KATU News Portland

KATU News Portland

by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

95 ratings
85 reviews
Free
With Ads

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 26, 2011
  • July 17, 2026

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Get instant local and national news, weather, and sports updates. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and check hourly forecasts with live radar and traffic information.

Breaking news alerts
Live newscast streaming
Hourly and daily weather forecasts
Live weather radar
Traffic information
Customizable notifications
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What's New in KATU News Portland

10.30.0

July 17, 2026

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

User reviews

News Alerts

I appreciate getting news alerts on my phone but they are quite delayed. I just
Got one that Carmelo Anthony was indicted for a stabbing. That’s old news. He was found guilty yesterday. Yesterday I received one about the Sandy police officer being shot. That’s been a couple of weeks ago and I also got one about 12 being shot at a festival in Ohio. Again, old news. Someone needs to check notification timing. Super annoying.
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Everything Katu is -5 stars

Their app is awful, their website is awful and their “reporters” use AI to write their uninformed articles. Emailed and got a resonance that made no legible sense. As someone who thought I have limited skills and am stuck in retail it is good to know I’m smarter than the people who work for KATU. There’s hope for me yet.
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Everything Katu is -5 stars

Their app is awful, their website is awful and their “reporters” use AI ton write their uninformed articles.

Does not update

Consistent problem with auto updates

Doesn’t work

Moving to another, more reliable, news source. KATU’s repeated failures with their app is more than I’m willing to tolerate any longer.

The app either slips into a never ending loading issue (constant loading bar, no broadcast, or crashes after every ad.

Developer apps

User experience

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Reported Bugs

198 issues

App crashes frequently

Bug

App won't open

Bug

App freezes after ads

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App stuck in loading loop

Bug

Confirmation emails not received

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Articles written by AI

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Uninformed articles

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Typos and spelling errors in articles

Bug

App does not update automatically

Bug

Issues with Wi-Fi connectivity

Bug

Articles displayed as black boxes

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No sound during live broadcasts

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App only supports portrait mode

Bug

Advertisements loop continuously

Bug

App redirects to the App Store

Bug

Alerts do not link to correct articles

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Article links freeze

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App gets stuck on tutorial screens

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Increased graphics leading to less information

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Excessive scrolling required

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App lags and freezes intermittently

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Ads are frequently injected

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Slow loading times

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Difficult navigation

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Text displayed vertically

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App not user-friendly

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App development appears incomplete

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Weather forecast feature crashes the app

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App lacks landscape mode support on iPad

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Current temperature shows '?'

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Missing current forecast text

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News feed lacks organization

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App appearance is dated

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Inconsistent content displayed

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Videos do not function correctly

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Layout not optimized for newer iPhones

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App redirects to App Store for other apps

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App crashes when opening stories

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Old version was preferred

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App not working on iPad

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Instruction pages are the only accessible content

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App stopped working after an update

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News feed inaccessible after update

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App is slow to load

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Too many graphics

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Difficult to navigate

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App has become a step backward

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More ads are injected

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App lags significantly

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App frequently freezes

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App removed ability to navigate back from stories

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App stuck after selecting a story

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Video quality is good but links are an issue

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App content is not updating

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Local news section is good but overall app has issues

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App crashes upon opening stories

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App is not user-friendly

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App has issues with fast switching

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App reloads entirely when opened

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Text appears vertically

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Reading is impossible due to text orientation

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Bug in text orientation needs immediate fix

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Old app version was better

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New app version has issues

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App crashes every time a story is opened

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App is not user-friendly

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App is easy to get to other news stories

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App delivers KATU news

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Restaurant Report Card feature is missing

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App has no bugs experienced by some users

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App does not reload each time it's opened

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App is fine

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App has no bugs

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App is enjoyable

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No problems with the new app

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App has fast switching capabilities

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App does not reload each time it's opened

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App is a disaster

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Text appears vertical

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Reading is impossible

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Bug needs to be fixed ASAP

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App is not flooded with negative feedback

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Old Katu news app is still usable

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New app is fixed

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App gets through Apple's review

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App is unusable

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App is a time-waster

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App is completely stuck on tutorial

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App is worthless

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App automatically redirects to App Store

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App cannot read stories

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App is useless

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App gets stuck in a continue loop of being routed to the App Store

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App is useless

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Ads keep opening constantly

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Cannot get past first article

