WKBN 27 First News for Android

This app continues to disappoint. Freezes, is clunky when moving from one heading to the next. Currently it won’t let me view at all, saying there is an update needed. When attempting to update, nothing happens besides watching the circle spin. Come on guys. You’re a media company. Get it together.

App won’t load . Deleted and redownloaded,same result. Needs fixed.

Having a video ad play with every single article I try to read is beyond annoying. I liked the app because I could pick and choose what to read when I could get to it—usually in bed—but now the videos playing either wake my husband or annoy the people around me throughout the rest of the day. My phone is always on silent mode, but that makes no difference, and this happens with each story I read. I understand needing ads, but one longer one upon opening the app would be less irritating than something playing with everything you open. Update 3/28/22 It’s no longer video ads but being there redirected to safari to an ad site when reading from the app with almost every article I read. Come on. Even commercial breaks on TV don’t come after each story.

No sense to send news alerts cause when you click on the alert it doesn’t take you to the article it just takes you to the site. You have to search the site for the article and HOPE it’s on there. Every time you do an update to this app you just make it worse instead of better

In the latest update lengthy video ads pop up, fill the whole screen and aren’t able to be closed while trying to read stories. Tried to read 2 stories this morning and that happened 5 times, I finally just gave up. I understand the need for advertising to create revenue, but if continues to be this aggressive I’ll just switch to another app for my news.