16 NEWS NOW
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16 NEWS NOW has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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| Rating / 5 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| Reviews | 190 | 32K | 11K | 6.9K | 2.3K | 1.9K | 256 | 223 | 152 | 17 | 2 |
| Released | 2013 | 2020 | 2019 | 2011 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | 2012 | 2011 | 2016 | 2015 |
16 NEWS NOW reviews
2.8 out of 5, based on 190 reviews.
What people like
- Great weather features people really love
- Trusted local news source for years
- Loyal fans appreciate the reporting staff
What they complain about
- Ads pop up constantly and interrupt you
- App crashes frequently or won't open
- New layout is confusing and clumsy
Loyal fan
Been watching channel 16 since the 70’s. Watched some go and some stay, retire. And some pass (🥹) true and loyal fan. Bring Andrew back to mornings! He makes it worth getting up at 5 !
Lack of professional service
Why does your staff continue to post news stories that are not fact check or hell, just edited like a professional news organization. WNDU HAS TURN INTO A FAKE NEWS, conservative hating,AP regurgitation, yellow press organization.
News
Good app needs more sports & entertainment Needs south bend Mishawaka school closings need all sports..
Click Bait notifications
One thing I absolutely hate about this app is that they send notifications with minimal information. They want you to open it to see what actor died or whatever. But the other local app WSBT22 will actually tell you all you need to know in their notification. I’ll be deleting this app and only use WSBT22.
Please fix
The new notifications are difficult to get to and clear out—and also constant. The new layout is not as user friendly as it used to be and also not visually appealing. The ads popping up are not as easy to get rid of either. Considering just deleting the app altogether.
My favorite local news station in South Bend.
I love all of your news programs. Thank You WNDU for hiring and keeping great employees. Thank you.👏
The app is awful
I always used WNDU as my news source but now every page and news article is flooded with stupid ads and unfortunately my device is getting old so all the ads freeze my iPad up and zI can’t afford to buy another one so looks like I will no longer be using your app you ruined it with the new format and endless ads.
NBC news app
I think this app is absolutely fantastic except for the close captioning at the bottom. I can’t find a place to get rid of that. It bothers me.
New format
This app’s redesign is scattershot and clumsy. Especially annoying when the ads refuse to disappear.
M
I’ve been watching channel 16 news since I was a child , best moves channel I’ve ever watched
Disappointing
All of a sudden, when you open the app, you have to go through a big advertisement page. Very disappointing.
Less operator friendly
With the past app, I was able to pinch and enlarge photos. This could not be done with any of the competition’s websites. Now I cannot perform that task.
why the ads🤦🏽♀️
why does a weather app have ads? it’s so annoying. im trying to look at the weather but i have to wait 30 seconds while an ad plays😂 and 30 seconds feels like an eternity when waiting for a boring ad to stop. this app never used to have them and i know apps have ads that’s a fact i just find it random and odd that a weather app of all apps have ads. i’m tired of it.
Interactive Radar
One of my favourite features to look at for the weather.
Change back
Go back to the old version. This one is terrible. I work in Public Safety
Disruptive ads
The layout of the news is fine, not an exceptional interface, but fine. The initial ad upon opening the app is frustrating. It pauses any audio or video already playing through other apps. Want to check the news updates while also listening to a podcast or music? It won’t be seamless, unfortunately.
What’s happening?
Visually I prefer this app to other local news apps, and it used to function really good. Occasionally, the app crashes for no reason. A more recent glitch, the badge on the app shows a new notification, so I open the application. Every time I open the app (and I mean EVERY time), the (notification) bell icon is missing front the top bar. The only way to navigate to the list of notifications is via the bell. So I navigate to the settings, and choose “Enable Notification Inbox”, and then go to bell icon and read notifications. The next time I receive a badge notification... you guessed it... repeat. So VERY annoying!
Forced alerts
The latest update requires the user to get alerts on their device. Users must go into settings to undo this unwanted feature which many users may not realize or know how to fix. Poor changes to the layout. Feels like spyware.
Commercial just to open the app?
There are plenty of advertisements already. Now users are required to see an advertisement before seeing headlines. I am deleting this app as I cannot stand the blaring startup when I am passing time in public places.
App doesn’t open
It seems the last three weeks the app hasn’t opened. Deleted and reinstalled and it works fine for a couple days.
Pls fix
The app isn’t moving the page that says “allow tracking on the next page for” when it’s not allowing me to allow tracking
Pop up
I hate the pop up political vote for something before I can get to the news
Fix problems and update quicker
Usually pretty good, but every once in a while, it will close out whenever you click on anything which is very irritating (putting it nicely)!! And also it gives update breaking news notifications, but doesn’t show up on the app till hours later.
Too many adds
So many adds for games takes too long to see the new story
Run of the mill
The comment section moderator is a right wing Trumper that bans folks for opposing views. The content of my comments never had any vulgarity or name calling or anything of the sort but, was banned anyway. On the other hand the comments from folks on the right were and continue to be rude and threatening. It is an echo chamber and dangerous for our country to have so much media ( radio, local news, and newspapers both on and offline) owned by Sinclair or their cohorts.
FBI most wanted
I’m surprised your picture of the FBI most wanted is not centered so it’s easy to read. Someone took the picture from a side... It’s difficult to make out the picture or the writing of the poster. I would expect more from 16
To many ads
To many ads
Ruined by ads!!!
This app has been completely destroyed by the nuisance ads that continually pop up, the most frustrating is the one that pops up right away when you open the app that you have to try to find a way to get rid of before the app will fully open, WNDU should be ashamed of this, find a sponsor to sponsor your app if you need money that badly and get rid of the ads
Trumps 250 Army parade
Your story as usual is left sided. Way to make us dislike this channel more!
16 NEWS NOW FAQ
- Is 16 NEWS NOW free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 3 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does 16 NEWS NOW have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to 16 NEWS NOW?
- WNEP The News Station (4.8 from 31,674 reviews), WISH-TV Indianapolis (4.7 from 10,878 reviews) and WANE 15 - News and Weather (4.6 from 6,903 reviews).
16 NEWS NOW download
Last updated 2 months ago.
16 NEWS NOW sells in 3 countries. It was released 13 years ago, on 10 Sept 2013. It holds a 2.8 rating from 190 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does 16 NEWS NOW make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.