WCVB NewsCenter 5 - Boston App Reviews

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Eliminate the video advertisement. Does ANYONE actually watch, instead of immediately closing, the advertisement that usually plays after the app opens? I hope the advertising revenue is worth annoying users every time they open the app. Minus one star for that advertisement. News-wise the app is not bad & relatively easy to navigate. For 40+ years I watched Chet & Nat & Heather & Ed etc. Last year I moved back to Chicago. It's nice to stay up to date with local news, sports & weather as well as closures & other items and to watch live WCVB video feed.

Room for improvement. Great for big news stories, not so much for more local news. Could be broken into better groups for ease of what bad or sad things make for stories. Hate to watch longer ads instead of any news story. Lose interest and close especially if same ad more than once. I choose rarely if ever to watch any clips. Too many non important ad banner breaking news pop ups. And lastly after reading a story, this does not remember where I left off and brings you to start.

Disjointed. The app on the iPad very difficult to navigate. Often click on a story and there will be some text but the rest of the story will be missing. Just clicked on a story now and after three sentences, the article ended midsentence. There is no ‘More’ button to click on for the rest of the story. Other local news apps have much better navigation and a better user experience on the iPad. The iPhone app works much better.

You can do better. I would love to give this app five stars because I have always been a loyal WCVB viewer and rely on them for my news but the app is not great. Most mornings when I look on the app I see still the previous days news stories. I feel like they never get out in front of any news story. And I wish they had someone to proofread before posting stories as there always typos.

Good app. Quick response when you click links most times. Nice interface and easy to navigate. Some articles are on for days and just move to different locations in the app. It’s annoying at times when you go back from reading articles it throws you to the top of the page and you have to scroll back down to where you were. Over all an informative app and one I go to thought the day.

Poorly designed app. Just saw how other reviews..... I’m just amazed by how many people complain about the same usability and ad issues and no changes have been made. This app requires precision from users - in some cases, I have to tap in a very small area just to get it right. Also, what happened to any of the gesture design for mobile apps? Tapping is the only way. Swipe left to go to next, swipe right to go back, swipe up or down to exist an article.... none of these is used in this app. You know what I hate the most? All these ads. Why do you have to insert a 15 second commercial of your own program when I’m already using your app? I’m not your target audience. You are just driving me away by doing that!

Like the weather section. WCVB is my go to station for news and weather. I do utilize the app, and have been using it for some time. What I dislike is clicking on a story and getting a whole lot of advertisement and pop ups. I know the app needs to be paid for somehow, but just get tired of them. I also think that the active radar for weather has changed over the last year, as it loads slower and just does not to be as good as the original.

Ads! Ads!! and More Ads!!!. Why all the ads?????????? Definitely a TERRIBLE app!!!!! This continues to be the most annoying news App! There are ads, ads, and more ads with each story! If you restart news footage then yet ANOTHER ad plays! WCVB advertises itself as a useful App, however all the ads make the App the MOST ANNOYING NEWS APP ON MY iPad!!! In addition, WCVB advertises itself for news and weather over, and Over, and OVER AGAIN!!! It is soooooo annoying! I try to avoid using this App as much as I can! Why can't I just get the news without repeated ads for companies or for WCVB?????????? Why not provide a SKIP AD option??????? Extremely disappointing!!!! Not recommended!!!!!

Best local news app, but could be better. I have tried several others, but keep coming back to this one. I like the way it's laid out, the weather section, and the breaking news. Two main gripes- The page won't rotate into landscape mode. You have to view it in portrait mode. (UPDATE: On my tablet it now works in landscape mode, phone still doesn’t) Also, the constant attempt to evoke emotions with ridiculous story lines that are way too manufactured and hyperbolic. 3/4 of the stories are agenda-driven nonsense. Really-" a 7 year old Indian kid brings comfort to millions with an Indian 'health dance'."Really? Did he? Really?! 'A guy dancing around in a tutu only a football field is bringing hope to cancer patients' Really? He is? Really?! Come on, just report the news. Stop trying to push an agenda. It’s no wonder why the media gets the same ratings as politicians when it comes to honesty and integrity.

Still needs work...lots of work. Okay, so you use this app to get the “local” news, etc., but it’s still not user friendly. I still remember the old app as preferable in many ways, but now we have this. It leaves a lot to be desired. How many enjoy watching a 30 second ad to see a 20 second video? Not me. I get the 15 second ad, but the big boy news apps let you back out after 15 seconds if the ad is longer. Basically, if I see an ad over 15 seconds, I don’t watch it or the video...lose, lose. And maneuvering is still not very good. If you want to go back, you don’t end up where you started and need to work at finding the articles you were planning to read as next in sequence. If that sounds confusing, it is. Again, this site gives you the news and weather, but it could be so much better.

