WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4

Name: WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
Rating: 4.37767 (4210 reviews)

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User Reviews for WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4

Annoying

Although the graphics are terrific, the rest is annoying. Having to watch an entire video of the weather to see the forecast is annoying especially if you are somewhere where the audio can’t or shouldn’t be played. The breaking news alerts are inaccurate. When clicking on a breaking news alert isn’t not on the site. If it’s that important, it should be there. The news stories are old and often there for days. Playing a video of a news story is also annoying especially when in areas where playing video reports is inappropriate.

Cherubcrnp, Dec 17, 2017

I want NEWS not ADS!!!

This app was my go to app for local news. It works most of the time and is usually up to date, but with one of their recent updates, they lost at least one user, if not more.I know ads support your revenue stream, and your trying to get as many people to view them as possible, but come on, do you really need your embedded ads to launch mid-story, without interaction?I love reading the news on my packed bus into work, and while I’m reading a tragic story about what’s happening in the world today, I don’t need a random ad, that I didn’t interact with trying to sell lipstick to everyone else on the bus.I’m fine with the accidental AD video launching when I click on it, but don’t force ADs on me that I don’t want to know more about, when I’m trying to see if it’s going to rain on me at the bus stop.I hope they fix the app, and make it so I can get News again, but in its present form, with the bombardment of ADs, this is definitely a free app that’s a waste of space on your phone.

Dwreck0320, Apr 22, 2018

Updated review

Ever since the most recent update, the articles are too zoomed in, cutting off whole parts of sentences, and I can't zoom it out. I literally have to search the article title in Safari if I want to actually read the blessed thing... or just go to WPXI, who actually have an app that functions.They fixed the issue. The reporting is usually pretty fair, and I like knowing what’s going on in my area. Kudos.

Evan_Novakova, Dec 17, 2020

Disappointing

I didn't like the old format and had hopes that the new one would be better. It is not. For one thing, I can't flip it on the iPad and I don't like that inconvenience. The stories are repetitive and often a day or two old. I don't understand why things that are 3 or more days old still are at the top of the list. I don't find it easy to use and find things I want to read. Not a fan of the update notifications, but I can turn that off. Disappointing since WTAE is my go to place for local news.Old news stays on there for weeks, sometimes months. Like the story of James Conner being drafted by the Steeler. That “news” was on there even after the regular season started.Sad, for me, that I don’t use this app much anymore.

Great graffics, Nov 29, 2017

Thank You!

Grew-up in the ‘60’s & ‘70’s, in the South Hills. Early-on, it was black & white tv, w/only 6 channels: 2, 4, 11, 13, 7 ( from Wheeling), & 9 ( from Steubenville). Channel 4 was “ghostly”, so I didn’t see much. As I grew, things changed, & we got a color tv, & there’s channel 4! Always enjoyed the “Afterschool Special “, & of course, “General Hospital “!!!I got married, stayed somewhat local for about 6 years, then moved out-of state for 4 years. While away, I always sought the ABC affiliate.Since coming back, I’m still somewhat local, & I continue to watch channel 4; some series (ie; “Grey’s Anatomy”), & especially, the news. Having the app on my iPad, & iPhone, I can keep-up w/EVERYTHING...news, sports, & especially weather, if I’m not near the tv. Just means sooo much to be alerted when severe weather is upon us, & have the radar, right @ my fingertips.Thank You!

meak-h, Jun 07, 2020

Dislike the new format particularly the weather app

I rely heavily on your interactive radar being up to date. With the old app when golfing, fishing or watching approaching storms I could count on your interactive being with a few minutes of what was happening. Now I have noticed the it lags by as much as 15 to 30 minuets. Many Times the storm has passed before it show up in my area on your map. It also take a considerable amount of time to upload and just sits and spins where before it was much faster. I don’t feel that I can rely on it any more and have to to other sources. Also when you look at you extended forecast and your live forecast the temperatures do not match up and you can’t rely on the.

Metpj, May 06, 2018

Great for Out-of-Towners

I live in Virginia now, but lived in Pittsburgh for most of my life. I like keeping up with weather events, current events, school issues and especially sports. When I feel homesick I can actually watch a newscast. I also like knowing the inside news on the sports teams to report to others before ESPN gets it! My only complaint is that I will get an alert and if it takes a bit before I actually can read it, the app doesn’t take me to the story. If I search it sometimes I can find it. But if I use “elderly” when the alert was senior citizen or 72 year old etc. I will never find it. You need to fix that to get all 5 stars as I see that as a big issue because I still have most of my family in the area.

Poohbear6157, Dec 27, 2018

Needs work

I watch the morning news every morning while getting ready for work. Almost every morning when there is a break the news doesn’t come back on, it just sit idle with the logo and never returns to the news. The only way to get the news back is go out vine back in and start over. That’s usually when I go to a different station. Let’s make it more professional and less like story time. So many times things are partially repeated every time it switches to a new subject. So aggravating. Very hard to understand with today’s technology that wtae doesn’t find a solution. I have noticed CBS and ABC does not have that issue.

SherBrown, Feb 12, 2021

Channel 4 News and Weather on tv and app is the Best !

Love watching Channel 4 News and Weather on tv but not always able to . That’s when the app comes in real handy ! It’s so easy to use and very informative. I love getting first hand important news through my notifications . I haven’t found any issues with the format or going to the story I am interested in. Thanks for the up to date world & local news at my fingertips.

Sisfairplayr, May 13, 2019

Needs some work

This app is my favorite and the easiest for checking both the weather radar and my local forecast. But there are a several problems IMO. I don’t like that it won’t rotate when reading but especially when trying to watch a video. It drives me crazy when, after reading a couple of news stories it takes me back to the beginning instead of returning me to where I was, leaving me to have to continually scroll back down to continue with the next story. Because of this I generally read my news from another local news app then come to this one for the radar and to see if there is news not covered on the other app. Some stories stay on this app for weeks, maybe longer, and I’ve even seen one that was posted for weeks and FINALLY taken off reappear a few months later! NEWSFLASH! Those stories are no longer news! That also makes me crazy. At times the live news doesn’t work and I can’t go back and watch a broadcast I missed in between live news times. So I don’t usually bother trying.

Tealady55, Mar 06, 2018

Description

Take the Pittsburgh's Action News 4 app with you everywhere you go and be the first to know of breaking news happening in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. Always stay up to date with the latest local news, national, sports, traffic, political, entertainment stories and much more. Download the Pittsburgh's Action News 4 app for free today.

Our Local News, Weather and Sports App Features Include: - Pittsburgh breaking news alerts with push notifications - Live streaming breaking news updates from our Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporters when it happens, where it happens - Local news submission area for breaking news, news tips and the ability to email your news photos and videos right to our newsroom to be featured on air - Ability to share stories via email or your social media pages - Up to date, current local weather conditions, hourly Pittsburgh weather updates, and 7 day forecasts - An interactive radar that lets you zoom in and out to street level and watch storms as they approach. Move the map around to see major weather activity - Pittsburgh weather alerts and updates, Pittsburgh's Action Weather 4 videocasts and more