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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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.
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Every morning, as I’m listening, the app will just go silent — in the middle of a sentence — and nothing I can do will restore the sound. I need to turn off my cellphone, wait for it to restart, and then reopen the app.
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I finally gave up, discarded the app, and I have just downloaded it again from the App Store.
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Every morning, as I’m listening, the app will just go silent — in the middle of a sentence — and nothing I can do will restore the sound. I need to turn off my cellphone, wait for it to restart, and then reopen the app.
Today the app reopened to the Holiday Channel, and wouldn’t budge.
I finally gave up, discarded the app, and I have just downloaded it again from the App Store.
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