WSYR NewsChannel 9 LocalSYR App Reviews

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Top news 👎. The weather is ALWAYS the top news story! I love their Doppler, but they need to put top news stories first. The other local news channels do a better job at keeping up with the news....

Keeps getting worse.. I originally downloaded this app for the weather but they have improved it to the point where it’s practically useless. I like the radar maps because I like to check where the storms are in relation to my location. The maps are so tiny you can hardly read them. They don’t expand to fill the screen, nor do they rotate when the phone is rotated to landscape orientation. I have had to go elsewhere for my weather info.

Bring back the old app!. This app is terrible to navigate. Not user friendly at all.

It travels. I check hometown news when we travel it’s great to keep me informed and up to date on the weather.

News. Thank You,for the updates. Keeping us alert while traveling

Glitchy. The new app as of May 2021 darn bear blows your speakers if you go into viewing with volume half way up. Today, May 6,2021 I could not get the weather forecast video to play. There was a picture but nowhere to start a video. Keep at it. Thank you.

Annoying. New push notifications tell you when anyone sneezes in Syracuse. Used to be just weather alerts. Can't turn them off without turning off all notifications. sad Also, navigation to weather is a little obscure now. Have to go through a couple of pages and scrolling, so not as fast as it used to be.

Don't Care for New Site Upgrades - Do not like automatic playing of video when clicking on story. of stories with middle column offset is visually distracting. - looks like Huffington Post used to before they improved their site. Everything is an "Alert" to Channel 9. It was so absurd that I turned the feature off. Started to look for an alternative source to Channel 9 app.

Good, when it works.. For about the past month this app freezes almost every time I open it. Whether it be on the main page or trying to scroll through news articles to read. Very frustrating.

The website is better. I downloaded this a little while ago since I used the website for the weather. At first, it was fine but now it doesn’t even have the video of the weather forecast. I’ll get a notification that the forecast is available and it’s not even on the app. It easier to use the website.

My review. I used to like this news source but now the app doesn’t even work. Keeps saying update my app…. Huh!?! There isn’t even an option to do so !! Also while on the app(when it workED) we should be able to zoom in on photos…especially when you’re “on the lookout” for a potential threat. Who is making these apps??? I know who isn’t making it ! Someone who knows how to make one.

App keeps freezing. The app is great, when it works. Every single time when I open the app, within 5 minutes, the app freezes. I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and it still happens.

Latest update not available. The app says to update app but there is no update available in the App Store

Always Freezes. I’ve used this app for YEARS and it used to be fantastic!!! Now, every time I open the app and click on a story it locks up and freezes. You must now close app and re-start which is very very annoying. I also can stand the advertisement videos (which I suppose is par for the coarse these days) and automatic playback on ALL news stories. Currently using iPhone 8 Plus. Will be deleting if this is not fixed.

Fix your app. With how many updates this app goes through, I’ve downloaded the most recent version only to find the app stating to “update your app”. The latest version is installed yet nothing. Please find better app developers and at least fix the app to be able to stay abreast of current topics.

New9. The only news channel I will watch. My daughter put right on my phone as soon as she gave it to me. Live the people, coverage and the alerts. Thank you news 9.

New changes not good. We all need radar first thing without clicking on a stream. They removed the forecast video so nobody can watch the weather guy explain what is going on

I love your app. I live in Georgia but most of my family lives north of Syracuse so this app keeps me up to date on their weather and news. I also love the other news item included.

Ads. There are so many pop up... full screen ads that it is difficult to read the news.

Too Slow. Annoying to use and rarely do anymore.

Unhappy change. I’m unhappy with the new format of the app. The previous format was well laid out and clear- easy to follow and find things. Now features are even missing, such as Consumer Reports. I searched it and the most recent ones didn’t even come up. I loved this feature and would often reference it. Also, even though we’re in April, in an area where winter is around 75% of the time (and as a teacher) school closings were nice to have easily accessible. Now you have to search for it. In general, it’s a much darker and unappealing app. I’m very disappointed in something that I’ve always started my day with.

Notification Abuse.... Despite having numerous setting in the app to control what notifications you will be sent, those choices aren’t respected. Notifications are used incessantly for things like, “Spring weather on the way, see how warm it will be on the days ahead...” They might as well just say, “Click here so we can show you some ads.” Terribly disrespectful. I wanted a local news app that alerted me to important local news. After using the app’s own settings to control that, I instead have a constant set of alerts about things that are nothing more than fluffy attempts to get me using the app more.

