Share your data with the world
On first install I looked at the privacy and cookie consent settings and was amazed at the number of companies you will be sharing data with by pressing ‘accept all’ - literally hundreds of vendors! The data shared with most may only be non-personally identifiable but I felt it was grossly intrusive so deleted the app straight away.
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App will not refresh daily
In settings I open Gloucestershire Live app and the toggle switch is in app refresh position but is slightly greyed out, so the only way I can daily refresh content is to go into the App Store and open it up from there, any ideas how to overcome this.
App function/speed improved
The functioning of the App has improved.
It is just a great pity that GL appears to not approve of debate as the majority of the articles that are even slightly controversial or contentious have their Comments turned off, particularly if criticism of local authorities could be reported. It’s all very “1984”ish.
It is just a great pity that GL appears to not approve of debate as the majority of the articles that are even slightly controversial or contentious have their Comments turned off, particularly if criticism of local authorities could be reported. It’s all very “1984”ish.
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Not happy
Why does one have to select “continue to Gloucester news” half way down page when one has already selected Gloucester news?
Widget
Hello. I really like the app. However The widget for Gloucestershire news appears to have stopped working. Has it been withdrawn?
Version 9.2 crashes app when scrolling
Since the update to version 9.2 this app crashes when scrolling within an article on iPad. This needs fixing as constantly having to relaunch the app to read the news is beyond frustrating.
App improvements
Whilst the app looks better. It still needs a tweak. Stories replicated across headings. No link to notifications just direction to home page. Then can’t normally find the story that notifications alerted me to. As far as the “live” in the title stories ect are 24 hours behind the times.
v9.1.0 Improves App
Much improved update. Just need the ability to swipe between topics in My News and to move / delete the seemingly fixed Saved Articles tab.
Terrible
Beware - app now asking to confirm cookies - no easy way to opt out of all of what they call légitima interest of which there are tens of dozens
Delete the app and I’ll just use safari which blocks them for me
Not much news anyway - just sensationalist and badly written
Delete the app and I’ll just use safari which blocks them for me
Not much news anyway - just sensationalist and badly written
At least it’s free
Seems to require updating the app weekly, journalism is fairly poor, weather predictions are comical.
UNAVAILABLE
This is incompatible with IOS 15.2 please make it compatible
Fantaboulous newspaer
One of the best newspaer in the world.So informative and caring about community
Not much local news Very True
Not actually much local news which is what the site is all about ?
Site not updated often especially the weekend might be better listening to local BBC radio
Site not updated often especially the weekend might be better listening to local BBC radio
Too hard to reject cookies
Too many buttons to click to reject cookies. Stopped using and deleted app.
Often hangs on comments page
App has got faster at loading ad content so gets in the way less than it used to but usually hangs on comments page.
As for the content, well that’s a different matter. So sad that a platform to deliver so much varied local content has become a laughing stock in Gloucestershire due to its inane and poorly written articles.
As for the content, well that’s a different matter. So sad that a platform to deliver so much varied local content has become a laughing stock in Gloucestershire due to its inane and poorly written articles.
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Bad user experience
Absolutely horrific site to browse. Constantly bombarded with advertising to the point you can’t read the narrative. Then when you do get through the reports are disappointing and poorly presented
Good app but widget doesn’t work
The widget facility on the latest update doesn’t work! Just get a blank screen. Other than that it’s a good app.
Browser
What’s actually appears to be happening is the notification opens the app, and then it transfers you to the browser.
Most notifications are doing this.
Most notifications are doing this.
Appaling ‘journalism’
Obsessed with the most boring things and B list celebs.
How many times can you report on a B52 flying over? They even tell you what helicopters sound like ”Wokka-wokka”.
Keen to get freebie food by giving dazzling restaurant reviews and if Nick Knowles is anywhere near they nearly pass out with excitement.
Cut and paste at its best with hardly any real work done.
Don’t even start me on the spelling and grammar.
Says it all.
How many times can you report on a B52 flying over? They even tell you what helicopters sound like ”Wokka-wokka”.
Keen to get freebie food by giving dazzling restaurant reviews and if Nick Knowles is anywhere near they nearly pass out with excitement.
Cut and paste at its best with hardly any real work done.
Don’t even start me on the spelling and grammar.
Says it all.
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Sensational reporting
How can you report Coronavirus rate ‘down’ and in the next sentence report ‘could be going up’ it’s either up or down.
You are no better than any of the press at present, ‘ sensationalism’ is all you are capable of.
Let’s have less pessimism and more optimism, you can’t even get the weather right.
John
You are no better than any of the press at present, ‘ sensationalism’ is all you are capable of.
Let’s have less pessimism and more optimism, you can’t even get the weather right.
John
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