More-frequent Updates. In general the app is very good. One improvement, however, is needed: update the news/stories more often. Some of the general interest stories in particular are on the app for days on end. Even some of the sports reports refer to games that were played days ago. Please remove/update these items in quick fashion. Otherwise, keep up the great work! Update: Recently noticed that several news stories are truncated above the first advertisement contained within. Please check this out and correct it.

Timely updates. This is the only news app I use and I do enjoy it. Usually, the news updates are useful, relevant and timely and the weather updates are excellent. (The WCVB news, weather and even sports update emails consistently beat those of the Boston Globe). One note: If you sleep with your phone by your bed, be forewarned that there is a daily 6:30 a.m. update that is sure to wake you. Overall, a very good app.

Please give the daily Dew Point.. I use your app daily to check the weather. Cindy always gives a full and helpful report. I especially like the graphic of the 5-day changes in temperature and/or dew point. Very helpful. My only request is that you list the dew point on the “homepage“ of your weather stats. You give the humidity, and that’s fine. But for most people, I feel it’s the dew point temp that indicates how oppressive or “light“ the air feels.

Too many ads. I preferred the old version of this app. Now there are commercials everywhere. Also, when you look at the top local news stories and choose the first one, when you finish it, the app goes to “next story” which was NOT the next story from the original list. It is often a national story, entertainment or some other category. It is never a continuation of local news. You have to get out of it and go back to the original page to scroll down to the next story. Very annoying. I love the TV news but the app is cumbersome.

Changes to WCVB app. I wish that your sports section would be updated more frequently. And though the ads are paid for, I’d like to see them change more often. I lived in the Boston area most of my life, and WCVB was always my “go to” station. I am now living in Florida, but check my WCVB app several times a day. My sincerest condolences on the passing of your colleague Clark Booth, a true gentleman and a scholar.

Garbage Stories, Garbage Notifications, Garbage Interface. I have the app set to only deliver notifications about breaking national news and politics… and every single day I get push notifications about absolute garbage stories (e.g., “It’s cold outside but you can still work out outdoors,” “Look what happened at a college basketball game,” “This dog was reunited with its family”). Additionally, I never actually receive notifications about breaking national news and politics. It’s all fluff, the app is slow, stories are hard to navigate and find… This app frequently interrupts my day to give me irrelevant and uninteresting stories, and it has yet to add any value to my day. If Southie was an app, it would be this one.

Hard to navigate. Too many times I get “xyz” as a “title” that comes across as a title/heading notification but when I click on it it goes into the app and even the heading of the article is different! God forbid you see a heading/notification come thru earlier in the day and you try to search for it later on, because good luck finding it. You can find things on the WCVB channel (don’t get me started on that website!!!) easier thru a simple Google search rather than in the app. It’s unbelievable how UNuserfriendly it really can be.

Stop prompting me for notifications!. If you have notifications enabled for the app, it occasionally prompts you to open the app or else it will stop sending you notifications. Quite an annoying way to force you to open the app so you’ll see some advertisement. Pretty sure I’ll be deleting this soon as I don’t like being held hostage like this by apps. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if the story I’m getting notified about actually existed in the app when I open it, as other reviewers have said. Sister station WMUR’s app does the same.

I like the app,but the ads are excessive!. I've been watching their news since I was a teenager, long before it became WCVB. I always liked their format, and the news people. So, when the app came out, it was a no-brained to download it. And, I like the notices I get on my iPad to breaking news. It's gone through several updates over the years, but they all had one thing in common, too many ads! I understand that they need to make money, but there are WAY too many ads. Every time I want to read an article, I need to watch an ad! Ridiculous! I like the weather, too, and being able to check the radar when storms are coming. But, I don't use it as much as I would because of the ads. I can get the news and weather from other places without all the ads. It's just TOO MUCH for too little.

Visuals are awful. Overall, not bad, but the new visual effects are awful. Let me see what stories interest me instead of having to look away while scrolling. Makes me seasick. The “refresh” is super annoying when you want to go back to where you were after reading a story, but it goes all the way to the top, leaving the user to have to scroll all the way down to get back to where they were. Visually, it’s trying to do too much. If it ain’t broke,(previous versions were just fine, thankyouverymuch) don’t fix it. Hoping they’ll go “ retro” and return it to the way it was

Ads block stories. Generally like the app, but the ads block words/sentences within the stories. At times, I can’t read crucial words/phrases because the ad has blocked out part of the article. I would like this app much better if the ads didn’t affect the communication of stories. Seems like a rather large bug for a news app.