Great app SYR9. I live in Utica NY, an area with very limited news and weather. I can always count on this Syracuse station (which neither cable nor satellite in my area carry) to come thru with news alerts, 24/7. Be sure and get their weather app also if you live in CNY. You'll get instant info on breaking news and breaking weather with these two apps. Great reporting.

Freezes. Me and my wife use to love this app. The past few months it freezes up on both our phones. We have deleted and reinstalled multiple time to no avail. Please fix!!! Also the auto play when you tap on an article can be shut off in settings

I enjoy Channel 9 News. I really enjoy watching channel 9 News in the early am of my day! Although I can’t say the same for GMA, too politically bias for my taste. I do like the daily updates on my channel 9 phone Ap keeps me up on any news happenings. Keep up the good work channel 9!

Great site.. You are my morning go to for many reasons. You teach me about what has happened in our town and give me clues on how to dress for the day. Love you guys!

I love newschannel9!!!!!!. I have been watching newschannel9 since I was little and I love the WSYR app! I want to become a meteorologist so I wrote a letter to Kate Thornton(meteorologist) and I met her and went to the station in Syracuse. Everyone there is so so so nice. My dad suggested that is get the app and it is very easy to find things out. So I rate this 5 stars!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hate new version. Hate this new version. Very hard to operate. Weather section is frustrating to navigate as well as the rest. Should think about going back to old version. This new upgrade is NOT user friendly what so ever!

App. I have had this app for a couple of years. Currently when I open app it tells me to update and you are locked out of viewing app. Why isn’t the app updating through the Apple App Store? Deleted the app went to Apple App Store and downloaded and same thing happens. Has this app been hacked? Why is it circumventing the App Store?

Locked screen. Sometimes my screen freezes and I am unable to open the next article.

Best news to start my morning!. I started using WSYR’s morning app so I could get the weather right away with one or two commercials. One morning I counted 9 commercials in between Good Morning America. Sorry GMA. When I have a busy morning the app gets me going without all the distractions.

What’s happened?. I could not open my 9 app, it kept telling me to update app , I did, it still keeps telling me to update the app. I can get around it to some content, but why change a good thing? My IPad is still the same. I really liked the content on the previous app. Not sure why I keep getting this thing to update ?

Channel 9 News app. I really enjoy this especially when traveling. I can keep up on what is going in my home town. Thank you Channel 9.

Review. I live in Yates county. Always watch News Channel 9. Best weather forecast as It matches where I live. Great team. News weather and sports

Storm cells. The green areas moving into Syracuse area are often just big black and gray clouds…and no rain…I’d like to see a graphic that looks like rain drops !

Review. We spend time away from Syracuse and when we do, we read your news every day on our IPhone! Thank you for being there for us.

TERRIBLE!!!!. I am considering deleting this app. Don't understand why they needed to change from the previous one. Doesn't load, slow, can't depend on it. Very disappointed to say the least. Not even good enough to rate it one star, but that is the lowest rating available

Thank you. Thank you for your accurate reporting. You have staff who are professional, caring and keep me well informed. Have sense of humor and even in this unsettled time you have done an excellent job keeping us informed without terrorizing us more. Thank you. I listen to news when it is on and programs. Keep up the great work. Stay safe and be well. Sue Reiffenstein

New format is terrible. New format is clumsy and a huge step backwards in my opinion. But the worst is the weather! We used to have the wonderful lightning track local Doppler and now it’s a basic live view like everyone else! And all the other locations are gone. Sure you can have 5 at the top now (I think I had 20 before saved) but you can only see the current day and even that you can’t see much of. 10 day forecasts are gone as well. And the alerts are gone or at least I can’t find them. I still get notifications that a storm warning is in effect for one of my old saved locations but when I click the notification it just takes me to the main page on the app?! What the heck? Biggest downgrade I’ve ever seen for any app, ever.

Keeps shutting down after last update. Keeps shutting down when I click on “more”

Love App But One Issue. I like to read the news while I rock my baby to sleep. My volumes on high for my alarm to wake me up for work in the morning. When I click on a new story to read the video autoplays and startled my son. Please TURN OFF this auto play feature.

