work after last update

Bug

App doesn't rotate screen on tablets/iPads

Bug

App only shows instruction pages

Bug

App won't play live streaming

Bug

Update alerts lead to non-existent stories

Bug

Stories are not proofread

Bug

App doesn't post stories to Facebook

Bug

App doesn't share stories to Facebook

Bug

App gets stuck on loading screen

Bug

App content does not refresh automatically

Bug

App lacks a refresh button

Bug

App layout is awkward and difficult to navigate

Bug

Text displays odd characters

Bug

Blank screen appears after reading an article

Bug

App silences music when opened

Bug
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Requested Features

17 requests

Add app to TV streaming apps

Feature

Allow screen rotation on tablets

Feature

Add customizable notifications

Feature

Add breaking news alerts

Feature

Add animated radar

Feature

Add Facebook and Twitter sharing

Feature

Add traffic updates

Feature

Add school closings

Feature

Add more text stories

Feature

Add refresh button

Feature

Add live streaming

Feature

Add dark mode option

Feature

Improve video playback

Feature

Allow sharing stories to Facebook

Feature

Improve layout for navigation

Feature

Fix blank screen issue after reading articles

Feature

Add weather and road condition updates

Feature

FAQ

What does the FOX 17 News app do?

The FOX 17 News app provides instant access to local and national news, weather, and sports. It allows users to watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and stay informed about weather and traffic conditions.

What are the key features of the app?

Key features include breaking news alerts and stories, live streaming of newscasts, a new weather section with hourly and daily forecasts, live weather radar, and traffic information. The app has been completely overhauled to be faster and easier to use.

Is the FOX 17 News app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to use. It is supported by advertisements.

What kind of news and information can I expect?

You can expect up-to-the-minute local and national news, comprehensive weather forecasts including hourly and daily predictions, live weather radar, traffic conditions, and sports updates. The app also provides notifications for breaking news and local events.