Honolulu Star-Advertiser for Android

Informative local news

Timely news although slanted towards a liberal bias

I don’t understand how this app has a relatively high review. This app is amazingly inferior relative to other news app. 1) No dark mode; this is available in many other news-apps and it seems there aren’t plans to update this app with a dark mode option. 2) TOO MANY ADS! Granted, funding is probably a challenge for the newspaper, but when I pay for a subscription, I’m hoping to see no ads. Yes, old times, we paid for the paper and ads were in it. But like I said, “old times.” We’re not in those times anymore so change and adapt to modern times. I rank apps high based on whether the owners create an app that satisfies people with different opinions. If someone doesn’t like dark mode, the app provides the light option. If they want the dark mode, they have that option. In this app’s case, it only satisfies people who like bright mode. So why would I give the app a high rating? Same with ads.

Better than not having an app. Howerer, “for sale adds” still annoyingly pop up and disrupt the article that I’m reading.

Love having local news so readily available. Wish it would load faster and not go blank so often