Right away. It’s frustrating that if you don’t get to the alert IRL you can’t access it immediately on the app. There’s still a wait time between the alert and app access. Do appreciate the alerts and apps however as a way to stay in touch with Boston and breaking news as we’re recent expats to Connecticut and still need our Boston news fix. ( also still get the Globe in hardcopy so there you go)

Roy Funeral. Thank you for broadcasting the Roy funeral. I respect your decision. Your commitment to spend the money to broadcast this is another reason I am a huge fan of the station. I remember the day you first went on air. As a young geek, I was fascinated with the concept of channel 5 “changing “ Wasn’t WNAC before? The change of networks on the Boston airwaves seemed almost magical to me. How could Channel 5 no longer be CBS? Where does CBS go? Honestly, I was excited to see the new station. Never disappointed with what you do. Keep it up!

Getting there. Like the new app however hate that you have to wait a whole 30 seconds before being able to stop an advertisement. I understand the need for these advertisement but other news apps allow you to close them in only 10-15 seconds. Really frustrating when your complete news report is only 30 seconds or so. Hope you can improve this! Just showing an ad for 10 seconds is enough for most people to get it.

News Items are timely, but . . .. This app always has great, timely news & weather stories. Although some of the other tabs can have stories that are more informative and not necessarily daily, the Entertainment tab should not be one of them. I like checking this app out daily, but more often than not, the Entertainment portion has not been updated in several days. There are times I start to watch the news on television and see a tease that I am interested in watching, but somehow miss it. I wish every story you broadcast could be easily searched (and found) on the app.

Horrible!!!. I don't usually take time to write reviews, but with how much I love the tv station, I thought I'd let you know how utterly horrible your app is since the update. Ads on EVERY video, ads all over the app. Spelling and grammatical errors any 5th grade student would be ashamed of. I can't get through 2 stories without an error. I would think a reporter would proof read before posting! Now whole page ad pop ups! Give me the option to pay to avoid them. Updated:. New iOS app is still horrible. Full page ads that it doesn't matter if you watch the whole 2:38 ad or close it, it pops up every 30 seconds. Uninstalling the app and won't be watching any more either.

Exceptional news service but the app is drenched in advertising. I’ve been a faithful viewer of WCVB for many years. The news is first rate, the anchors exceptional and it’s always my go to for weather. The app is generally favorable but the number and the placement of the advertising is off putting. I often get frustrated and just click out. I most often go here to watch the weather forecast video but I’m always forced to watch an ad first. It’s too much. I do wish there was a bit more coverage of national news issues, despite it being a locally based program.

Forced to do it. I was very happy with my old WCVB app, used it every morning to start my day. Suddenly it would no longer load and forced me to update it. I am not too happy. No longer easy to navigate. If it isn't broken, don't fix it!! Tried to watch live news this morning. Played the ads fine, news not so much. Shut down in less that 1 minute, over and over. Gave up. Last weekend with power out, steaming news on iPad. Never the most current report. Why call it “live” when it was nothing but. I am also unhappy that you no longer have a separate weather app.

Some annoying features. Like the previous person rating the site said, who wants to watch a 30 second ad to see a 20 second video? If one loses the broadcast because of a bad connection and has to reboot, one is asked to sit through an ad all over again, likely missing the story to which you were tuned in. Additionally, the site only allows one to watch the TV horizontally when one has the iPhone in such a position so that the volume controls are at the bottom. It won’t rotate the screen if one tries to put the volume buttons on the top.

I love your app but . . . .. Some of the Ads play for an incessantly long time (months). Same for some of the less important stories. Boston has so many wonderful things (and New England) to write about why keep the same stories on here all summer long. I check in every morning and there are some areas I skip right over because it’s the same boring stuff. And skip the $3,000,000 homes. How many of us do you really think can afford them?? But your Breaking News is spot on and I’ve been watching Channel 5 for well over 40 years.

Getting UsedTo It. Got the app to get weather forecasts and school closings last winter. Liked the weather videos available at top of page and NewsCenter 5 team seems pretty accurate as year went by and I always found them reliable. Some updates where they tried to squeeze in more video ads made the app choppy and unstable. Seems to have gotten better, but still weord when you click on news report about a terror attack or something bad and first thing u get is a breezy ad for brunch with cocktails.

