# WTNH News 8 — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of WTNH News 8 by LIN Television Corporation, rated 4.60/5 from 18,694 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wtnh-news-8/id488522642/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wtnh-news-8/id488522642.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14,273 · 4★ 2,465 · 3★ 936 · 2★ 349 · 1★ 671 ## What do users think of WTNH News 8? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Convenient for getting local news and weather updates - 🚀 Quick access to news and information - 💡 Useful for ex-pats to stay connected with home - 👍 Reliable and trusted news source **Cons** - 🐛 Weather videos and live streams often don't work - 🔍 Difficulty finding specific news articles or stories - 📢 Too many intrusive ads and notifications - 🔍 Cluttered and confusing layout after recent updates **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or freezes when trying to access certain features - Outdated or incorrect news and weather content - Inconsistent performance across different devices **Most requested features** - Ability to customize notification settings - Improve video playback and live stream functionality - Provide more comprehensive weather information - Restore previous user-friendly layout and navigation ## Newest reviews (18 of 96) ### 2/5 — No sound *2026-03-30, version 505.0.0* I don’t have sound on my MacBook Air. Is there an adjustment in the app maybe somewhere? ### 2/5 — No longer working *2025-11-24, version 502.0.2* As of last week you added email address needed to get live news. I have entered it numerous times and still only get the commercial break black screen. I am missing your morning drive ! Please fix the app, so I can watch again. ### 2/5 — Chasing WFSB down the clickbait trash chute *2025-06-01* This app has become absolutely exhausting as you have chased WFSB down the miserable pothole-ridden road of tabloid-quality clickbait. I do not need to know every single time someone dies on some back road that no one drives on. If you want to report traffic, great. If you want to report on road death statistics and advocate for safer driving habits, fantastic. I do not need a push notification when someone in Windham is hurt because a tree fell on them, nor is it ethical to be reporting on it. This is tabloid garbage. I don’t want to turn off notifications because I don’t want to be out of the loop on CT news, and I already disabled WFSB long ago for this exact “reporting”. I always found your notifications to be more helpful and newsworthy, but lately this has completely changed. I am heartbroken that this is what our local news is, and I hope with everything I have that I never have to see a loved one’s final (or near final) moment used for ad revenue like this. ### 4/5 — Good for ct *2024-04-13, version 500.3.0* I always use news 8 but for some reason every time I open the weather tab in my app, the app shuts down. ### 1/5 — Not good *2024-03-02, version 500.1.4* Not good ### 4/5 — Weather videos don’t always work *2024-02-27, version 500.1.1* The only trouble I’ve ever had with this app is the weather videos. Sometimes an incorrect video is posted, such as one from a different day, or there is no sound. These issues seem to happen less than they used to, or maybe I’ve just gotten used to it? However now if I click on the ‘weather’ tab, it closes the app. Not an issues if I click on the main weather headline on the front page, only if I click on the tab on the bottom. Otherwise we like this app and channel, just a few fixes would be great. ### 1/5 — crashing app *2024-02-24, version 500.1.1* app keeps crashing when i try to see the weather after new update ### 2/5 — New update. *2024-02-23, version 500.1.1* It keeps crashing every time I press the weather category. What’s up with that? ### 1/5 — Weather “button” glitch *2024-02-22, version 500.1.1* Have to agree with the recent reviewers. Seems there is a bug after what may have been an update and the app crashes when I hit the weather “button” ### 1/5 — Last review 2/2024 *2024-02-22, version 500.1.1* What ever you did to update your making me choose breaking news and weather updates has locked the screen on the weather screen. It has no option to continue. So now I can’t even view the news. I tried deleting the app and reinstalling it. It’s still displaying open in the App Store. I think you still have a few more bugs to fix ### 1/5 — Buggy with latest update *2024-02-17, version 500.1.1* This last update has a bug that kicks you out of the app when you tap on weather tab ### 3/5 — Watching livestream has disappeared *2024-02-16, version 500.1.1* Wonder what happened? ### 1/5 — 2hr Delay *2023-04-20, version 41.19.0* Why is the app 2 hrs behind the actual time? It use to be current when you start the app up. So frustrating This has been happening since the last update. ### 1/5 — Local news *2023-03-09, version 41.17.1* Why has this app made it so hard to read the local news? ### 2/5 — I used to love it but not as much anymore *2023-01-31, version 41.16.0* This app was great, especially being able to see the live feeds certain times of the day. But now that has been replaced by Watch-Now, with commercial/ads between every 1 to 2min story, it is annoying… it’s mostly useless unless I’m searching for a particular story or weather condition. My rating went from 5 to 2 stars ### 1/5 — Live stream disappeared *2023-01-27, version 41.16.0* Where did the morning live stream go? Also, the weather videos that are posted are old. ### 2/5 — LIVE stream *2023-01-20, version 41.16.0* ICan no longer find where the LIVE news stream