UPDATE - 05/29/25 Issues with your app.
Update on 05/29/26.
You updated the app 2 weeks ago. Description says “less intrusive notifications”. That is NOT true. Your app is NOT sending less notifications. Still app is not optimized-taking more than 2 gigs !!! Still often iPhone gets different notifications than iPad. NONE OF THE ISSUES LISTED BELOW ARE FIXED.
1. Crazy amount of notifications - Are you kidding me? You send us notifications for every single thing. It’s 3:30 pm and I got 40+ for just this part of the day. That includes notifications for entertainment news and don’t require us to be notified. I definitely don’t need to be notified about Mormon wife show and it is definitely NOT newsworthy. If you don’t fix it, I am turning off notifications from your app and deleting your widget. Based on reviews I see here, I am not alone, many people complain about this. You going to lose subscribers if that is not fixed.
2. Your app is taking more than 2 gigs of space on iPads. That’s huge, why? Cannot you optimize it? WCPO app of the other local news station takes almost 10 times less space, but provides the same content.
3. I have your app installed on both iPhone and iPad. Very often notifications on iPhone are different than on iPad. On iPhone I would get notifications linked to some articles, but on iPad I would not even get notifications for those and vice versa, on iPad I am getting notifications linked to articles, but on iPhone I am not even getting notifications for the same news. Same apple account for both devices and the same settings for your app on both devices with notifications turned on.
Please fix those issues. They are important for users of your app.
You updated the app 2 weeks ago. Description says “less intrusive notifications”. That is NOT true. Your app is NOT sending less notifications. Still app is not optimized-taking more than 2 gigs !!! Still often iPhone gets different notifications than iPad. NONE OF THE ISSUES LISTED BELOW ARE FIXED.
1. Crazy amount of notifications - Are you kidding me? You send us notifications for every single thing. It’s 3:30 pm and I got 40+ for just this part of the day. That includes notifications for entertainment news and don’t require us to be notified. I definitely don’t need to be notified about Mormon wife show and it is definitely NOT newsworthy. If you don’t fix it, I am turning off notifications from your app and deleting your widget. Based on reviews I see here, I am not alone, many people complain about this. You going to lose subscribers if that is not fixed.
2. Your app is taking more than 2 gigs of space on iPads. That’s huge, why? Cannot you optimize it? WCPO app of the other local news station takes almost 10 times less space, but provides the same content.
3. I have your app installed on both iPhone and iPad. Very often notifications on iPhone are different than on iPad. On iPhone I would get notifications linked to some articles, but on iPad I would not even get notifications for those and vice versa, on iPad I am getting notifications linked to articles, but on iPhone I am not even getting notifications for the same news. Same apple account for both devices and the same settings for your app on both devices with notifications turned on.
Please fix those issues. They are important for users of your app.
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Issues with your app.
1. Crazy amount of notifications - Are you kidding me? You send us notifications for every single thing. It’s 3:30 pm and I got 40+ for just this part of the day. That includes notifications for entertainment news and don’t require us to be notified. I definitely don’t need to be notified about Mormon wife show and it is definitely NOT newsworthy. If you don’t fix it, I am turning off notifications from your app and deleting your widget. Based on reviews I see here, I am not alone, many people complain about this. You going to lose subscribers if that is not fixed.
2. Your app is taking more than 2 gigs of space on iPads. That’s huge, why? Cannot you optimize it? WCPO app of the other local news station takes almost 10 times less space, but provides the same content.
3. I have your app installed on both iPhone and iPad. Very often notifications on iPhone are different than on iPad. On iPhone I would get notifications linked to some articles, but on iPad I would not even get notifications for those and vice versa, on iPad I am getting notifications linked to articles, but on iPhone I am not even getting notifications for the same news. Same apple account for both devices and the same settings for your app on both devices with notifications turned on.
Please fix those issues. They are important for users of your app.
2. Your app is taking more than 2 gigs of space on iPads. That’s huge, why? Cannot you optimize it? WCPO app of the other local news station takes almost 10 times less space, but provides the same content.
3. I have your app installed on both iPhone and iPad. Very often notifications on iPhone are different than on iPad. On iPhone I would get notifications linked to some articles, but on iPad I would not even get notifications for those and vice versa, on iPad I am getting notifications linked to articles, but on iPhone I am not even getting notifications for the same news. Same apple account for both devices and the same settings for your app on both devices with notifications turned on.
Please fix those issues. They are important for users of your app.
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WAY too many notifications
One star just because the amount of notifications. The app itself is good and did not used to send so many notifications. I had to silence all notifications from this app because I was getting so many. There should at least be an option of what categories send notifications. 50+ a day is crazy. I get more notifications from this app than all my other apps combined. Please tone it down so I can turn notifications back on without being bombarded.
