# FOX 5 New York: News & Alerts — user reviews > 74 indexed App Store user reviews of FOX 5 New York by Fox Television Stations, Inc., rated 4.31/5 from 433 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-5-new-york-news-and-alerts/id334141111/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-5-new-york-news-and-alerts/id334141111.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 303 · 4★ 55 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 40 ## What do users think of FOX 5 New York? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📺 Quality news coverage and reporting - ✅ Reliable local New York news source - 📱 Easy access to news on-the-go - 🔔 Breaking news notifications and alerts - 👍 Professional and honest journalism - ⏰ Up-to-date weather forecasts - 🎬 Live streaming capability **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes and won't open - 📰 Outdated and repetitive news content - 📺 Excessive ads and commercials - 🔗 Links within articles don't work - ⚙️ Poor streaming quality and freezing - 🌙 Dark mode not functioning properly - 🎯 Notifications don't link to correct articles - 📱 Limited streaming options (AirPlay only) - 🔄 Slow news updates throughout day - 📄 Text and font too small to read - ⏸️ Frequent 'We'll be right back' messages - 🎬 Long and repetitive video commercials **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't open after initial download - App crashes after recent updates - App freezes and requires force quit to reopen - Spinning loading screen that never completes - Video won't load on certain devices - Live stream disconnects frequently - Dark mode ignores system settings - Notifications don't navigate to correct articles - Links in articles are non-functional - Navigation issues with swiping functionality **Most requested features** - Local news streaming option for New York - More frequent news updates throughout the day - Weekend news broadcasts - Improved dark mode functionality - Direct article links from notifications - Chromecast/Smart TV streaming support - Larger, darker font options - Reduce number of advertisements ## Newest reviews (15 of 74) ### 3/5 — Almost perfect *2024-07-17, version 5.52.0* I absolutely Love Fox 5 NY News! I watch Good Day every morning - the 12 show and the 10 news! I love the app because usually if I miss anything I can catch up and watch my new there. But lately I have become so frustrated with every tone I goto watch live instead of NY local news some how I forced to watch live Now - all political news and not at all what I watch Fox NY for! As I school down I begin to see so many local station able to steam there local news but no New York! This is unfair! New York should have the same choice to watch their local news instead of that political rhetoric! Please please make that option available for us! I’m miserable and furious and missing my local fox 5 News! ### 2/5 — Useless always says Well be right back *2022-12-03, version 5.39.0* It always says we’ll be right back in the early morning before work. I turn on my radio and get Wins 1010 they ALWAYS have news sports and weather unlike this trash of an app ### 2/5 — Dark mode *2022-10-20, version 5.38.0* App stays in light mode after sunset, despite using system default. ### 3/5 — App doesn’t always open *2021-11-12, version 5.28.0* Please fix, the app doesn’t always open. I need to terminate the app and the open it in order to open. iOS 15.1 iPhone 13 pro max ### 4/5 — Notifications *2021-10-19, version 5.28.0* Good app, but some of the notifications that come through don’t take me directly to the article when I tap on them, making me have to search for the story myself. ### 2/5 — Unwanted news *2021-10-13, version 5.28.0* While the app is good as a whole to many times it shows extremely outdated news posts. For example you read a current news story and right at the bottom of the feed is another news story that when you open it you find that the article is over a month or two old and has no relevance to current news. If you want to keep readers engaged stick with news stories at least within the last 7 days. ### 1/5 — App now crashes *2021-08-18, version 5.26.9* This app worked great until the last update, now it won’t even open. Very frustrating, please fix this issue! ### 1/5 — Disappointing app. *2021-04-21, version 5.24.0* Compared to other Fox apps along with other news media apps, Fox 5 is the most disappointing app I have used. Fox 19 Cincinnati has updated the App this week, hope you consider the same. ### 1/5 — Unorganized and outdated *2020-07-22, version 5.16.0* When I opened the app the platform was very unorganized and could of been neater. Also all of the articles were from years ago and nothing was present. I read several other comments also describing this situation. I would not recommend this app. ### 3/5 — Improvement Are Needed *2020-06-06, version 5.15.0* I know the channel struggles in how they cover the president. Afterall Trump was a reality tv host that