# FOX 26 Houston: News & Alerts — user reviews > 91 indexed App Store user reviews of FOX 26 Houston by Fox Television Stations, Inc., rated 4.31/5 from 1,314 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-26-houston-news-and-alerts/id378107369/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-26-houston-news-and-alerts/id378107369.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 916 · 4★ 169 · 3★ 67 · 2★ 41 · 1★ 121 ## What do users think of FOX 26 Houston? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💕 Love the app - 🌟 Great news coverage - 🌍 Keeps me informed - 🌊 Helpful during storms - 🌆 Local focus **Cons** - 🗞️ Outdated news - 🔍 Hard to find stories - 🔈 Too many ads - 🔁 Repeated stories - 🤖 Glitchy app **Commonly reported bugs** - Notification links don't work - App crashes or freezes - Stories disappear from feed - Inconsistent updates - Compatibility issues **Most requested features** - Add search function - Improve notification links - Reduce unnecessary ads - Provide more local news - Enhance user experience ## Newest reviews (18 of 91) ### 3/5 — Slow *2023-11-24, version 5.49.0* Slow on breaking news, can’t remove the sports section, and has the same articles up for long periods. ### 3/5 — John *2023-10-07, version 5.48.0* The Server seems to be always down. ### 1/5 — App *2023-07-30, version 5.47.0* App is slow , ### 1/5 — Review *2023-06-13, version 5.45.0* Turned off notifications settings and it’s keeps turning back on by itself ### 1/5 — No updates *2023-04-01, version 5.42.5* This app is lazy. You post the initial story and say updates are coming but they never happen. The writing is amateur at best. Seems like a teenag blog with a police scanner. Not a FoxNews site. ### 1/5 — 3rd party advertisments *2023-02-20* There are too many 3rd party advisers. When I, and other's scroll down a page we get bombarded with unnecessary advertisements. This takes away from the pleasantries of reading because they are all over the place. They split reports and stories, having one all over the place, while trying to read an article. This is the main reason I do not like your app, and use another instead. Please have your IT department look at this issues and redesign for a better reading experience. Thank you ### 1/5 — Fake News *2023-01-28, version 5.41.0* Paul Pelosi footage has been released but you don’t report on it and instead release the Tyre Nichols footage as a distraction. ### 2/5 — Push notification errors *2022-01-29, version 5.30.0* Every time a push notification comes up about something going on in the area, I click on it and the Fox 26 app comes up but it just spins and spins. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2022-01-21, version 5.29.5* I can’t watch the news because this app keeps crashing or jumping to the same commercials. ### 1/5 — Old news *2022-01-15, version 5.29.5* Like so many other news apps, the headlines today are the ones from yesterday. The news that is readable is all I want. Not interested in live newsreaders on any station, I’ve started deleting whatever doesn’t have readable content and this one is next ### 1/5 — Plethora of Ads are horrid detractors *2021-12-29, version 5.29.5* The number of ads and the ways they are presented completely detract from the news, which is the reason to come to the site. I find myself searching elsewhere when I see a notification to read about in order to avoid all the "noise". ### 3/5 — Glitchy *2021-12-17, version 5.29.5* Good articles. App is glitchy. If I try to open from notifications, it does nothing, same with app. I have to restart my phone to open up app. Otherwise articles are written good. ### 1/5 — Stories don’t appear *2021-12-07, version 5.29.5* Do you guys even use or test your app? I get notifications of a breaking story and when I click on them they NEVER take you to the story. If you try to search the site you still can’t find it. ### 1/5 — How sad *2021-10-26, version 5.28.0* If you read Texas Tribune, it’s all regurgitated here. No real reporting. Only good ones left in Houston are 2 and 13. How sad. ### 3/5 — Notifications do not take you to the story in the notification *2021-10-02* Great app! I would give it a higher rating but the notifications never take you to the story that you’re notified about. Instead you go to a general page and the link to that story is no where to be found. ### 2/5 — Fake News *2021-09-24, version 5.27.0* Just regurgitation of the same false talking points that Is circulated throughout MSM. Never makes mentioned or post on anything that makes their dear leader supreme Biden look bad…. Just awful ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work. *2021-08-24, version 5.26.9* I have deleted and reloaded the APP but it doesn’t work. Won’t open. ### 3/5 — Too many notifications *2021-07-01, version 5.26.0* I wish there was a way to limit the notifications to specific topics. I get too many messages each say when I only care about breaking news. