# WSFA 12 News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449733109](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449733109)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id449733109`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (6,550 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2011-07-20
- **Size:** 81 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wsfa-12-news/id449733109)
- **Website:** [https://www.wsfa.com/apps/](https://www.wsfa.com/apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wsfa.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.wsfa.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WSFA 12 News delivers local news coverage for Montgomery and central Alabama, with breaking news alerts, live headlines, sports, and video.

The app uses your location to tailor content and may share usage data with advertising partners to customize ads. Please review the privacy policy for details and your choices.

## Rankings

- #22,960 — Overall

## Review summary

User feedback centers on usability and performance problems in the current WSFA 12 News app. The most common issues are intrusive ads and auto-playing videos that are hard to mute, a redesigned UI that makes finding articles and using search more difficult, and persistent notification badges that won't clear. Additional frequent complaints include app instability (crashes, crashes after launch, and device-specific loading issues, including on iPod) and occasional playback errors on Apple TV. A minority praise the content quality and brand, but overall sentiment is negative due to usability and performance concerns.

### Pros

- Good quality local news content.
- App is functional and usable for some users.
- Positive sentiment toward the WSFA brand and staff.

### Cons

- Excessive ads and autoplaying videos that can't be muted.
- Updated UI/UX makes navigation harder, with missing search and smaller text.
- Persistent notification badge that cannot be cleared.
- Frequent crashes and device-loading issues (including on iPod).

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