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IT team shows little regard for fixing app

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Terrible functionality

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Alerts rarely correctly link to story

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Newsfeed stories have hidden links to ads

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Really poor update

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Tutorial screens with no way out

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App not tested on iPad

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App acts like an iPhone app only

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App displays in portrait mode on iPad

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App runs noticeably slower

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App mostly generic national news

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App is useless

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App is the worst app

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No landscape mode

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App does not do anything

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App is not worth it

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App is not user friendly

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App is easier to get around in

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App format was changed

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App has become painful to use

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App has been deleted

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Competitor's app is more user friendly

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App has not worked for months on iPad

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Updates are not working

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Instruction pages can only be swiped

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App used to work well

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App stopped working after update

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Update disabled access to view news feed

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Accidentally touched something while using first time

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Cannot see any news feeds

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Hate latest update

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App no longer allows viewing news feed

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App used to be liked

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App is being deleted

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Weather halfway comes up

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Weather part is harder to navigate

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Too much news feed with no organization

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Not worth space on phone

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Hire a professional

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Used interns or high school kid to develop update

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Usability research needed

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Dumping garbage on audience

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Deserve better from KATU

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Giving one star because zero stars not choice

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Deleting app because version is that bad

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Slow to load

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Too many graphics

Bug

Difficult to navigate

Bug

Ruined a good thing

Bug

New version is a step backward

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New version is a step backward in speed

Bug

New version is a step backward in ease of use

Bug

More graphics means less information

Bug

More scrolling

Bug

Lags a lot more than older version

Bug

Frequently freezes for a few seconds

Bug

More ads injected

Bug

App is a necessary evil

Bug

Simple, clean, user friendly

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Straight to the point

Bug

Don't update with horrid update

Bug

Needs more work

Bug

Actual link to story when told to see site

Bug

App removed ability to go back from first news story

Bug

App is stuck

Bug

One of the best news apps

Bug

Video links in stories

Bug

Great quality video

Bug

Easy to navigate

Bug

Primary source of news

Bug

Beats out Oregonlive app, Kptv

Bug

Previously sucked, now it really works

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Glad it was improved

Bug

Stopped updating content

Bug

Get news elsewhere

Bug

Local feed is liked

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Works well

Bug

Not crashing

Bug

Local Camas news section

Bug

New version has issues

Bug

Crashing every time opening story

Bug

Liked old version better

Bug

User friendly

Bug

Easy to get to other news stories

Bug

Does what it should do

Bug

Similar format to Katu website

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Delivers Katu news to idevice

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Restaurant Report Card missing

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Great information on hand

Bug

Haven't experienced any bugs

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Don't see what was wrong with previous app

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Enjoy KATU

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No problems with new one

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Fast switching capabilities

Bug

Not reloading the app each time it's opened

Bug

Text appears vertical instead of normally horizontal

Bug

Reading is impossible

Bug

Bug needs to be fixed ASAP

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Not flooded with negative feedback

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Old Katu news app is still usable

Bug

New app is fixed

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App gets through Apple's review

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Requested Features

148 requests

Fix auto updates

Feature

Fix app crashes after ads

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Fix confirmation email delivery

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Fix AI article writing

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Fix typos and spelling errors

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Fix bias in reporting

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Fix Wi-Fi connection issues

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Fix black boxes in articles

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Fix sound in live broadcast

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Fix portrait mode only issue

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Fix looping advertisements

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Fix main newsfeed page layout

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Fix stale articles

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Fix dated app appearance

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Fix inconsistent content

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Fix video playback

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Fix layout for newer iPhones

Feature

Fix ads redirecting to App Store

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Fix alerts not opening articles

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Fix article links freezing

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Fix tutorial screen issues

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Improve speed and reduce scrolling

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Reduce ads

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Fix slow loading

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Improve navigation

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Fix vertical text display

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Make app user-friendly

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Complete the app development

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Fix weather forecast issues

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Add landscape mode support

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Fix restaurant report card

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Enable fast switching capabilities

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Fix bugs in app

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Fix app not updating

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Fix app not opening

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Fix app freezing after ads

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Fix app not opening past logo page

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Fix app crashing immediately

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Fix app not loading past white logo screen

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Fix app crashing when opening weather forecast

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Fix ads appearing as black rectangles

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Fix black boxes with no text

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Fix no sound in live broadcast

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Fix app not re-orienting to landscape

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Fix commercial advertisement looping

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Fix app not allowing to get to stories

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Fix lies from left-leaning organization

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Fix right wing garbage

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Fix biased Sinclair driven news

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Fix Trump TV

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Fix difficult newsfeed page

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Fix old and stale articles

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Fix awful app for KATU

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Fix pop-up with news, but article not found

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Fix search results for old articles

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Fix underlying code

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Fix landscape mode on iPad

Feature

Fix current temperature displaying '?'