is, the whole purpose for me having this app ### 3/5 — What Happen *2023-01-13, version 41.16.0* Did I miss the memo? What happened to the live morning daily news? I usually click on live now and it’s showing old news. Why take the daily news away. I watch every morning but now I can’t. My cable service doesn’t have a contract with news 8 so that’s why I watched it on my phone from this app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — disappointed *2026-07-23, version 509.0.0* I downloaded the app because there was an article that I wanted to follow; but every time I tapped I found myself looking at another ad; not the experience I expected; app has been deleted ### 1/5 — For every meaningful notifications there are 5+ clickbait tabloid garbage notifs *2025-12-27, version 503.0.1* This app has become absolutely exhausting as you have chased WFSB down the miserable pothole-ridden road of tabloid-quality clickbait. I do not need to know every single time someone dies on some back road that no one drives on. If you want to report traffic, great. If you want to report on road death statistics and advocate for safer driving habits, fantastic. I do not need a push notification when someone in Windham is hurt because a tree fell on them, nor is it ethical to be reporting on it. This is tabloid garbage. I don’t want to turn off notifications because I don’t want to be out of the loop on CT news, and I already disabled WFSB long ago for this exact “reporting”. I always found your notifications to be more helpful and newsworthy, but lately this has completely changed. I am heartbroken that this is what our local news is, and I hope with everything I have that I never have to see a loved one’s final (or near final) moment used for ad revenue like this. I’m re-upping this rating and downgrading this from 2 stars to one star because I just got a push notification that 2 dogs died in some house fire an hour away from me. Even if it happened in town, why is that newsworthy? How awful for the family that their tragedy just became your clickbait to sell ads. This is contributing to the epidemic of anxiety and overall misery today. I think I’m just deleting this. I have other sources for local news. I don’t see to see this stuff. ### 1/5 — U tube tv *2025-10-31, version 502.0.0* Time to negotiate too many people are hurt because when I can’t see you ### 1/5 — Broke *2024-11-12, version 500.6.0* Latest news app opens then goes to a blank screen. ### 1/5 — Watch Now doesn’t work *2024-08-05, version 500.4.0* App plays an advertisement, then shows “News 8 wtnh.com WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK”. Nothing else. No live stream. ### 1/5 — App problems *2024-04-14, version 500.3.0* The weather portion of the app keeps closing/crashing Miss my WTNH weather ### 1/5 — No weather? *2024-04-12, version 500.3.0* If I try to see the weather, the app crashes for the past few weeks, every time. ### 1/5 — No live option *2024-03-19, version 500.1.4* App doesn’t allow live viewing for some reason or freezes. If not it says we’ll be right back and nothing happens. ### 1/5 — Weather tab still bugged *2024-03-18, version 500.1.4* Please fix your weather tab! Been crashing for a while now! Come on guys! ### 1/5 — Crashes on weather *2024-03-02, version 500.1.4* Can’t click on the weather it just crashes. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love you guys but *2024-03-05, version 500.1.4* I can’t get your weather to stay up it keeps forcing the app close ### 5/5 — What have u done *2024-02-16, version 500.1.1* I can’t view the weather anymore the second I press on it I get booted out of the app I can do everything else but view my weather and that pisses me off cause this app is all I use for the weather updates so FIX IT PLEASE AND LIKE NOW ### 5/5 — Honoring the Fallen Heroes of Law Enforcement *2021-01-16, version 40.35.570056960* Great story to recognize the special talent of Loren and the 9/11 First Responder who never forgets the fallen heroes with the blankets of comfort for their family. ### 5/5 — Channel 8 review *2021-01-14* I love Channel right. Their news media tries to stay neutral as much as possible and their weather is always on a positive look even if it’s gonna be bad. Sam is the best weatherman of all the networks. Very positive and moves around the screen so you can see the whole Ct. The others including one of your stand on the south eastern side of the State so you can’t see the Newlondon Norwich area . But that is the only negative thing I have to say about the station. Dennis House will be a definite improvement in the overall presentation. Keep up the good work. ### 5/5 — 5 Stars *2020-12-17, version 40.35.570056960* Been Watching Forever Love You Guys ### 5/5 — True *2020-02-15, version 40.34.380050598* With all the fake news on TV, Channel 8 is always True. Walter Cronkite True. Old School True for sure. Give us all sides of the story. Regardless of where it goes. Truth will win out in history. ### 5/5 — Quick news *2020-01-13, version 40.34.260049997* Knowing what’s going on in the New Haven area keeps me updated on traffic & actvities ### 5/5 — My favorite channel news *2019-10-10, version 40.33.550047032* I like the channel 8 see news whether etc ### 5/5 — Falling apart *2019-09-23, version 40.33.550047032* Not really up to par the latest changes. Horrible job of setting up new app. Sorry I rated 1 instead of 5 (which I rated 5 few years ago. ### 5/5 — News and weather *2019-09-04, version 40.33.530045943* The wtnh team delivers with warmth and conciseness in both news weather. --- *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 2026-08-28.*