# WRDW News 12 26 — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of WRDW News 12 26 by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 3.40/5 from 157 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wrdw-news-12-26/id420938201/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wrdw-news-12-26/id420938201.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 68 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 37 ## What do users think of WRDW News 12 26? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great local news source - 👍 Keeps users informed - 👍 Love alerts - 👍 Up-to-date information - 👍 Easy to navigate - 👍 Nice layout - 👍 Good for staying in the know - 👍 Awesome app **Cons** - 👎 Too many advertisements - 👎 App crashes frequently - 👎 Unstable live stream - 👎 Content is old/seldom updated - 👎 Poor grammar and spelling - 👎 New app look is disliked - 👎 Difficult to find content - 👎 Ads drain battery - 👎 App requires location access - 👎 Notifications are overwhelming - 👎 App freezes often - 👎 Ads take over screen - 👎 Inconsistent streaming - 👎 Opening ads are unacceptable - 👎 Cannot zoom on images - 👎 Force closes on articles - 👎 App says virus - 👎 Junk content - 👎 Useless app when connection fails - 👎 Ads before news stories - 👎 Notifications don't lead to story - 👎 Full page ads are old - 👎 Live news crashes **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when opening - App force closes when clicking news articles - App won't load and force closes immediately - App crashes and resets iPhone - App says it's a virus - App constantly says no connection - Live stream is not stable - App crashes repeatedly since last update - Radar to road conditions not showing - App won't open after update - App crashes during an article - Streaming is inconsistent - App freezes constantly - Notifications don't take you to the story **Most requested features** - Add Picture in Picture for video - Allow pinch to zoom on images - Improve grammar and spelling in articles - Fix Spanish notifications issue - Allow users to control notification frequency - Improve ad placement and frequency - Make live news stream stable - Allow users to choose ad preferences ## Newest reviews (18 of 60) ### 2/5 — New Updated App *2026-03-21, version 5.0.2* I really do not like the new look of the app. I can’t find anything. I find that use it less and less. ### 2/5 — You can do better *2026-03-07* Very not what expected from y’all To many advertisements ### 2/5 — No Habla *2026-02-26, version 4.0.17* Why do I keep getting my notifications in Spanish. Cannot find anything in the settings to change it to English. The content on the app is strictly in English, you broadcast in English, why the hell aren’t the pushed notifications in English?????? Will most likely be deleting the app if this isn’t corrected. ### 4/5 — Good app please ad PIP for video *2025-02-11, version 4.0.17* Please update and allow Picture in Picture for video so I can still watch live news while checking on other things ### 3/5 — Constantly says no connection *2023-02-25, version 4.0.4* When it was good, it was good but now it has a pop up that says no connection try again. I deleted the app, reinstalled it and it’s still saying the same thing. Now it’s a useless app. ### 3/5 — Ads *2023-02-17, version 4.0.2* Ads take over and won’t let you look at the news ### 3/5 — Always Enjoy *2021-12-17, version 3.4.9* I always enjoy the News ### 3/5 — News 12 app *2021-09-23, version 3.4.7* The app in general is good, however it pushes ads that will drain your battery ### 1/5 — Not happy *2021-03-20, version 3.3.8* App won’t work unless you let them know your location. ### 2/5 — Virus alert *2021-01-16, version 3.3.6* I’ve had this app on my old phone for years. I just updated to a new phone (iPhone 12) and it’s saying the app a virus. I’m concerned not just for myself but, for others as well. Please check into this. ### 2/5 — Force closes *2020-09-15, version 3.3.2* Every time I open the app and click the news articles it force closes. How there isn’t a bug fix or app update yet I don’t know. Surely I’m not the only one with this problem. ### 3/5 — Needs update *2020-09-10, version 3.3.2* For the past couple weeks app won’t load and force close immediately. ### 1/5 — Fear mongering *2020-04-30, version 3.2.9* I don’t need 30 sec updates for every person within 100 miles of Plant Vogtle who gets tested, cured & died from the Rona. Please calm down with these alerts. 