often called in the morning to speak openly about his opinions regarding issues with the city, state, and Obama. Although, he never gave any solutions. Fox5NYC local news and coverage is fair. Pre 2016 I would had rated it as good. I remember seeing Barack Obama get elected in 2008 on the show, and it was an intrigued me to learn more about the city. Post 2016 I stopped watching TV, and opted for other platforms. ### 1/5 — Server error ALWAYS!!! *2020-02-11, version 5.11.0* Nothing new here, I don’t remember this app ever working correctly. Today it won’t load video on a iPhone 7+ and it never worked on my iPod touch 5th gen or my iPad 2 and sometimes it won’t work on the web site????? Why I keep trying? I love the coverage and the news team so I will keep trying but wow could you please try harder, it’s 2020, streaming is NOT a new thing. ### 1/5 — Ads are way too long *2020-01-01, version 5.11.0* I stopped watching videos on the app bc of a 30 sec commercial, bc to replay the video you have to watch another 30 sec commercial which is ridiculous ### 2/5 — Links in text don’t work *2019-12-20, version 5.10.1* Downgraded 2 stars - none of the links within articles work. ### 1/5 — App wont open *2019-12-08, version 5.9.0* Whatever this latest update was, now the app wont open. Also the update prior to this one was horrible. You couldnt swipe right or left through local news articles anymore. You could only click back which would bring you back to the top of the main page of “local” and you would have to then click the local area you wanted again, then s rill through the list of local news, then click the article you wanted to read. Then repeat. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-12-05, version 5.9.0* I have the Fox5NY & it hardly ever works. The commercials keep repeating but the news only works once or twice per week. I am in Florida but want to see my NY news. What is wrong with the app???? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app is a joke *2024-12-26, version 5.52.0* This app is a joke I missed the news so I have this app all that comes up is a commercials and ads I got tired closed the app and going to download any app that has news and delete this crsp off my phone ### 1/5 — Same news *2024-05-16, version 5.52.0* Same stories over and over, keep up to date, don’t run the same stories for five days ### 1/5 — Streaming *2024-01-30, version 5.51.0* It only allows airplay to stream to a different device. You used to be able to stream to your smart tv. It is missing the icon to do this. ### 1/5 — Comenton the article on yusef salaam *2024-01-29, version 5.51.0* Get the story straight , he was stopped because his windows were blacked out . He should have got a ticket ### 1/5 — Stale news *2023-08-08, version 5.47.0* You need to update the news frequently through out the day! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2023-05-14, version 5.44.0* An article about fried chicken is not worthy of a push alert. Stop abusing push alerts with nonsense ### 1/5 — Following tucker *2023-04-26, version 5.43.0* GOOD BYE ### 1/5 — Outdated, click-bait infested *2023-01-13, version 5.40.5* most of the information is not relevant for New York. I have never seen an app before like this, which is so Clickbait infested. ### 1/5 — 1 and Done *2021-12-29, version 5.29.5* App won’t open after the first time ! Tried deleting and reinstalling but same problem ! ### 1/5 — Thumbs Down *2021-11-23, version 5.29.0* This app loads for me once after downloading the app. After that if I go to the app it just sits there spinning and never loads again! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I like the New York app *2022-05-21, version 5.33.0* I think the New York news app is very cool ### 5/5 — All news no opinion *2020-10-10, version 5.18.2* That’s why I love this fox station ### 5/5 — Good stuff *2020-02-29, version 5.12.1* Solid content. And breaking news updates. Excellent. ### 5/5 — Best Channel to watch!!!! *2020-02-08, version 5.11.0* Love this Channel, the only channel that gives out the truth in the news and offer the best entertainment programs!!!! ### 5/5 — Loving the new look *2019-09-25, version 5.6.3* Viewing stories is much easier ### 5/5 — Fox5NY *2019-09-09, version 4.3.5201* Always my early morning go to. Where is Sukanai? She was good!!! ### 5/5 — Mr, Joe *2019-08-31, version 4.3.5201* Need to update news more often ### 5/5 — Best news cast 24/7/365 DAYS l love it thanks FOX5(GB) *2019-08-26* I always turn FOX NeWS Channel I loved to watching any time ### 5/5 — Michael Pedone *2019-08-16, version 4.3.5201* Great channel with Steve Lacy, Nick Gregory and Ernie Anastos! Ώπα! ### 5/5 — Fox 5 gang *2019-08-09, version 4.3.5201* I have been watching Fox five news since the days of Jim Ryan when Rosanna was just a rookie and you guys always pick great people I’m a big fan and going to Miss Jennifer llamas in the morning Sincerely Theodore fatta --- *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.*