PBS NEWSHOUR - Official

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PBS, you deserve, and in my mind, you owe your loyal fans a FAR BETTER VEHICLE for putting information out there! Not everyone has or wants Facebook, TV news takes way too long, and some of us avoid Twitter like the plague these days (need I say WHY? Surely not...). So anyhow, I check the news via your app regularly, to get the best possible information and unbiased reporting of news events. Sadly, too often, the news just won’t load... I do not have this issue with any other app, my iOS is always up to date, and the problem has occurred with at least 3 different rapid wifi services... I am sure the issue is not on my end!!! And this is not new... I keep hoping, with every update, that the problem will finally get resolved, but no... Please fix this app, to make it reliable!! Two star rating?? Really?? That’s a travesty, given the importance of your outreach in this time of turmoil and rampant misinformation!

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On iPhone 7 with latest updates installed, in one section of the app, I can view primary news video (presidential press statement)- but not supplied in context with commentary etc. In the main video section of the app, where there are segments from the broadcast, I get an error that there is no player installed, and can't view. Also disappointing is the fact I can't just find links to play the sound-only broadcast- I didn't actually care about video. Uninstalling after first use because it's clear the app developers have no interest in maintaining this app. Last update in 2016!!!! Unprofessional

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The fact that there’s a PBS app is good, I guess. But it’s just not a great app, even on the phone. And watching an iPhone app on an iPad, in 2019, seems just silly. What’s going on here? Also, I can’t even get the episode I want to watch to load half the time; it just sits there spinning. When I finally do get it to load, there’s no sound. This is really kind of shocking and, I should think, embarrassing for you. I see reviews from over a year ago calling out some of these issues and I’m not really sure what could be going on over there that these things would not be addressed.

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I have the PBS Newshour app on my iPhone. I enjoy the headlines feature, presenting breaking news every day. BUT— why isn’t this available for iPad? The closest app for the PBS Newshour on iPad is the PBS Video, but it only has the previous evening’s program and related programs. The iPad is the perfect platform for breaking news stories and video. I realize iPhones are more prevalent, but the format is too small for enjoyment. I hope PBS will rethink the development goals to include breaking news on the iPad format.

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This app is really good for getting what’s important in the news without much of a bias toward either side. HOWEVER, they really need to fix their audio for videos they link in the app. It amazes me that they haven’t done so yet! Updated to 1 star because it’s really bothering me that they haven’t fixed the sound one videos yet. What’s the point?!? Uninstalling and looking elsewhere