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Propaganda *2024-09-27, version 5.52.0* No news, only biased opinion reporting. Just saw a piece on rising grocery prices and cost of living. Looks like it was a fake news propaganda piece supporting Harris and the Democratic Party. Used to watch for local news, didn’t realize you were just like the rest of the national media, only an arm of the Democratic Party. No news just propaganda. Won’t watch anymore. ### 1/5 — Poor Reporting *2024-08-05, version 5.52.0* Houston Fox 26 news fails to report on important news that is impacting Texans and Americans. The stock markets around the world are plummeting and all we see are 2-3 day old stories. Terrible reporting ### 1/5 — Mute / Volume - Doesn’t Work On IPad *2024-07-12, version 5.52.0* Too bad it is a good news station, not on iPad. Unable to unmute to hear stories.👎👎👎 ### 1/5 — Don’t Mess With Texas *2024-05-17, version 5.52.0* I just deleted this app from my devices due to the fact of the forced adds! We’re are not going to watch Fox on television either! They don’t care about their viewers, only about making money from adds!! Enough is enough! ### 1/5 — Delete app *2024-05-16, version 5.52.0* Delete app, because it kept asking to follow ### 1/5 — Sure. Please Please Please Track Me *2024-04-21, version 5.52.0* I’m homely and lonely and need to feel wanted so yes I’ll punch the button that allows you to stalk me. ### 1/5 — Can’t find what I’m looking for, ever. *2024-01-24, version 5.50.0* I visit many apps and websites and I have to say that Fox26 is the least user friendly app I have been on. I watch Fox 26 daily and when I go to find additional info on the app (that your.anchors recommend I do), such as school closings or important info, I can never find it. These should be easily found. When you supply a QR code, why can’t it take us directly to the article/video/list? All it does is take me to the main page and then I am not able to find the info I’m looking for. I just searched school closings and instead of getting the current info, it gave me info from 2021 COVID closings. Please make this more user friendly/. ### 1/5 — Won’t Work on Apple TV 4K *2024-01-15, version 5.50.0* What’s the purpose of an app that won’t work in your smart tv console? (ie. Apple TV, Firestick, Roku, etc.). We’reone of the largest cities in the world, yet we can’t find our local news apps to watch like technology is designed. What if there’s a weather issue, and U-Verse is not working? Can we rely on the FOX 26 app? Only from your smartphone (sometimes)🤦 ### 1/5 — Lack of effort! *2024-01-08, version 5.50.0* I have noticed an absolutely stunning lack of: effort, care, transparency in the ‘crime’ section of your organization’s app! The same exact ‘headlines’ and stories have been present as ‘current’ ‘news’ for 1-2 MONTHS!!!! Appalling! Lazy! No one should apparently trust anything that you ‘publish’! ### 1/5 — Terrible news app. Should be called “olds” app *2023-10-27, version 5.49.0* Should be zero stars. Nothing is current in the news sections. Look to ABC13KTRK or KPRC’s news apps for current stories. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fox family *2024-06-15* My favorite thing to wake up is my fox family. I truly enjoy each and everyone of the employees that work on this channel. It is amazing to wake up and feel like you’re right at home. I am a dedicated fox 26 viewer my favorite place to be🫶 ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2023-11-27, version 5.49.0* I love this app! It lets me know when things are happening as soon a they happen! Love it! ### 5/5 — I love that since day one *2021-05-21* I have had the Fox 26 news on my iPad and iPhone for the longest time now. It's great during storms, or hurricanes and even sometimes just to be able to watch during lunch while I'm sitting at the beach. I recommend Fox 26 news app. ### 5/5 — Fox is where we get the truth. *2020-01-08, version 5.11.0* Fox is the place to hear the truth about what is happening in our country and the world. CNN is no more now than a Democrat pow wow. ### 5/5 — Weather *2019-10-13, version 5.6.6* Tom thank you when you stay on even when you should be off by 10 am. I take great comfort with you being on air during bad times. You keep me calm. Thank you ### 5/5 — Fox 26 news *2019-10-11, version 5.6.6* I am overall pleased with your reporting. Keep with the facts only. You might have a Verify section that lets your followers know if a rumor is real or fake ### 5/5 — Greatest News App for Houston *2019-07-17, version 4.3.5201* I watch a different channel why? Not sure... By my go too up to date news app is Fox current news breaking news can’t beat it ### 5/5 — Green Eyes Lady *2019-06-26* Loving how they are always giving you the updates and so much more news given even when I’m not at home. Thank you very much for your hard work which is very meaningful for me and my families. We so appreciated you all and fabulously well done. ### 5/5 — Good People *2019-05-29, version 4.3.5201* I love all of you. I feel like you are part of our family. It is the only news I watch. Thank you for being there for the good news and the bad. Donna Huffman, TX ### 5/5 — News and weather *2019-05-29, version 4.3.5201* Great app for news and radar. Highly recommend. 5 stars for you guys. --- *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 2026-06-10.*