So far so good. You listened to your reviewers. Enjoying the ability to read the article as well as watching the video, allowing the user that make the choice. I love the fact that you've reduced the advertisements and placed them in the lower portion of the page, no more intrusive pop ups in the middle of the articles while I'm reading. These adds were so annoying almost to the point of stopping me from using the app. to obtain my news. It looks like you've done your homework and retained the important features, removed the annoying ones and added the correct number of fixes and updates. Now if you can make minor refinements over time along with a few intuitive updates to remain current we'll have a positive award winning app. Congratulations
Response to GINNEC , ACCUSING WHTM OF BEing too liberal .
It depends on how we define liberal. I mainly watch WHTM for my local news and givE WHTM credit for its balance balance its direction down the centrist lane. Being critical of Trump has become a necessity , as his ego is too unstable to handle the job. Trump’s incompetence and refusal to face the reality that this pandemic is a crisis deserves much press coverage. Trump’s mismanagement of the pandemic is the most newsworthy event since 911. Even though I’m a democrat I wish that trump had succeeded because we all could’ve benefitted if Trump had succeeded .
Since I am blocked by the greed war between your owners and Directv. It would be great if I could stream my otherwise favorite news cast. I’m having to go to another local channel in the meantime. Would rather be watching your broadcast.
This app worked fine until this update . It seems like it is more happy throwing a Sheply pop up in your face every time you open up the app, than it is just doing what it is supposed to be doing , giving you the news. I had this app opened twice today reading a story and both times it automatically closed the app after about a minute or so. Try really fixing the bugs and get rid of that stupid pop up at the beginning of opening your app up, it’s old already. If this auto closing continues I will be forced erase this app off of my iPad altogether.
I like to watch your weather. The only problem is you do not do the weather for Berks County in Bernville. We watch you from our antenna. The news we get from our satellite is all Philadelphia news and we are not interested in that news. I was originally from Newville and I still have family there. I like the news from Cumberland County.
I get a push notification from ABC27 about a tornado watch my area is under. I clicked the notification only to be met with a full page ad that I had to wait to go away to see the important information. No thanks. I’m done with your less than stellar app with the full page ad when ever I open it, especially when it can effect my safety. Uninstalled as Harrisburg has much better news apps.
There’s so much wading to do just to read one story. There’s so many really annoying ads and gross click bait, that the bad visual experience isn’t worth the stress of trying to find out local news. Their website is the same. Would rather never go to their digital content than have to see so much click bait and ads. Clean it up! Can hardly tune in live so want to get news online.
Since channel 27 was taken off my dish network the only way I can watch it is on my phone it’s not the same but it’s one of my favorite channels abc27 news and weather
Too many notifications about their digital sight/notifications.
We are getting annoyed by our phones going off all Day and Evening with notifications about Channel 27 new digital system. Please have it stopped or we will delete the app Why did you send notice of Bidens town notice but made no notice of President Trump bein on another network. I’m retired from my company but will talk to or current directors to stop any and all advertising on your ABC affiliate station. SHAME on you!
With this app I prefer to read most of the articles, but the pesky videos at the top of the screen, once entering a story, automatically play. And there is sound, even if your phone is on vibrate. I’d love the setting for the ads and video to be automatically paused and then the user can select to play the video if they wish.
I had ABC27 REACHING OUT TO HELP every time I called. Golf tournaments for NATIONAL M. S., cookies to send our Men & Women in Combat, Dennis OWENS and his team said we need Home Made Christmas Cookies to send our Troops and people from 4 States came RUNNING IN 2 weeks we had over 700 Lbs. of THE BEST HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS COOKIES IN THE AIR. THANK YOU 904 for helping, THANK YOU DENNIS ABC27. Ted Anspach
The app provides a lot of great news. However, when I open up a story on my iPad, the font is very large and often I cannot read the story. The font change icon just makes it worse. In the App Store they give you a link for app support, which just goes to the ABC27 website, which has no link for app support - poor support! No app support!
I used to use this app all the time to check my local news- it did just what I wanted it to do- quickly showed me local news stories. Now it gets slower and slower as I read the articles, with some times they hardly load at all- I just get the stories image at the top of the article and grey lines where text should be. Basically, it’s almost not worth using!
Especially when you open the app and the first thing you have to do is swipe away a lawyer. The info is good but the design leaves a lot for improvement
App is absolutely unusable, unreliable, unresponsive, and useless. The news they say is on the app on their newscasts is missing, the other features are a joke and the app is a platform to serve ads, not news. I recommend those that have it delete it and those looking at it go somewhere else for news from the area.
I stopped using it. It takes a long time to load up then the first thing you have to deal with is the ad. It is slow as far as up to date radar ( 10 minutes or so late), and is on an older google map landcover.
I have always watched ABC, but you have all gotten to Liberal. I can’t stand the brow bearing of Trump. I only watch it for weather anymore. No news. I turn the channel to the ID channel, or watch my recorded shows. This is the way it will stay Until it changes on your end. Thank you Ginny Clark
Sorry I was a multi day user but rarely check now as harder to navigate and view. Classic example of probably a new manager who wants to impress with changes and is not from our area and doesn't understand the viewers. Get rid of the pop up ad at beginning especially the same ad.
Decent app. But the 30 seconds for every news clip is so annoying that I just switched to the cbs news. I understand the app needs to make money. But I thought all the pop ads were good enough. No worries still a decent app. Just not for me!!
The volume keeps cutting off in the middle of the news… If you back out and go back in to try and fix the issue… it plays more commercials before it lets you get back to the news. They should just have the whole morning news recorded so you can play straight through then. I really hate this app… I just want to see the news without having to back in an out to get it to work! And stop playing the same commercial over and over again!
Since iOS 17.2 released your app is not working. Must shut down my phone and once restarted it takes almost 5 minutes for you app to respond and function properly. Please fix this bug.
What is wrong with your traffic app. Nothing opens at all. You cover the same stories at 5, 5:30 and 6. During one of those times could you please report that your WEB page traffic app is down so viewers get something relevant.
The latest updates have made notifications not work as requested. I keep getting notified about the digital center when I have turned off the notification for it. Every night I’m notified I go in and check and yes it’s turned off. Please fix this. Super annoying.
Why isn’t this available on my Apple TV but on every other apple device?? It’s a pain to stream it from my iPhone or iPad to my Apple TV it keep going off and on for some reason. Searching for it on Apple TV still can’t find it
Inconsistent performance. The app frequently shuts down and won’t start unless you turn-off and restart the ipad. Also, multiple videos will seemingly start playing spontaneously and won’t stop unless the iPad is turned off.
You have the most accurate weather for our area! Use it all the time for the forecast. That stupid attorney add needs to go... very annoying. Would be 4 stars without that...
News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The abc27 News mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. abc27 News delivers local news and weather for Central Pennsylvania, plus state, sports, consumer, and health news. FEATURES: • Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. • Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. • On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.