Frustrating App. I think the content and the folks at channel 9 news are great. With that said, this app is frustrating to use. You have to enable audio on every video you watch. In order to go back to search videos you need to hit a very small button to minimize the video first, however, the button is typically right next to an advertisement which opens up in your web browser taking you away from the app. As a user, I just want to click on a video and have it play, sound included. After watching a video, go back to the list with one click and play another video. It should be that simple. I hope this app gets fixed and becomes usable again.

The app. For the most part of the app is fine a couple of things I would try to change are the swipe up ads at the beginning when you first turn on the app and the school closings and delays section needs to be a little more user-friendly.

How do I watch Live Stream?. I do not live local anymore and every weekday morning I love to watch live stream News on my iPhone. Your new app is good, but I can’t find live stream. Which setting is it? I have to search for it in Google and then I find it.

Ch 9 on iPad. Has gotten hard to use with all the ads and pop up video with annoying loud audio that seems impossible to avoid. I now only read headlines for fear of being trapped in an ad or video that is hard to get rid of on the phone or iPad.

Squabble. I like the people on channel 9, and the people who do the weather are the very best! Just wish whatever issues that are keeping them off Direct TV would be resolved!

Now not useful. Prior to this update I looked at your app a couple times a day. I liked it. It was easy to use. Relevant. Since the update I look maybe once if I can get the ad to be swiped away without closing the app. I am not interested in the new layout. In fact I go to tap on the app and I say nope not wasting my time. Figured I would give it some time. But still don’t want to use it. You have gone the way of spectrum app. Not relevant. I hope you will put the app back to its useful purpose.

Could be better. Too many non-alert alerts. I don't care when high school kids win tournaments or some minor business news. Also the weather radar should be on your initial screen. When I go to your site which is 4-5 times a day I want to see what the weather is doing. Also I would like to see traffic blockages given more emphasis.

Not user- friendly. I am not fond of how the app has changed over time. I used to be able to find things quick but not anymore. And there’s way too many alerts especially in the early morning hours.

Top notch. I have been watching channel 9 forever it seems. Everyone on camera seem like friends. As far as I am concerned they offer the latest and best in news, weather, etc. thank you for keeping me informed.

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Hate it.. Can't stand the new format. Hard to work with. Have stopped using the app because of it. Why did you have to mess up something that was working fine.

Excellent. I like being updated what is happening. It is an excellent app.

Terrible. This app was the best it now. For some reason it looks like someone is trying to save money had a lot of information. I am not going to have to go to channel 3. Thank you.

News channel 9. Very concise and accurate.

Horrible Update. This latest version is awful. Sorry just bad UI design, and many bugs which I've emailed support about and heard nothing back. The flow of rising articles and using the menu is cumbersome, just awful awful awful.

Sends notifications!. The only notifications I have turned on is weather notifications, and yet I'm still getting news notifications. Not cool. All notifications turned off.

Alerts don’t take you to the content they’re alerting you about.. Alerts take you to the homepage of the app. If you’re giving critical weather alerts, don’t make users dig through articles to find the content.

App no longer works. App opens then quickly closes. I deleted app and downloaded again only to experience same result. Had been using app for over a year and until now never experienced this issue. App isn’t stable/needs work before I will reconsider again.

9WSYR News. Great information whenever I need to check on news, weather, sports, up to date happenings!

Bring back the old app!. This app is terrible to navigate. Not user friendly at all.

Top news 👎. The weather is ALWAYS the top news story! I love their Doppler, but they need to put top news stories first. The other local news channels do a better job at keeping up with the news....

Too much nonsense. I want quick easy access to the weather and I want local news, those two things should stand out. Change it back to a similar format you had before. I used to love this app, and I'm trying to get used to it but it's annoying now. Thanks

App design is terrible. It used to be so easy to find school closings and delays. Now it’s one little thread at the top of the weather page. When you click to see all of them, it does not take you there. Found what I needed on CNY Central in seconds.

It was great but..... For two weeks now, the app is constantly freezing up. I have deleted and installed it twice but still not working right. Prior to that it was a great app

Bad video. Doesn’t always scroll or play live videos without freezing up off and on

Latest update killed it off. No longer works since update mid-July 2023. All I get is a notification to update my app which is fully updated. Unable to access any news or other content.

