KHON2 News - Honolulu HI News App revisa

KHON was my favorite when I had cable TV and one day I realized I’m paying $80 a month just to watch the news so got rid of cable. From the app where they claim there’s a live news stream it’s always at least an hour behind. This renders it completely useless if you’re trying to use it to check live traffic. HNN app actually is live news and loads a lot quicker.

So many ads. Navigation is not easy and having to dismiss all the ads and pop ups is not enjoyable. I understand ads pay for the services but ads shouldn’t be more than news stories.

0 stars

After selecting what type of notifications I want to see from the app, the app stays stuck on a loading screen.

I would like to click on the push messages and breaking news notifications and go straight to the story to read it. Has not happened yet. Could be much more user friendly.

So many ads... most of the time, you “swipe up” to close the ad and end up closing the whole app.

This app alerts the user of breaking news. When you open the app to view the news alert it doesn't let you view it. Its Frustrating.

The notification on the the phone are ridiculous and frustrating. You click on it and it send you to watch advertising, after you watch it, still the news on the notification is no where to be found, as you search for it, you are welcome with more advertising. Hello! Developer, your app is very unfriendly user. Fix that.

I enjoy this app + use the push notifications to track breaking news for the island. But I find it nearly impossible to read stories or browse because of the immense amount of ads on each page. These are the same garbage ads on misc sites - clean out your ear wax, fix your saggy arms - and IMO they don’t have any place on a local news app. Not professional when you have an ad in between each paragraph. I understand the need for profit to help sustain the app development, I just wish there were less, or an option to remove them entirely via a one-time fee. The Apple TV app is the same, except sometimes it will ONLY play ads and won’t play the videos.

This app freezes frequently in the middle of scrolling due to the amount of video adds

Thee most irritating thing about this app is that the notifications take you to a page showing the KHON2 TV schedule rather than the story itself. This app has great notifications and is generally 1st in notifying me about current events which makes this issue even more infuriating. Use the Hawaii News Now app until this is fixed.

Not a good ap

Open the app and it freezes.

I’m not understanding why I am constantly sent notifications to breaking news stories, but when I click on the story - it takes me to a page with the TV schedule. So I’m left without knowing any further details & in suspense. Even if I try searching for the story under ‘Latest News’ - I cannot find it easily. So I see no point to having a news app that only send me ‘breaking news’ notifications without a link to the full story. Not worth my time.

Click bait articles and notifications. Some notifications have clear bias and are trying to paint a picture instead of just reporting the facts. Most notifications only take you to the live news section when the news isn’t even airing. Even if I have some news categories like sports off I still get sports notifications. Sports isn’t breaking news stop spamming my phone with bad notifications.

Hello KHON2 plz fix your app. I been trying to watch the news live on my phone but it will not allow me to do so. Also when I go to live news it only says to download the app. Plz fix it.

I love how the back button literally never works if you select a notification, on the most sold phone in the world. I don’t expect anybody to actually read this review to change that, but figured I’d shoot my shot :) KHON keep doing your thing. App team for KHON, please contact California. Much mahalos.

When there are notifications sent from this news app and you click on them it only takes you to a live feed of the news currently playing and not to an article about the story. If you get a notification, but then 5-10 min pass before you are able to look at it....then the live stream is over or you have missed the story of interest to you on the live news feed. This is very annoying. The notifications should send you straight to the written news story (article) in the app, with the option of watching the recap of the story on video at the top of the article. You do this and it is a 5 star app for sure with good news stories, but until then, this apps notification style is annoying.

What’s with the new update? The radar is only 2 inches high and you can’t make it full screen. If you want to look at the radar it’s better to go to the Star-Advertiser app

They pop up an alert on your phone and you click on it and they have 0 info about the alert!

It needs to be where the articles are within the app not where you have to open up a link to the website. Also, too many ads on the videos. Hopefully these issues will be fixed on the next update.

No matter what story the notification leads you to believe that it wants you to read, clicking on them ALWAYS takes you to the same generic page that starts with, “Mahalo for visiting KHON2’s live news page.”

to many commercials

This is a very poor app. 2 stars because sometimes there is some news to read. I am turning off notifications - they have no value. A notification takes you not to the news story, it takes you to the live feed where there is nothing. At least you could also post the written story at that time!

Bias neverboth sides

Lately this app has gotten worse. When I tap to read a new story, the video automatically starts to play. I don’t want to forced to deal with the video. I would rather read the story and decide if I want to watch the accompanying video.

Appreciate you! Up-to-date news! Thank you.

There is no point to push notifications with story leads if ultimately you go nowhere. I understand this is primarily an app for a tv news station, but then all push notifications should note the story will be on the next broadcast. Instead every one seems it will lead to an actual article but there rarely is anything to read

We always turn to you for knowing what’s up! Thank you for the great service!

I enjoy having the news app, but however, it always glitches out on my iPhone every time I open up the notification button, and now, when I open the app. I do not have a problem with this on my iPad.

Headline banner appears on my phone, but when I click on the headline to read it, the articles that appears isn’t the same as the headline banner that appeared.

Please fix

Didn’t like the fact that it randomly stops music when launching app. Doesn’t happen with the other two stations app.

Would like to read more articles as oppose to watching videos or listening to podcasts.

I just want to read the news, but I get video ads on basic articles. I don’t mind the ad except I can’t silence them. It seems a video ad is a requirement for every story.

Ugh! I get a push notice to tune in and I tap the notice. First there’s and advertisement, then a dead end. Live streaming won’t start for 3 minutes!! It’s like the app craps out. Video won’t start. I’ve been trying for 2 years. You can’t go back to the notice because it’s cleared out.

Thank you for the awesome job you folks are doing for the people here in Hawaii.

After you receive a news notification good luck trying to click on it to see the story 5 - 7 minutes later I’m still trying to get the story to load on the app. I love the news station but you’d think they could put out a better quality app. So pitiful

A lot of waiting time before video plays. A lot of repetitive commercials. You click on a video and a different video plays not related to the subject chosen.

I love KHON2 and their quality presentation of what is happening both locally and nationally. The app is useful but I don’t want to input my credit card number to utilize some of the videos. I also thought I opted out of traffic push notifications but it seems that I still get them. Overall, I really like the app but no CC info from me. ❤️

Leans too far left. Right yourself and play both sides.

annoying ads

So many ads. The videos autoplay WITH SOUND. It’s so annoying. No way to mute. The push notifications never take you to the news story but rather to a page with ads. Why does this app have to be so bad! You’re such a good news station — you’re better than this!

I love your notifications, but hate when the article isn’t linked and brings me to some unrelated site.

Not impressed with not being able to find the story after being notified. After tapping on a notification one would expect to be taken directly to the story that the came in about but instead it doesn’t

Avoid

When I try to find out what going on now you can’t find it on this app!! Your station sends out alerts to my phone if I don’t tap on that alert you sent I will never find it in this app. I love your channel and Joe M. But this app hates me!! It’s great for yesterday’s news! It’s very frustrating!! 🤯🤯 Have a great day!!

I understand that news needs advertisements to survive. But I am going NUTS with the new update to this app!! I sometimes like to check the news at work, on the bus while commuting, while I’m a passenger in a car, sometimes the library.... and it was never an issue. NOW, every single time I click on an article, the advertisements automatically play out loud even though I have my phone on silent!!! Do you know how embarrassing it is to be on a bus and the video starts playing super loud when you least expect it?!! Are you listening guys??? Please fix it!!! Otherwise, I’ll be forced to delete this app

Ads pop up when notifications announce live news. ‘Dismiss’ as and then need to search for live video. It’s a pain and a waste of my time! Deleting!