KING 5 News for Seattle/Tacoma
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User Reviews for KING 5 News for Seattle/Tacoma
Terrible video experience
I like the local news content, it’s relevant to my area. The news oftentimes lack simple news basics though, like e.g. showing a map with location or town of a reported event.The video experience is generally bad. The ads are very repetitive which is a downer by itself, and sometimes an ad (again, usually the same one) plays again just upon trying to rotate and enlarge a video, which is a standard task on a phone. Both rotation and enlarging are also manual, it should be automatic (turning the device sideways should instantly rotate and enlarge the video, that is standard everywhere else). At the end of a video I’ve often experienced an unwanted repeat of the ad already seen a minute ago, followed by playing the next news video I never wanted to see.
Information Important
I find it helpful to hear and see what is going and what goes on here locally regional national and world wide especially with the corona virus disease going on and still wide spread. I am developmentally mentally and learning disabled get Social Security and Supplemental Security as my source of monthly income to live on and support myself financially Live alone in a one bedroom one bathroom apartment I am single no children and I am female white U S A citizen Washingtonian and I am 43 and a half years of age Was born in Yakima Washington in the year 1976
Good news app!
The app works well and sends timely news updates. You will have to watch a commercial in order to watch televised news segments, but only at the start of the clip. There are click bait ads at the bottom of the screen but that’s no different than their website. Overall I’m pleased with it and I’ve watched quite a few live broadcast during these coronavirus times.
Please go back!
The previous set-up was so much easier to navigate. I could easily find the stories I wanted to read and there was more variety related to local, national, and world news. Now it seems I can only see a few hand-picked stories or it takes me forever to find a story. It seems like you have removed content and clarity to make it look prettier. For example, you used to have a section for sports, with then access to the individual sport categories—NFL, MLB, etc. now it’s gone and I can see maybe 2 sport stories. Can’t access any high school sport scores—or at least can’t find them. I would like to go back to using this app for news, but I guess I will try to find a better one.
Posting news WAY later than most
This app is literally the last local news source to post breaking news. I’ve been a King5 supporter and follower for decades but have been feeling so let down by the lack of information and speed. I understand the need to verify sources etc, but there is no excuse when I hear from many, many other outlets about news that matters to my family. Stories posted to the app also seem to not be refreshed very often and I’ve been looking at new sources to get addition information. The last straw was the very slow reporting and lack of information given about the schools closing due to the Coronavirus. Goodbye King5
King 5 News is dependable
King 5 News targets news that is helpful: traffic, any immediate disruptions to everyday life such as weather, construction, pandemics, basic schools info, political events on the horizon. Issues affecting the business of everyday life such local economics, local politics, local social policies such as responses to homelessness, are reported with facts and options. Recreational outdoor activities are described and can greatly enrich the experience of living in the region. Racial relations and historically based, neighborhood struggles are represented fairly and accurately. All of these reports, soft and hard news, are presented with integrity and responsibility and a keen eye for detail.
Bloated with ads
Loved the last generation of the King 5 app. This one crashes 35-50% of the time likely because almost every story has a video associated with it and seems to slow down the story loading. Also every stories video has a 30 second ad! Come on King 5 (broadcast company X) how greedy do you need to be? You’re on-air personalities don't really contribute that much to society as they feel they do. They just speak and read a teleprompter, not actually fight the fires or help clear an accident scene. Get over yourselves. An app should be a quick and EASY, convenient option from a website. Most of the time this app isn't.
One of the Best
Let me start by saying that I don’t mind learning a new app. I will say that it did take me a while to figure out that I have to press the Star in the upper left corner to get to the topic section; world, local, sports, etc. I also don’t care for the emphasis on videos. One because I prefer to read the article and two because if I hit the video I have to watch another ad, maybe two if I maximize the screen. Love the Weather section which I use most often because Rich, in my experience, is the most accurate in predicting what will be going on. And I really LOVE the fact that they have now added an hourly forecast for the day. Spend a lot of time outdoors and now I can see when the rain is going to hit when there is a front coming in. All in All a pretty good job.
Poor experience
This “new” app lacks native iOS features. First, the font size is permanently too small for the list of news. It doesn’t support your desired font size on device. So be prepared to squint. Scrolling has stutters even on a fast modern iPhone.The app doesn’t always understand its on a mobile device, as it cuts off its own app messages such as after you favorite some topics.There’s also so much junk in the weather tab that it’s pointless to try to use it to quickly see any real weather info.Also, switching from weather tab to home tab can put me into an progress spinner blank screen that can take a full minute or more to resolve (even while on a fast wifi network). It shows there’s little to no local caching of news stories. Most of the app feels like just a web browser - and worse than that as the app likes to clear and re-present the page a lot, causing flashy behavior. The ads often appear well after the story appears, causing further flash and annoyance.In sum, avoid this headache of an app until they rewrite it yet again someday.
Problems plus murder ads
This app will test your patience and civility. First, the stream randomly breaks. Often. Even in good coverage areas where other streaming video does not. Being video, the screen must be opened and unlocked to continue listening. Fine, not their fault. But this leaves it susceptible to any and every unintentional button press on a screen chock full of links. Didn’t mean to leave the live stream? Fine, you can now sit through a minute of extra, bonus commercials just for doing something modern, like streaming, before you can rejoin the actual broadcast. Also for your trouble of streaming, you will get DOUBLE commercials of creepy ads for the murder network, including bloody hands running a chainsaw, and a psychotic, garrote-snapping villain, EVERY 5 MINUTES! It at least does encourage most of us to turn it off due to all these, unless this stuff is your kink.
Description
Stay up-to-date with the latest news and weather in the Seattle/Tacoma area on the all-new free app from KING 5. Our app features the latest breaking news that impacts you and your family, interactive weather and radar, and live video from our newscasts and local events. LOCAL & BREAKING NEWS • Receive real-time notifications for breaking news • Read the latest news as it happens in your area • Explore exclusive investigative stories • Browse photos, news clips, and raw video LOCAL WEATHER • Daily and hourly forecasts for your city • The latest forecasts from our meteorologists • Interactive radar maps • Automated hyperlocal severe weather alerts LIVE VIDEO • Watch live video newscasts and breaking news from KING 5 PERSONALIZATION • Discover and dive into topics that matter to you • Favorite topics to receive personalized updates Other Features: • Share stories & videos directly with your friends and family • See the latest updates and behind the scenes photos from your favorite anchors and reporters • Get information on school delays & closings as they happen • Cast videos and livestreams directly to your TV or streaming device, so you can lean back and enjoy your favorite programming on your biggest screen.
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