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Crazy amount of notifications
Are you kidding me? You send us notifications for every single thing. It’s 3:30 pm and I got 40+ for just this part of the day. That includes notifications for entertainment news and don’t require us to be notified. I definitely don’t need to be notified about Mormon wife show and it is definitely NOT newsworthy. If you don’t fix it, I am turning off notifications from your app and deleting your widget. Based on reviews I see here, I am not alone, many people complain about this. You going to lose subscribers if that is not fixed.
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Less notifications!!
Good app; way too many notifications. 162 notifications in the last week alone. Compare that to WCPO which sent 9. You need to better prioritize the local stories for what actually sends a push notification.
Not worth installing
Not sure why but far too many notifications of non-local stories. The app is Local 12, but too many posts on stories from out of state.
App doesn’t allow landscape mode? Are you kidding?
UPDATE 02/26/25
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND FOLLOWING UP!
The app now supports landscape mode.
Changing my rating from 1 star to 5.
So excited to start using your app for news.
Developers of this app, you know what year it is? Let me remind you it’s 2025 !!! Why this app doesn’t work in landscape mode? Do you assume that people only read news on their phones ? That assumption is very wrong. It is so much easier to read the news on tablet’s bigger screen and in landscape mode. That’s why many of us not using your app, but reading news on apps of the other local news stations. Look around, there is no apps anymore who doesn’t provide both portrait and landscape mode. Even your own weather app allows both modes. Can you please make your app present-day app.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND FOLLOWING UP!
The app now supports landscape mode.
Changing my rating from 1 star to 5.
So excited to start using your app for news.
Developers of this app, you know what year it is? Let me remind you it’s 2025 !!! Why this app doesn’t work in landscape mode? Do you assume that people only read news on their phones ? That assumption is very wrong. It is so much easier to read the news on tablet’s bigger screen and in landscape mode. That’s why many of us not using your app, but reading news on apps of the other local news stations. Look around, there is no apps anymore who doesn’t provide both portrait and landscape mode. Even your own weather app allows both modes. Can you please make your app present-day app.
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App doesn’t allow landscape mode? Are you kidding?
Developers of this app, you know what year it is? Let me remind you it’s 2025 !!! Why this app doesn’t work in landscape mode? Do you assume that people only read news on their phones ? That assumption is very wrong. It is so much easier to read the news on tablet’s bigger screen and in landscape mode. That’s why many of us not using your app, but reading news on apps of the other local news stations. Look around, there is no apps anymore who doesn’t provide both portrait and landscape mode. Even your own weather app allows both modes. Can you please make your app present-day app.
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Go to app
Always right to the point
News
Greetings I get to watch the news from my phone loving it smile
Not working
I have never had a problem with this app before. This week I haven’t been able to open it. I’ve deleted it and reopened thinking it might help, but nothing. I’m going to delete it and unfortunately go with channel 9. Not happy about that.
App is broken?
Installed the most recent update and now the app does not launch. It only shows a Local 12 banner and never gets past that screen.
Disappoints
Don’t get me wrong, I love WKRC but their news app sadly disappoints. Specifically the search function. You watch the news they tell you to check the app. Then you can find no reference to said story. I would normally chalk it up to user error if it wasn’t so prevalent. Watch WKRC. You’ll love the fair and I believe honest reporting. But look elsewhere if you need to revisit a local story after the broadcast.
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Never improves
This app gets worse with every update.
Atrocious app!
As much as I like 12 News I am frustrated with the extremely poor quality of this app. It requires extensive advertising viewing and the live stream is jerky at best.
I am deleting!
I am deleting!
No longer plays live news
The news feed attempts to play for a split second then goes to a blank screen. This is normally when an ad plays but rather than an ad, nothing happens.
UPDATED AGAIN Still only vertical view…..
December 14, 2023. Tried again- no revision. Antique App. Deleted again. Maybe next year! ?
April 3, 2023-Downloaded app once again hoping that it had been updated to include an horizontal view option that I prefer (as all your competitors’ apps offer)…..NOPE- deleted.
April 3, 2023-Downloaded app once again hoping that it had been updated to include an horizontal view option that I prefer (as all your competitors’ apps offer)…..NOPE- deleted.
Unprompted ads
The app keeps auto playing ads without trying to watch video feeds.
Not great
For crying out loud, update the Local News and Nation & World feeds! They haven’t changed in 2 weeks. They only update Sports and Entertainment. I’m going to check out some other apps.
Too Irritating To Use
Lately this app has become unusable on my iPad because every time a story is opened most of the content is squeezed out by an ad video, requiring you to scroll up and down to read the actual content. Other local TV news apps are more user-friendly. Ugh.
