Great Content. Backward-facing App
I’m a 25+ year devotee of KPCC/LAist, but the app is barely useable for keeping up with live news. It used to be amazing before the pandemic and would cache audio and let you rewind for anything you missed. Now, you’re better off waiting until those shows are archived as a podcast (and hoping you don’t forget, for a topic that might be less current when you get back to it.) It stops on my phone constantly, and then you usually have to listen to a 30-60 sec commercial to get back to the stream (so if you’re switching from the car radio to listening ‘on foot’ you miss what you may have been hoping to hear before you switched- happens constantly.) I’m a person who works on foot a lot, so I’ve had to divorce myself from caring about the content (which is tough for a 15-yr $15/mo contributor.) It was so bad, I switched to Audials (which records), but that started glitching, so I’m back for the pain of this app.
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Frustrating to use through Apple Play
I am surprised at all the glowing reviews because I have been continually frustrated using the app. My number one use is while driving when out of range of a good signal (or traveling away from stations). So often, instead of live streaming, I get an ad on repeat every time I hit play. Driving in my car, I don’t want options (not that there are many) - I want one button for live streaming. Period. I understand I may need to listen to an ad before joining the live program and that should be it - play the ad and jump to the live content. Instead, the app often plays the ad and stops. Hit play again and get the ad, again and stop. Repeat this cycle until I give up. I love LAist and want to keep listening even when I am unable to receive the signal - and mostly I am unable to do that.
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Great radio. Ever more intrusive app
I'm a sustaining member of LAist. Was a broadcast circle member. I can't believe how much advertising they insist I listen to when using this app. Used to be occasional. Now it's every time I open the app. And donating doesn't let you opt out. You think this is helping? Clearly burning good will.
CarPlay issues
Was working fine now all of a sudden doesn’t work for CarPlay. Maybe an update is needed?
Great Support/Great App!
I recently reported an issue with the app. It was immediately responded to and not long after that it was fixed!
App doesn’t work very well.
I repeatedly have difficulty getting the live broadcast to work on the app. I even deleted the app and reinstalled it, and it still works just as badly. I don’t have problems making other apps work.
The app is bad
Great news, incredible reporting, but the app is so so bad. Every article you click can’t be read in app - it launches a browser within the app. There’s no way to search for articles within the app, there’s also a limit on the ones you can see. The website is great, the app is not.
Easy to use - but CarPlay broken
App is fine but unusable under CarPlay. Live radio station only plays the ad read and then stops.
Best News App
This is the best, least biased source of news available from real journalists. It’s a tough time for staying informed and LAist makes a balanced palate possible, the bitter, sour, and sweet, with none too overwhelming.
Same Old Performance Issues
App is still sometimes glitchy. Some shows like The Daily no longer seem to work. Podcasts still often stop after they begin and take a while to resume.
Vital app for news
I love having access to news and audio through the app.
Carplay awful
why would I have to push the screen several times to play and to get around the ads? Has anyone at LAist use this with CarPlay?
Reliable Source of Local News
Great investigative reporting and my go-to for what’s happening in LA.
More stable less usable
The bug fixes are a great idea, but the new user interface is just getting worse and worse. A cluttered screen, the most functional buttons made the tiniest with shifting labels because they are context dependent. A good example of this bad design is that you have to enable Favorites in a Settings every time there’s an upgrade because the default is to disable favorites. Like a lot of apps today, the function of the interface is to promote things not to access things. I guess you could say the ethos of this app is favorites are disabled by default.
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Great content, unfortunate promos
I love LAist (preferred the call letters KPPC). The app’s content is fantastic, which is why I contribute monthly. It’s just unfortunate that listeners have to wait through promotional ads for the content before being allowed to access it. Also, it takes more taps and searching to find recorded shows than it should.
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Great station - buggy app
LAist is my go to station - always - but the number of times I have to delete and fully reinstall this app just to get it working again is insane. I run a software business, it’s not this hard to deliver a good consumer app on iOS.
Home
Listening here in Vienna. Miss Home. Stay strong!
Good station
It’s from Pasadena California and it’s very representative of that part of LA
LAist for life
The highest standards of reporting on critical local, statewide and national happenings. Always offers great pieces on the community and culture of LA and socal. Grateful to have access to LAist from anywhere in the world. Keeps me feeling close to home.
Fantastic
LAIST is informative, entertaining, and reliable. The reporters are true journalists interested in facts and truths, and journalistic integrity. I’ve moved 2000 miles away from LA and still listen to it.
