# 12OnYourSide

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id450211141](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id450211141)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id450211141`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (6,325 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2011-07-21
- **Size:** 99 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/12onyourside/id450211141)
- **Website:** [https://www.12onyourside.com/](https://www.12onyourside.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.12onyourside.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.12onyourside.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

12OnYourSide brings WWBT 12 News local coverage to your Chrome browser, delivering breaking news alerts, First Warning traffic, school closings, live headlines, sports, and video for Richmond and central Virginia.

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

## Rankings

- #23,393 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews largely condemn the NBC12 app for an ad-saturated, intrusive experience that hampers reading and watching. Repeated complaints include too many ads and auto-playing videos with sound, a cluttered navigation experience, stability problems, and content that isn’t localized properly. A few comments acknowledge the value of having NBC12 local news and weather in one app. Overall, users want a cleaner, more reliable app with less advertising and better local relevance.

### Pros

- Access to NBC12 local news content in one app
- App provides local weather coverage and weather reporting appreciated by users
- Brand familiarity/trust with NBC12 among long-time viewers

### Cons

- Excessive ads and intrusive ad experiences (pop-ups, pre-rolls, and ads before content) that disrupt reading and watching
- Autoplay videos with sound disrupting reading and viewing even when not desired
- Cluttered, hard-to-navigate UI with poor content discovery and readability issues
- Stability problems including crashes on launch, black screens, and unresponsive behavior on some devices
- Local content mis-targeting (e.g., showing Chicago news to Richmond, VA residents)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id450211141)