Feature

Fix no current forecast text

Feature

Fix app not finished

Feature

Fix weather part harder to navigate

Feature

Fix too much news feed with no organization

Feature

Fix slow to load

Feature

Fix too many graphics

Feature

Fix difficult to navigate

Feature

Fix ruined a good thing

Feature

Fix lags and freezes

Feature

Fix more ads injected

Feature

Fix app is a necessary evil

Feature

Fix poor update

Feature

Fix embarrassing app

Feature

Fix junk app

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Fix garbage app

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Fix unusable app

Feature

Fix defective app

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Fix annoying app

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Fix frustrating app

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Fix horrible app

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Fix terrible app

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Fix awful app

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Fix bad version

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Fix worst app

Feature

Fix disappointment

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Fix app not working on iPad

Feature

Fix instruction pages only swipable

Feature

Fix app stopped working after update

Feature

Fix disabled access to view news feed

Feature

Fix accidental touch during first time use

Feature

Fix hate latest update

Feature

Fix not worth space on phone

Feature

Fix hire a professional

Feature

Fix interns or high school kid developed update

Feature

Fix usability research

Feature

Fix dumping garbage on audience

Feature

Fix deserve better

Feature

Fix one star because zero stars not choice

Feature

Fix deleting app because version is bad

Feature

Fix step backward in speed

Feature

Fix step backward in ease of use

Feature

Fix more graphics means less information

Feature

Fix more scrolling

Feature

Fix lags a lot more

Feature

Fix frequently freezes

Feature

Fix more ads injected

Feature

Fix simple, clean, user friendly

Feature

Fix straight to the point

Feature

Fix don't update with horrid update

Feature

Fix needs more work

Feature

Fix actual link to story when told to see site

Feature

Fix removed ability to go back from first news story

Feature

Fix stuck

Feature

Fix best news apps ever used

Feature

Fix video links in stories

Feature

Fix great quality video

Feature

Fix easy to navigate

Feature

Fix primary source of news

Feature

Fix beats out Oregonlive app, Kptv

Feature

Fix previously sucked, now it really works

Feature

Fix glad it was improved

Feature

Fix stopped updating content

Feature

Fix get news elsewhere

Feature

Fix local feed is liked

Feature

Fix works well

Feature

Fix not crashing

Feature

Fix local Camas news section

Feature

Fix new version has issues

Feature

Fix crashing every time opening story

Feature

Fix liked old version better

Feature

Fix user friendly

Feature

Fix easy to get to other news stories

Feature

Fix does what it should do

Feature

Fix similar format to Katu website

Feature

Fix delivers Katu news to idevice

Feature

Fix restaurant report card

Feature

Fix great information on hand

Feature

Fix haven't experienced any bugs

Feature

Fix don't see what was wrong with previous app

Feature

Fix enjoy KATU

Feature

Fix no problems with new one

Feature

Fix fast switching capabilities

Feature

Fix not reloading app each time opened

Feature

Fix text appears vertical instead of horizontal

Feature

Fix reading impossible

Feature

Fix bug needs to be fixed ASAP

Feature

Fix not flooded with negative feedback

Feature

Fix old Katu news app

Feature

Fix new app is fixed

Feature

Fix gets through Apple's review

Feature

FAQ

What does the KATU News app do?

The app delivers instant news, weather, and sports updates. It allows users to watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and stay informed about local and national events.

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 is also designed to be faster and easier to use.

Is the KATU News app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. However, it does display advertisements.

What kind of news and information does the app provide?

The app provides local and national news, up-to-the-minute weather conditions including hourly and daily forecasts with live radar, and sports updates. It also includes traffic information.

Can I watch live news broadcasts on the app?

Yes, the app features live streaming of newscasts, allowing you to watch live broadcasts directly on your mobile device.