No option to disable spoilers
If you’re going to post sports score lines as “breaking news” then there should be an option to disable that. A bit ridiculous to have sports notifications disabled and still get sports headlines.
The app developers wiped all my favourites!!
This app is a disgrace! the people who designed it need to be held accountable. i've had years worth of saved interviews stored in the app but the app developers wiped everything in their latest update? Why?
Also now you can't even enlarge the screen to see the photographs as that is jammed solid. Why?
The app is actually quite hard to navigate when you are new to it. But I've used this app for several years now I am bitterly disappointed in what's happened. I suggest RNZ get rid of these incompetent developers and hire a new team because they have dropped the ball. It's an appalling update!
Also now you can't even enlarge the screen to see the photographs as that is jammed solid. Why?
The app is actually quite hard to navigate when you are new to it. But I've used this app for several years now I am bitterly disappointed in what's happened. I suggest RNZ get rid of these incompetent developers and hire a new team because they have dropped the ball. It's an appalling update!
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Update deleted my queued list
Been using the RNZ app for years, mainly for curating my own replay radio list from favourite shows on NatRad. Shocked to open the app this morning to find … nothing! Update on Friday last had wiped 70+ items from my “to listen” list, along with all my bookmarked shows. WTF? Boring commute to work followed, as I painstakingly re-selected stuff I wanted to hear. Better not be wiped again (might have to drop RNZ and listen to ZB … as-if)
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Dynamic text size needed
Awesome app, though can we just have a way to change text size, please asap, thank you!
Fine but some glitches…
I’ve been delighted with this app as a great source of news though some odd problems on my ipad:
1. Leaving the app and returning later in the day does not reset and update the news unless quit the app completely and re-open
2. This is a new one, didn’t happen on earlier versions. News articles which send to a ‘read the article’ link rather then directly to article text open a full page catalogue of ‘RNZ Sections’ right over the top of the text…rendering it useless. This did not happen on previous version, and has never happened on the android version.
1. Leaving the app and returning later in the day does not reset and update the news unless quit the app completely and re-open
2. This is a new one, didn’t happen on earlier versions. News articles which send to a ‘read the article’ link rather then directly to article text open a full page catalogue of ‘RNZ Sections’ right over the top of the text…rendering it useless. This did not happen on previous version, and has never happened on the android version.
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Notification spam
I set my notification settings up to be breaking news only. It seems pretty much everything is classified as this, for example “is your predictive text getting worse? you’re not imagining it” doesn’t seem like breaking news.
Crashes on open
It’s been crashing immediately on opening since the last update. Latest iOS, iPhone 15.
Still waiting for an update.
It’s a good app, when it’s working. Other than the repeated stories, which is a little unusual.
Still waiting for an update.
It’s a good app, when it’s working. Other than the repeated stories, which is a little unusual.
Why can’t I zoom images
Great app but only News app I know of where you cannot zoom images. Not great if your eyesight is poor :-(
Unreliable at opening
RNZ app will come up with error of “Something is wrong”. Pity
Not fit for purpose
This app is maddening and the state broadcaster has a responsibility to do better.
It frequently crashes, the audio stops all the time even when it says it’s playing, the search function is a joke, as is the ‘now playing’ function which often bears no resemblance to scheduling, not to mention the screen lock bug mentioned in many other reviews.
When was it last updated for god’s sake?!
It frequently crashes, the audio stops all the time even when it says it’s playing, the search function is a joke, as is the ‘now playing’ function which often bears no resemblance to scheduling, not to mention the screen lock bug mentioned in many other reviews.
When was it last updated for god’s sake?!
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Font size and UX issues
Good source of news, but the not size is way too small and not adjustable. It’s crazy this simple issue remains after all these years.
Also you can touch the text of a story and it will jump to another story without reason.
Boggles my mind that the developers don’t make the app more accessible. Better off using the website.
Also you can touch the text of a story and it will jump to another story without reason.
Boggles my mind that the developers don’t make the app more accessible. Better off using the website.
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Far too many notifications!
I like RNZ for its reporting of news, but… please stop notifying us about everything and anything! My notifications are set to “Breaking news” and yet I am getting tens of notifications per day! I have tried other notification settings but it doesn’t seem to make any difference: still tens of notifications per day! Sadly, others have reported this same issue several years ago and, clearly, nothing has ever been done about it. 😕 I have been using the app for years but I am getting closer and closer to uninstalling it. Just fed up with all those useless notifications!
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Good updates
What would make it even better is the option to increase font for app. Is that an option?
Excellent ad free news
Better than the any commercial nz news outlet
Drops Apple HomePod connection
Love the app and content, however I can’t play through the HomePods anymore. It connect then after a few seconds drops out. Have factory reset the HomePods multiple times to no avail. All other apps seem fine. Don’t know if this is a new bug? Not a huge issue but annoying.
Please add Dynamic Type
I love that you have added Dark Mode. This makes a big difference in reducing eye strain. So much nicer now to peruse the news at the end of the day.
UPDATE: please consider supporting the Dynamic Type accessibility setting. The font in your news articles is very small.
UPDATE: please consider supporting the Dynamic Type accessibility setting. The font in your news articles is very small.
No image zoom
Please please please let users select and zoom in on images within news articles. It is super frustrating not to be able to see details one couldn't see trivially on the website.
Terrible App for those with visual impairments.
In short, they’re basically excluding those users who have vision problems from using their App.
Although the app does implement choices for light or dark modes, there is no way to enlarge the article text font size.
This makes for one of the worst NA news content apps in the App Store.
Although the app does implement choices for light or dark modes, there is no way to enlarge the article text font size.
This makes for one of the worst NA news content apps in the App Store.
Mixed results
Cuts out of term. Chews through battery even when no audio playing
Customise notifications
My go-to app when it comes to NZ news. However, I really wish notifications could be customised. I have no interest in sports news and yet there are so many notifications about that topic. It regularly makes me want to disable notifications or even uninstall the app. Very frustrating.
