WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts
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| Rating / 5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Reviews | 2.9K | 72K | 18K | 9.4K | 4.2K | 2.9K | 1.7K | 831 | 682 | 140 | 87 |
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WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts reviews
4.9 out of 5, based on 2,949 reviews.
What people like
- News feels honest and unbiased
- No annoying ads before playing
- Great for local and national news
- Easy to pause and resume
What they complain about
- Audio cuts out and restarts constantly
- Drains battery way too fast
- Fake notification badges keep showing up
- App crashes when you try to play
Works
I love being able to hook up to portable speakers and motorcycle com systems wherever and whenever. I generally just stream live. WHYY schedule on first screen . Tim D.
Nothing plays
I can read articles, but anytime I try to play something like a podcast, it doesn’t work. I deleted and reinstalled the app a few times with the same result. This app is awful.
After some trouble shooting the android app works fine.
After some frustration with the app shutting off every few minutes I finally found the problem: The battery settings on my tablet would not let the app run in the background. The NPR app section FAQ section does address this. Now that I have the app and android setting correct all is good. The app works great, I wish it wouldn’t pick up where I left off though. That’s frustrating.
WHYY App
Good connection but don’t like listening to the 30 sec paid ad before connecting. WNYC doesn’t put me through that : ) just sayin’. As a monthly sustainer I’d like direct connect w/o the mishigas
Awesome
Honest and accurate. Best station in the nation.
Unusable
I’ve been using the earlier app on my phone, using it to listen to the station just as I would use my radio. This new version is too different. I have been a contributor for many decades. This app may end that! Please go back to the more user friendly app.
Good potential, bugs with stream
Good potential for a very streamlined and useful app for something I use daily. I’m finding bugs with the stream playing earlier programs or the wrong program. This could also mean I need more time to figure out the app.
Needs work
I wanted to love this app. Most of the articles open automatically in browser after trying to open in app, which annoys me. App also constantly shows there’s a notification even tho there isn’t. I hate that constant “1” so much that i may just delete the app altogether. When the articles open in the app they’re well laid out and visually the app is pleasing to me but it’s “meh” in performance.
PBS is the best neutral news network
I really enjoy listening to PBS because it offers more national and international news than any other network. I watch news on TV, except FOX because it raises my blood pressure. (Or at least it feels like it. Love PBS & NPR!
Lots of problems
-Audio issues all the time. - From the FM schedule page, none of the links work to individual program pages work
LOE
This is a great program. I am glad it is broadcast at 7 and not 6 as it used to be
Terrible technology
Many many problems of clicking and going off line. I have reported it to the station and they sent there is any problem, today, it kept repeating the same 20 seconds of show. I deleted the app and am now trying to reinstall it. No use reporting it to the station who deny they have any problems.
WHYY Every Day
I’m not sure I’d know how to get through the day that WHYY
APP IS BROKEN or has a VIRUS
I love the station BUT I have to download it 5x a day! IT ALWAYS SAYS ERROR after each use. PLEASE FIX THIS BUG IT IS OBNOXIOUS
Why can’t I see what program is playing now?
I see Take Away starts at 11 am. It’s 11:04 and I’m listening to news. Is there some disconnect between what’s playing now (and please tell me what’s playing now) and the stated play schedule? I’m clearing missing something.
Glitchy live stream
The app’s live stream seems to reload itself every few minutes. It cuts out and then restarts meaning you end up missing part of the content
Philly staple
Go birds
PLEASE UPDATE THIS APP (122721)
Very glitchy.
Annoying
Why does it always say I have a notification?
Best version of NPR mobile app
Best in class local broadcasting. Also nice because when you bring up the app there’s not an additional, annoying “brought to you by” ad like every other NPR broadcaster app seems to have. I listen to and contribute to WHYY’s Mobile App even though I don’t live in the Philly market.
I like it, but needs landscape iPad support
Can you add iPad support to the app? It won’t rotate to landscape view or support split view etc. Thanks!
Drops out, can’t Chromecast
The streaming audio for this app seems to drop out a lot more frequently than other streaming audio apps. Only way to fix it that I’ve found is to close and restart the app. I also really wish the app had chromecast so I could listen on a real speaker while I run around in the morning instead of having to stuff my phone in my sports bra.
Philadelphia Baby
Great app! I used to stream WHYY through Apple Music, but that became unstable. This app is much better. I can also pause anytime and pickup where I left off.
Annoying
Every time I listen after a few minutes app stops streaming. Only way to get it to work again is to shut down phone and restart. Super frustrating.
Trust
There’s not a lot in the news channels I trust or feel I get unbiassed different views from except WHYY radio. It’s NOT sensationalized opinions that’s so scary. Just honest , fact driven, straight forward news. Shows are fun and informative at the same time. I would pay for subscription. Thank you.
Drained Battery
I noticed my new phone was holding a charge about as long as my old one and checked the battery settings. This app was running 6-plus hours a day on background.
Everything an NPR listener needs
The app works great for all audio including live and recorded podcasts. I’m able to get all my local news as well as national news and radio programming. Thanks WHYY!
Needs a couple fixes
Play back stops for no reason about every 10 minutes. Also all of the headings and summaries of the suggested articles are cut off so you can read them
We have been listening to WHYY FOR YEARS!
We rely on WHYY for accurate news, reporting and interesting talk and explanations of things that are going on in the world. We have been supported as a Station for 50 years.
WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts FAQ
- Is WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts?
- 6abc Philadelphia (4.7 from 71,809 reviews), The Philadelphia Inquirer (4.6 from 18,062 reviews, premium from $19.99) and KQED: Bay Area Culture & News (4.9 from 9,416 reviews).
WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts download
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WHYY Listen: News & Podcasts sells in 175 countries. It was released 9 years and 2 months ago, on 8 Aug 2017. It holds a 4.9 rating from 2,949 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
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