Love WCVB Chanel 5!!. I’ve Always Watched Channel 5, (and the WCVB App!!) To me, No Other More Informative News in Boston, but Whether I Watch News on the App, or Live on TV, I Feel Like Family Is Delivering the News, and Lately it’s Even More Comforting Coming from Ed, Maria, Harv, Emily, Ben, Doug, Rhondella, Erika, Cindy, All the Mikes,....the Entire Channel 5 Team,...and of Course Missing Randy Already!! Love How Easy the Channel 5 APP is to use, & Explore!! DON’T FORGET!!!! WCVB IS ALWAYS THE TOP RATED NEWS TEAM IN THE COUNTRY,...SO HOW COULD THEY GO WRONG w/the APP!?! (“EDWARD R MORROW” AWARD)!! CONGRATS CHANNEL 5, AND THANKS!!

Need more wind data. I use this app primarily for weather because I find WCVB to be pretty accurate. Not sure if the app reflects what the meteorologists are seeing (none really do) but I still use the app in conjunction with other apps. You need to add more wind data to the app. You don’t show wind speeds usually until the day before and none in your hourly predictions. This would be extremely helpful and where you fall short from other weather apps. Please consider incorporating.

“ I love this app”. I am a native of Massachusetts , and channel 5 has always been my favorite news channel and still is , it give you accurate news reporting. All though I left Massachusetts and moved to sunny Arizona 2 years ago I continue to tune in to channel 5 news with this app. The app is easy to navigate and it gives me alerts. “ I truly appreciate this wonderful app “. Thank you Channel 5 for your continued Reporting of accurate news and weather. From A fame of Channel 5

Lousy. Go back to the old one.. Bill Fine should be fired for allowing this app to get approved. The old one was more user friendly and easier to navigate. The icing on the cake on why I and every one else hates this app is your videos you force us watch so we can see the article that interested us in the first place. I get it ads pay you revenue. But maybe you could make so only one ad has to be watched per session. Not the same friggin ad each and every time you click on something that interests you. I never use this app anymore. I’m only writing this review because you solicited me for a review.

WCVB App. The App is great you always get the news as soon as the story happens. All your anchors, reporters, meteorologists are Class Acts. Why are you hooking up with GMA they seriously need to do some employee changes I only watch when Robin & Michael They have more time off than your boss. Thank you for letting me voice my opinion. You have a great day. Yeah WCVB5 News. Oh I forgot to mention David Muir he is a Class Act also. Bye.

Trusted news. I use this app to check on what’s happening: news, weather, cancellations, and to see trusted, friendly faces. I use the WCVB app all through the day, and night for the above mentioned purposes. But, during the night, when I check on something, the advertisements seem to blare out, and I worry about disturbing my sleeping household. Also, the same add plays over and over and over, at the start of each segment, too much advertising.

Great quick news on the go. I hardly ever watch the news on TV. This app gives me the latest news and updates etc Side menu to chose your interests...personally I really like the weather updates and predicted weather. I don't need to download those weather apps. Just go to channel 5 app. Overall I recommend this app.

REDUNDANT. I find that when when scrolling down the articles, I’ll tap on a story, read it, tap back to the articles, but instead of taking me back to where I left off, it will take me back to the first article again and I have to scroll down all over again. Also, they have the same human interest stories every single day for months on end. When I get to the ‘Cat seeing snow’ and ‘squirrels going nuts’.... I know that’s the end of the page. Come on .... seriously? I am sure that there are different and probably better human interest stories every day. Is it that much of a cost or problem to change it? At least once a month????

MY GO TO APP...FOR LOCAL NEWS.... Living in Florida I need to know what is going on back home...thank you WCVB for being there for me...absolutely love this app..very easy to navigate...just choose what you want to see...go to the menu....and boom there you have it...anyone who doesn’t like this app is just to fussy to please...doesn’t get any simpler to use...as far as the ads go...that’s why it’s FREE...all you knuckleheads who complain must be lost in space....ADS KEEP APPS FREE...so get over it...

Review of channel 5. Although I usually enjoy all the news & weather on channel five, I think sometimes they ignore some important facts on various stories, an interesting example would be that they never investigated the deaths of the whales & dolphins off the coast of New York & New Jersey last year, which was reported on the New York stations, it was determined that the underwater explosions for the future wind farms were causing the deaths of these majestic creatures & not local fishermen

WCVB-TV Rating. I like your approach to the news and the way you present it. Informative, sufficient detail, and not hyper. I particularly like your weather team. Besides being knowledgeable, they seem to really enjoy their work and take seriously both the technical and communication aspects of the job. As a technical communicator myself, I particularly appreciate that.

My only issue with the website.... Channel 5 is my go-to station for news! I generally like the Channel 5 website, but my only issue is when I receive a “breaking news” alert and I open the WCVB app, there is no accompanying info supporting the alert. It is very frustrating to see current news and not to be able to see the whole story.

