# FOX 17 News — Nashville News & Weather

> Local news, weather, and sports updates with live streaming and alerts. (iPhone/iPad app by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-17-news/id379157248 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/631472300)
- Category: News, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 139 App Store ratings · 55 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.3 · 149 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-07-01
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-17-news/id379157248/reviews.md

## What is FOX 17 News?

Stay connected with the latest local news, live weather updates, breaking stories, and sports coverage with the FOX 17 News app.

Watch live newscasts, get real-time breaking news alerts, track traffic conditions, and stay ahead with accurate hourly and daily weather forecasts from Nashville, Tennessee, and surrounding communities, including Clarksville, Hartsville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Dickson, and neighboring areas of Kentucky.

Features:

Breaking local news and national headlines

Live streaming newscasts and video coverage

Real-time weather forecasts and live radar

Traffic updates and road conditions

Instant push notifications for breaking news

Coverage of local events, politics, sports, and community stories

Personalized news experience

Whether you're at home or on the go, the FOX 17 News app keeps you informed with fast, reliable, and up-to-the-minute coverage of news, local weather, traffic updates, and the stories that matter most across Nashville and nearby towns and communities in middle Tennessee.

## Key features

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

## What do users think of FOX 17 News?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

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

**Cons**

- 🐛 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

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when opening
- App freezes when opening articles
- App redirects to App Store
- Videos play automatically on opening
- Audio only works with headphones
- Live streaming is not working
- Content not updated on weekends
- App glitches and crashes
- App is slow and laggy
- App stops working after updates
- Articles appear blacked out after update
- App doesn't work after last update
- App doesn't rotate screen on tablets/iPads
- App only shows instruction pages
- App won't play live streaming
- Update alerts lead to non-existent stories
- Stories are not proofread
- App doesn't post stories to Facebook
- App doesn't share stories to Facebook
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- App content does not refresh automatically
- App lacks a refresh button
- App layout is awkward and difficult to navigate
- Text displays odd characters
- Blank screen appears after reading an article
- App silences music when opened

**Most requested features**

- Add app to TV streaming apps
- Allow screen rotation on tablets
- Add customizable notifications
- Add breaking news alerts
- Add animated radar
- Add Facebook and Twitter sharing
- Add traffic updates
- Add school closings
- Add more text stories
- Add refresh button
- Add live streaming
- Add dark mode option
- Improve video playback
- Allow sharing stories to Facebook
- Improve layout for navigation
- Fix blank screen issue after reading articles
- Add weather and road condition updates

## Recent user reviews (10 of 55)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-17-news/id379157248/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Can’t read app because the notification

*2026-08-04*

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

### 3/5 — Need app in tv streaming apps

*2025-04-11*

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.

### 1/5 — Poor Journalism

*2025-02-06*

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

### 5/5 — Spastic

*2024-10-11*

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.

### 2/5 — Is it an article—is it a video

*2024-05-16*

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!

### 1/5 — Constantly taking me to the App Store

*2024-04-26, version 9.14.0*

I can not scroll through my news feed without being hijacked to the App Store. If it happens one more time I will delete this app and never return. Maybe CBS,NBC or ABC’s app is better?

### 1/5 — No updates on weekends!

*2023-07-17, version 8.7.2*

This app is terrible at being update on weekends. Today is Sunday and it has t been updated since Saturday morning

### 1/5 — No Longer Balanced

*2023-04-22, version 8.6.2*

Used to be a “Fair and Balanced “ local news agency but not now. Must have had recent management change. Very disappointed.

### 2/5 — “We’ll Be Right Back”

*2023-02-28*

Not a fan of this app. The tv commercial breaks don’t align with the app breaks and you’re left looking at the “We’ll Be Right Back Screen” for 5-10 minutes until I close out, come back, watch a few ads, then I can see the news again. Also, when I’m watching the news on TV I’ll see a highlight of something I'm interested in reading more about scrolling across the bottom of the screen, I can never find the those stories on the app and only sometimes can I find them on the Fox 17 website. They can do better than this poor excuse of an app.

### 5/5 — Doesn’t work

*2023-01-12*

When you click on a news story from notifications, it wants to take you to live feed. Not the story from notifications. I like reading the news. Not the video version.

## Frequently asked questions about FOX 17 News

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.33.0 — 2026-09-03

This release includes improved video playback and closed-caption styling, corrects an issue with some social embeds on story pages, and fixes display issues when using larger device text sizes.

### 10.32.1 — 2026-08-18

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

### 10.31.0 — 2026-07-31

This release upgrades story commenting for a better user experience, and includes bug fixes.

### 10.30.0 — 2026-07-18

In this latest version, we’ve fixed bugs and made improvements to help the app run more smoothly.

### 10.29.0 — 2026-06-30

In this latest version, we’ve fixed bugs and made improvements to help the app run more smoothly. This update includes improvements to app startup, sign-in reliability, notification handling, and video playback.

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