Bad update. Was working pretty good until I updated this morning. Now it crashes constantly and stops playing video.

App freezes up. Ever since the new update the app constantly freezes so I can read the story. It’s so annoying!

Where are the weather alerts?!. "Special weather statement" pops up, try to open it and it's no where to be found! Haven't gotten to read a single one since this new, horrible version was released.

Update????. I gave iPhone and I’m being told I need to update through App Store but App Store NOT showing update needed???????? What’s up with that??? Now I can’t use my Channel 9 app???

Most recent update broke the app….. Used to be good minus all the ads. Now it just keeps telling me I need to update the app, even after deleting and reinstalling.

Worse than ever. Every update to this god awful app is worse that the last. Slower than ever, although the ads Alwayd load first. And now when I want to see the interactive radar it’s at least 6 clicks, when it used to be 2. Looking for something else now...

WSYR. I listen to WSYR when ever I have the radio on. EXCEPT when Rush is on. Can’t stand him

Swiping to next story. Used to be able to swipe to next story quickly from right to left.. now you have to continually scroll top to bottom thru entire articles to next story.. not user friendly

Weather. Doing a good job...just wish there were more sunny days 👍🏻☀️☀️🌤🌤

Hope you like sports. This app sends constant notifications about sports. Scores during games, halftime scores, final scores, links to listen to interviews after games, pieces by sports directors as to what the win/loss of the sportsball team means... You CANNOT choose which notifications you get. It’s all or nothing. I’m tempted to uninstall it.

Great app for local news. Love the app! Hate the new ads at the startup so only 4 stars

No Good!!. I liked the previous version much better. The weather section is the worst since I can't find what I'm looking for. Overall navigation is much more difficult and the presentation is not pleasing to say the least. Bring the old one back!

Old news for weeks. App works very good the the same old news stays on for weeks at a time

New update???. Not sure what happened with this new update, but all I can see is it telling me to update my app, which I did, and can’t see the news. Bad update.

Too many ads. There are too many advertisements. It’s three stories then one ad, two stories then an ad, etc.

Don't like new updates. To slow, freezes up, kicks me out when trying to look at the radar, half the time can't open radar to see.. Highly disappointed!

Latest update horrible. The video block takes up all the screen space so only 2 lines of the written story can be seen at a time.

Reporters. Need an easy way to email reporters

The video ads!!. Hate that ads start before you can even view the news story

Doesn’t work. App doesn’t work since the update

Very Buggy. This app began freezing on me over a month ago so I’ve deleted it from both of my devices. Disappointing because I liked the layout and appearance of it.

App not working. I can’t access the app and it keeps telling me to update it but won’t let me

What happened??. This app used to work great and helped me keep up with local news. I'm not sure what happened with the most recent update, but the app freezes literally every time I try to read any story. Hopefully a fix comes soon. If not... delete!

Notifications. I disabled all notifications except for weather alerts, and what happens constantly? SPORT NOTIFICATIONS! And, when there was a weather alert in my area selected, what did I not get? THE WEATHER ALERT! Fix this!

Don’t understand the app refresh.. Upload the refreshed app, and it tells you you need to refresh again. Don’t know what they did do it. Use to be news in the forefront but a very confusing set up now.

Update Issue. I can no longer use this app because the update failed.

Not sure why it changed. The old version was much better.

Covid-19 Coverage. The only Local NEWS station that seems to understand the public WANTS to know what the Governor and County Executive are planning and doing. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Shame on you. Every time I open this app now with the new update a pop up ad takes over my phone and I have to close it just to read the news. Hope ad revenue and less news was worth it. ..delete.

Technology works. Reporters great!. Excellent coverage of local news and weather. Lists of closings and delays are kept up to date. And the technology works flawlessly.

Latest update doesn’t work. Nothing displays except for a notice to update the app. I’ve updated the app! This needs to be fixed.

It's good. Your app is fine. Please stop asking me to review it.

Broken. App has stopped working since the last update. Only shows weather and a warning to update your app even though it’s the latest version.

Not My Favorite. I am not sure why the app leaves up Old News. In checking today, there is a travel alert for the town I live in, but wait, it is for a Week Ago? If they update their app and take OLD news down, I will give it more stars.