Best news app…. This news app gives me everything I need for the day in a very neat format. The drop down menu on the phone works flawlessly and every time I go to sign in it works. The news stories are in the perfect order from most recent news down to what happened yesterday and a few things from weeks before. I can stay current on this app. No glitches so be prepared for that!! It really works flawlessly!

Missing full articles. I read it every day sometimes several times to check on updates but I’ll be reading an article and the sentence gets cut off usually right before an ad. Way too many ads It’s frustrating. I enjoy the notices that there’s an news item happening but these last few days it’s also alarming because of the anxiety associated with the virus. I will continue to read WCVB news as I have for many years

Failure to launch. Your app is the same app found all over the country. Except for your piddling amount of local news it can come from any city anywhere. The most maddening thing of all is after reading any particular item one must start from the top AGAIN in order to find where I left off . Rediculous!! Why do I even bother using your app? Nothing has changed, if I goof in my scrolling I have to start over from the top. Maddening!! You use the same service & subjects I’ve seen on other news sites. How about some local originality.

Ads are constantly in reruns. I downloaded the app because I love Channel 5. Even though we are from the Fall River area, we have been watching its news programs regularly ever since our son went to Boston University in 1995. I like the latest iteration of this app ( I hated the slide shows of the earlier version), but there is one feature that I find extremely annoying. I wouldn’t mind watching an ad prior to watching a newscast, or watching the commercials on the newscast, but I do not want to watch the same ad repeatedly in one session. When I am watching a newscast, the app pauses (presumably when the show goes to commercials) but before the next story starts, poof! There’s the same ad. And it’s a long time before I can skip it and get back to the news. Please stop this practice.

Needs a bit of help. I want to say that I rely on this app for all of my news, and I would be lost without it. There shouldn’t be Chronicle on this app. Chronicle can get its own app. Here it is 4:30pm on a Sunday, and the only nowcast is from 5:00am. Frequent, the app lags, then when it’s trying to catch up, you’ll hear a giant delay. If there’s a notification from another app, it will lock up and the only way to get it going again is to close and re-launch it...and sit through the commercials again. Luv ya!

Use it everyday. Although I use this app everyday, I’m often disappointed in the sports and entertainment portions that have a long lag time before being updated. There are currently stories on the entertainment portion that have been there since December...it is now June for crying out loud. Also, the stories highlighting the “Best” products oftentimes forgets to give us a slideshow to see them or to just be able to scroll down to see them. Little more quality control would be nice.

Miserable experience for just watching live video. First - I love WCVB the *station*. They do a great job and I only watch channel 5 for my TV news. However - when it comes to watching the live video stream of their news, this app is horrible. If all you want to do is watch the news live, don’t waste your time with this app. Every time you start the video stream you are subjected to at least one 15 second ad. The worst part? If you switch away to another app then back to the WCVB app, you have to restart the stream - and watch ANOTHER ad - and sometimes you get the same ad you were already forced to watch!! If that forced advertising wasn’t bad enough, the live stream is unreliable at best. It’s often just going to a black screen for minutes on end, and requires you to exit the stream and restart the stream, with - you guessed it - ANOTHER ad or multiple ads. I don’t mind watching ads - but for Pete’s sake REMEMBER what ads I’ve already seen and DON’T make me watch any ad again if all I had to do was answer a quick text. I love you WCVB (the station) but this app is abysmal.

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Great app. Easy to use. Great up to date info.

Nice!. Simple, fast, good!

Mobile view of the detailed news is terrible. The mobile view of the details of the news on the iPhone is terrible. It looks like it’s calling an iframe for a desktop view. Not good. I just log out every time I get this view. Someone please fix it. It’s been there for long now!!

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App very informative. I enjoy the app for the variety of news. Merrimack Valley is finally noted in the weather. Notifications are informative instead of some other news apps. On tv, channel 5 is my go to station. It only makes sense to pick their app. It is very easy to use. User friendly

Ok BUT. I can never see the full story. The words run off the screen on the left side and no amount of anything will make it fit. Every sentence ends in mystery. It’s like someone edited the left side of the page right off the screen. Even after updating the app. I like the app and it’s my favorite station but sense it’s mostly useless for reading the news I had to give it just three stars

Too Many Ads. Channel 5 is the best news on tv . I have been watching for years . ( I am 70+ years old ) . The videos , and ads are a bit too much for me . How many times can you watch a commercial from Needham Bank ? I love all the new anchors, especially Maria and Ed . The weathermen and women are on top of their game . I am sure you get the gist of my review , love your station just too many ads .

Missing sentences. Often times a sentence in the article is cut off because of an ad in the middle of the article and it’s usually missing information that is relevant. Also it would be nice to have the option of skipping an ad after 5 seconds. I don’t watch that many videos because of the ads.

