A battery-eating behemoth
Whatever happened in the last update turned this from a simply bloated streaming app into a power hog of monstrous proportions. Since upgrading, streaming has caused my battery to drain at alarming rates—so fast, even wireless charging can’t keep up—and my phone to overheat to the point I get on-screen warnings—even when switching from speaker to EarPods. All the things one is supposed to do to reset an iPhone in cases like this have so far failed. If WNYC doesn’t update this update soon, I will have to look for a technologically superior public radio app.
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SSpritni
Response from developer
Thanks for your feedback! It’s taken a while, but there’s a new version of the WNYC app that addresses these concerns. Give it a try and let us know what you think. If you’re still having problems after upgrading, you can email us at support@nypublicradio.org.
New Update, New Bugs…
Since the update to Version v5.0.0, more often than not clicking on a WNYC app notification redirects me to a Wagtail sign-in page in my device’s default browser. iPhone 16 running iOS 27.
Sschoowa
Outdated and Poorly Designed
This is one of the most poorly designed apps that I've ever used. If you browse or search for news, the stations most important news programs--Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition--do not even show up in the search. During this time when podcasts are so popular, WNYC and NPR seem to not what to do to reach audiences or make their shows easily assessable on their own app!!! Maybe WNYC should cheat and copy exactly the NYTimes does with their app because the NYT app is coming for your audience!!!
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TThemomentthat
Very glitchy live stream
The content on WNYC is A +. This review is specifically about the functionality of the app, which is poor. This has been true for previous versions and continues with the app overhaul that occurred and all updates.
The issue is with the audio not restarting when there is some interruption to the feed. For example, if you lose connection to WiFi/cell, if you get a call or text, you pause the feed, you switch from phone speaker to headphones or headphones to car etc, or any other such disruption.
Sometimes, you are lucky and the stream comes back on its own. Sometimes you are semi lucky and you just need to press play to continue. Routinely, you are unlucky and the audio won’t come back. You have to close the app and restart it.
And even when it does come back, you often have to re-listen to the intro advertisement, which is obviously annoying.
Honestly, no other audio app I use is this glitchy. I can only imagine that the generally high reviews are more so due to the content and perhaps other features, but the live stream is primarily what I use it for, and this type of glitch occurs every day, multiple times.
The issue is with the audio not restarting when there is some interruption to the feed. For example, if you lose connection to WiFi/cell, if you get a call or text, you pause the feed, you switch from phone speaker to headphones or headphones to car etc, or any other such disruption.
Sometimes, you are lucky and the stream comes back on its own. Sometimes you are semi lucky and you just need to press play to continue. Routinely, you are unlucky and the audio won’t come back. You have to close the app and restart it.
And even when it does come back, you often have to re-listen to the intro advertisement, which is obviously annoying.
Honestly, no other audio app I use is this glitchy. I can only imagine that the generally high reviews are more so due to the content and perhaps other features, but the live stream is primarily what I use it for, and this type of glitch occurs every day, multiple times.
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Ddomauc
Response from developer
Thanks for your feedback and dedicated listening! We just released an update that should make audio playback much more reliable when you get phone calls or notifications. Upgrade and let us know if that improves your experience.
The app no longer works
The app has kicked the bucket. The main page opens but the programs won't load. It is no longer functional. Please fix!
FUFrustrated User808