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️🤬 ### 1/5 — Useless *2020-01-05, version 3.2.9* I kept this app for about 2 hours before deleting it. If I couldn’t produce an app any better than this I would find another way to make a living ### 2/5 — Junk content and crashes too often *2019-10-14, version 3.2.7* There is an abundance of irrelevant ads and junk content to make browsing the app worthwhile for local content. It also likes to crash. ### 2/5 — Locks up *2019-07-03, version 3.2.4* I like the articles but lately it’s been unusable because it constantly freezes. ### 3/5 — Useful app except for one thing *2019-06-24, version 3.2.3* I'd give the app 4 stars except for one thing; when I get a notification about something live on the news at that moment and I immediately tap it, I have to watch a 30 second ad and by the time that's done, the story I wanted to watch is over. I understand the need for ads, but couldn't they start the news feed where they prompted me to watch so I could actually see the news they notified me about? That doesn't seem too difficult. ### 2/5 — App crashes *2019-05-23, version 3.2.2* Every now and then the app crashes when I try to open it, it has gotten so bad it reset my iPhone twice. Time to delete!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible App *2026-03-11, version 5.0.1* App developers are terrible!!!!! ### 1/5 — I don’t understand Spanish *2026-03-01, version 4.0.17* I keep getting my alerts in Spanish ### 1/5 — New format *2025-12-22, version 4.0.17* New format sucks! ### 1/5 — Accuracy *2023-11-16* Accuracy in articles not required by the press anymore. Spelling also out the window. Proper Grammar forget it. News 12/26 employees failed English in school. They also fail their readers with fake news. Keep up the stupid news and put the dunce caps back on. ### 1/5 — Used to be go-to for local news *2022-08-14, version 3.4.16* WRDW news app used to be my favorite for local news. Now there’s so many ads it’s hard to tell what’s news and what’s not. I finally just deleted it. When I want to read local news I go to the website because it’s easier to read. ### 1/5 — R Faircloth *2022-08-10, version 3.4.16* These articles are old and seldom updated ### 1/5 — Crashes *2021-11-21, version 3.4.8* Latest update causes it to crash while opening. ### 1/5 — Tickets for local events *2021-11-09, version 3.4.7* Couldn’t find any place on site for event tickets ### 1/5 — App only works when location is on…… *2021-07-27, version 3.4.6* Will be deleting! ### 1/5 — More About Ads than News *2021-04-12, version 3.3.9* I used to like this app, but it’s gotten to be so much about the ads, it’s hard to get to the news. With so many news sources out there, why do we need this kind of barrage of unwanted content? I was ok with the ads being at the bottom (sort of) but now you got to sit through a long ad before you can get to the story. Sorry, WRDW. I know you don’t care, but I gotta delete the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Riley Hale *2025-01-30, version 4.0.17* I am so happy with Riley. He cares about the animals and listens to me. He is awesome in my book. Anyone who listens is so important. I know I can contact him and he will check things out. Its nice to have someone listen to me. ### 5/5 — Cannot download WRDWNews *2019-10-19, version 3.2.7* I cannot down load WRDW it keeps Going off when I use app. I deleted App & now I cannot get it back ### 5/5 — News 12 & NBC 26 *2018-11-30, version 3.1.9* First class team with a great app. I really like the live radar & constant updates. I use it every day. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2018-09-13, version 3.1.9* Great way to stay up to date with everything going on in the CSRA. ### 5/5 — New to the area *2018-07-12, version 3.1.8* Just moved to the area and I’m loving this station — they keep me up to date on everything around the area and they’re fun to watch in the mornings. The push alerts are great because I can just glance at my phone real quick to be in the know. Keep it up! ### 5/5 — No complaints for it's Augusta news *2017-04-07, version 3.1.4* I njoy opening this app to stay in the know ### 5/5 — My link to 'what's happening' *2016-10-28, version 3.1.2* I love this app. I don't get a newspaper nor do I watch TV very much. This app does MORE than both TV and newspaper. I get up to the minute alerts of whatever I CHOOSE to keep abreast of. My ALERTS keep me aware of everything I NEED or WANT to know about. Thanks WRDW! ### 5/5 — Love it, warns me from traffic to weather!! *2016-05-03, version 3.0.1* It is really great!!! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-10-06, version 2.0.2* Great app keeps me well informed ### 5/5 — Great *2014-07-10, version 1.0* An outstanding local app. 😄😄😄 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-11.*