Channel 5 app. It was great and easy to use and then one day there was an ad then a video of a news story. I now find it completely annoying. I like to read the story myself but now I have to see the same ads over and over before I can silence the news broadcast. I do like notification sounds to let me know something is going on. I wish it worked the way it used to.

Messy Appearance. Ads are too long and can’t be skipped after initial time period. I read most articles because of ads. Ads and blank spaces in articles for unused ad space many times cut off ends of important sentences. Still have issue of returning to were you left site to view article. Some things stay to long on site. Alerts are good but some are not necessary. A little over done. Good source for local news and weather.

More news less infotainment. Actual news seems sparse. More national stories as well as truly local stories. Less sensationalism and piggybacking on canned infotainment. The ads drive me nuts and I often skip the videos because it’s a pain to wait through the ads. WCVB used to be the quality news outlet. The website certainly doesn’t burnish your reputation.

WCVB. I mainly use this app to get quick weather information and school closing updates. Unfortunately, WAZE has made the traffic part obsolete for me. Sometimes I have missed a story on TV so I turn to the app for clarification. I also use some other local station apps, but find yours easiest to use and most useful.

So is way too glitchy. The app is way too glitchy. Freezes and skips a lot. Sometimes the video just stops. Yesterday no matter what I did it wouldn’t play, after several tries I gave up and downloaded a different local news station’s app and it ran perfectly. I prefer channel 5 but it’s become so annoying to use the app that I won’t use it anymore

Freezes, launches a browser for half the stories. Still crap after my original review. I mostly get my local news snippets from NECN but periodically click open a CVB news alert. Why do I bother? Why bother with a mobile app when half the stories launch into a browser? And everything sticks, freezes, and doesn't scroll well. Ehh overall. CNN is a good model for a news app. Oh, but the Boston ads in CVB's app are a priority. Usability not so much.

You’ve got the news... why can’t I find it?. When I need local news this would appear to me my best shot. But even the ‘news’ menu is peppered with old stories or national news. The menu system un unfathomable the same stories appear often regardless of what I am looking for. The video adverts are far far too long and being forced to rewatch when you lose focus is so so annoying. The static adverts take up all the real estate. Sometimes the site annoys me so much I’ll wait till the news is in the globe rather than read it immediately in this app. Every time I come back to give it another go, I’m frustrated and disappointed. So why do I use it? I actually like the writing and the weather presentation, so I struggle on. Come on guys, you can do better.

Wcvb app annoyance. I really like this app, but may have to delete it because of your annoying video commercials - you cannot turn off the sound - even when you reach ‘skip ads’. You might think that ‘noise’ anywhere is appropriate, but it isn’t. Please let followers turn off the noise, or for me, the only option is to delete the app.

Not worth it. The pro of this app is that it provides Boston and National news alerts. The cons are everything else. It’s poorly designed and not user friendly. If you don’t open the app every few weeks they stop sending you notifications. The only reason I downloaded this app was to receive Boston news notifications but they bully you into opening it by threatening to stop sending new notifications if you don’t open the app every few weeks. There has got to be a better Boston news app than this.

Love channel 5, but app could be better. I like this app, but why is a commercial associated with every story. It is especially annoying when it is breaking news, and you wait through the commercial twice when the app decides to bug out. I understand the need to make revenue, yet it seems like you can never bypass the ads.

So limited. The local news portion is fine, but with all the national news available, we see there same stories for a week. This week is a k9 dog story. Last week was a man who had to amputate his own leg. Why in the world are we not seeing new National stories throughout the day, never mind the week? Then the filler sections (I.e. Stitch) are the same day after day. I think WCVB can put much more effort into this app.

Spoiling 2020 Olympics Results with push notifications!!!. With such a big time difference this year for the 2020 Olympics, it’s tough enough to avoid spoilers on Social Media now I have to worry about the WCVB app as well. I feel like when the games were in China, spoilers were avoided so why are you ruining the results now. WCVB avoid sending Olympic results-related push notifications to the app when most people haven’t had a chance to watch competitions in the US yet. I’ve had to disable notifications for this app as they’ve already spoiled one match and are likely to be pushing constant spoilers throughout the games. Use some common sense WCVB! If your audience is on the East Coast and the games aren’t airing until 4am, most of your audience hasn’t watched it by 8am when you push out a spoiler. 🙁

Arthur Page. I am very happy with your application I’m happy with the news the way you want it canceled very quickly I would appreciate if I can get more in the TV versus text that I am very poor vision it makes it easier for me to listen and watch the TV versus trying to read the text thank you very much

Good app, but many problems. It’s disappointing to see so many scams advertising regularly under “sponsored content”0 (yeah right, I have money or unclaimed property I can collect). But the biggest problem is the inclusion of Stitch content. That’s nothing but clickbait Feb 2023 version is now completely useless. Word-wrap has been disabled. All content now appears on one line, and whatever will not fit on the screen is truncated. Contact us page does not work. This app is really really bad.

Weather team is top notch. I use the app almost exclusively for checking on the weather. It’s top notch! The 5 weather team is always my choice. Clear, concise and arguably the most accurate forecasting in New England. We are in one of the most difficult areas in the country to make forecasts. We are lucky to have these men and women working for us.

Journal Editor. The news is fine but not always updated. What really drives me nuts are the commercials that keep coming back before I’ve finished the sentence. Also the fact that I can’t turn the sound effects off creates a real problem as I usually check the app early in the morning when others are asleep - and all of a sudden there’s an unending blast of sound that in spite of my efforts repeats and repeats. I’m about ready to give up on this app.

Easy to navigate. I find it easy to use and on top of the news, both nationally and locally. I’ve used this app for years. In the old days, people could comment but the comments were often toxic and obnoxious, so I’m glad they got rid of that feature years ago.

Too many ads. The news quality is ok. I would like to see more international news. My biggest concern is the long video ads that precede every video news story. Many of them last 30 seconds and lots of them advertise Channel 5 News. Why should I have to watch an ad for Ch 5 News before I'm allowed to watch Ch 5 News??? Added - there used to be a setting for font scaling. Now there isn’t. The fonts are too small to read. Please bring back font scaling so I can read the news.

Not reliable. This app can be completely useless - I have re installed this about once a month for several months in a row. Sometimes when I try to open the app, even with perfect Wi-Fi reception, it will not open. This can go on for days- other times pages will not load. Very disappointing. This has not happened with any other news site- just the WCVB Boston site.

Good news app. Use it mostly for weather and an occasional check of local news. Weather section is pretty well designed and accurate. Though the background in the 7day/text forecasts is pretty cool it can make the forecast hard to read. Especially for these middle age eyes...

Honest review. More consistent updates. Especially on the weekends, the updating is not thorough. Most times I leave to read more on a story, when I’m done, it puts me back at the beginning again. Very frustrating. One year after my first review. Still not updating news well - many older stories are a week old!!! Still-many times I read a story and the app puts me back all the way to the beginning!!!! Needs improvement. I’m a devoted channel 5 watcher, but the app is not keeping me for long.

Radar map. Wish the weather radar map was like the one from the old weather app. The old one showed your location with a green dot. The one in this app only gives you the general area when you put in your zip. The graphics on the old app are better too. But otherwise I have no complaints.

Ad reviews. As the previous reviewer noted there are several ads and you’re not always able to find the story that is being advertised. I do, however, enjoy the site and the TV Show. Thanks!

Please, please, please! Fix this!. I cannot read a complete story because the last lines are cut off by ads and other features. I can share thousands of screen shots that show the story ends mid sentence and the a new paragraph starts. This WAS my go-to news channel but it has become to frustrating to read. You’d think you’d want you 5investigate stories to be read, but when you’re missing half the story what is the point. Please fix this.

Gap on the site. The only thing I would complain about is that I get notifications on my phone and I sometimes I’m not able to read them quickly enough but then go to the App and the update is not there. If it’s breaking news it should be on the launch page when you log in.

Mobile App. I have always preferred WCVB I remember Harvey and the blizzard of ‘78!!!! Lately the text of your prices are impossible to read because a good section is cut off. And many times lately the text doesn’t always match the video. I hope you can fix this soon. Maria Stephanos is a beautiful woman but the red choker that I’ve seen her wear doesn’t do her justice.

App does not mirror the online product. The earlier Ch 5 app provided much more info that was constantly updated. Now the weekend content is untouched, ditto with nights. I am a loyal Ch 5 News fan. Not so of the app. Also, far too many video ads, to the point of being a turnoff. Chronicle section is stronger. Whoever is overseeing the website now needs the same level of intensity that your viewers expect.

Can’t get full news stories. Most news stories are not completed as sentences are not finished, usually before an ad suddenly appears. This ‘bug’ needs to be fixed - there are numerous news stations providing local news . I watch WCVB on Tv , but this app is not useful. WBZ, Fox News, NBC all offer local news apps. I’ll be in Florida until May and like to keep up on local ‘Boston Area’ news but will download a new app for news.

Missing information. Hello I am at the point of not reading anything but weather and headlines. For at least six months several lines ( and I imagine sometimes sentences ) are dropped from paragraphs of stories. I first noticed the edits made by advertisements. I mean important data; locations of accidents, victim information, etc. I have tried to write or call. I have never seen a mention of this in any other posted review. Does anyone proofread? Help !

The best. Channel 5 is the best of the best only channel I ever watch for weather and news I love all the anchors and the weather man bit please say more about Gloucester and Cape Ann weather my best to you all a favorite of you all for many many years 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

Love ABC. Channel 5 has always been my go to since before i had my kids and they are in late 20’s -30’s. They are always on top of breaking news. They are a happy team and I always felt like i was having coffee with friends in the morning while watched ABC news and had my coffee. I still love this channel and their news. ❤️

Not timely. The local news is fine but the National has stories from weeks ago, the Entertainment lags behind a day or more and I never bother with Sports...pathetic reporting and the worst section. When watching Live, I cannot watch Maria S. She is cold and stiff. Also, Duke Castiglione is possibly the worst anchor on tv. He sounds like he has marbles in his mouth and screws up at least once in each broadcast!

My Go-to News and Weather app. I use the WCVB app more then any other news app. I appreciate their breaking news alerts as well as their detailed weather reports. Their real time news broadcast which you can watch thru the app is very convenient when it's just not possible to catch on TV.

Very tired of the worthless notifications. I remember when WCVB had the best notifications. But now their notifications consist of "This Massachusetts city"; "This former Super Bowl champion"; "this New England state"; "this Oscar winner"; "star Patriots player"; "gunshots in Massachusetts city". I mean seriously, these notification headlines are worthless and are a complete waste of time. I guess it's all about dollars and cents, news be damned. I deleted the app and went to NBC 10 Boston, who does a much better job.

Not informative. This news group is part of the problem not the solution. So many stories are overlooked by this group it’s embarrassing frankly. I always thought that Boston with its rich history of freedom and consciousness would have better reporting of very important issues facing our country but I was wrong. What a disappointment!! Understand that not covering events or the news that will impact our country is the SAME AS LYING to the people!!! So far channel 5 and all the other mainstream media in Boston have proven they are LYERS!!!!!

Notification issues. The app is fine and is useful for keeping up on local stories. Frequently, however, I’ll tap on a notification to be brought to the landing page or weather, rarely to the story that I was noticed about. I’ve tried searching but the story never shows up on the app.

Working again. Weather, sports and news need to be up to date to real news and videos Is not current as it just showed on tv.. I miss the old news and old apps of the weather.. Like to see behind the news on here too.. Thanks

Notification alerts issue. WCVB is my favorite news channel but it’s app is hindered by it’s notification alerts. Often I’ll receive an alert but I am directed to the main page and can’t find the story from the alert. Very frustrating!!

Review. Often the ten day weather is not accurate with the video update. The ads before a video clip cannot be expanded to fullscreen, and when you rotate the phone during the ad it stops the ad. It would be helpful that after reading a story, it doesn’t return you to the top of the feed, because then you have to scroll back to where you left off.

Old News. It wasn’t old news when first reported but after at least three weeks on your site it is very old news, I’m seeing the same stories for weeks. The site needs to be updated regularly and refreshed more often. I have been a channel 5 watcher and reader for 50+ years but have started to follow other channels lately. Please update your site more often.

Good App with a few Problems. I go to the news daily and like the variety of events listed. Like several previous reviewers, though, the streaming feature is frustrating, first because of the mandatory ads and then because the stream often goes black. Live streaming is a great feature, especially for breaking news, so it should be easier for the viewer to access.

Not easy to share articles at times.. I run a political page as well as my personal page and the app will not let me share to my political page without copying and pasting the link and then deleting the text. It is sometimes difficult to find the article I am looking for, but the quality of the news is excellent.

Best Boston news. The WCVB newscasters are both informative and personable. News is timely and breaking news is informative and the best available at the time of the report. Information when premature due to its breaking status is verified and re-reported once better information becomes available.

I count on this app for Boston area news. I subscribe to a variety of news sources. The stories the Channel 5 app alerts me about are almost always stories I want to know more about. When I click through the information is direct and succinct.

WCVB app is a go to.. Start my day, lunch hour and before bed routine with this app. The most reliable and up to date news app around. Looks good, always works and updated constantly. Need on go to source for Boston news, sports, politics and weather, this one is by FAR the best. Great weather radar, as well.

Terrible app. Right now the app takes up nearly a third of the phone screen with weather alerts and banners. This is not a weather app. It is a news app. Furthermore, the app crashes often, and I can’t count the number of times I’ve opened the app, watched several commercials, and then had the app’s screen fade to solid black or announce it will be ‘right back’ after a break. Give this app the delete treatment, or better yet, never download it in the first place.