# WPRI 12 News - Providence, RI

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488539287](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488539287)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id488539287`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LIN Television Corporation
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (10,226 ratings)
- **Version:** 510.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2011-12-16
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wpri-12-news-providence-ri/id488539287)
- **Website:** [http://wpri.com](http://wpri.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy)

## Description

Stay connected to local news with WPRI 12 News for Providence, RI. This extension delivers top stories from our daily broadcasts, on-demand video, and real-time weather updates, plus live alerts for severe conditions and an interactive radar map.

Features include saving stories for later, quick access to reporters on the scene, and breaking news alerts to help you stay informed while on the go.

## Rankings

- #17,754 — Overall
- #12 — provide

## Review summary

Users value the app for reliable local news and a trusted brand, but reliability and ad experience are the main pain points. The most common complaints are intrusive ads and auto-playing videos, frequent crashes and slow loading, difficulty with playback controls, disruptive sign-up/notification prompts, and some device-specific issues (notably on iPad). Content quality remains a plus, but app performance and ad design consistently reduce satisfaction.

### Pros

- Strong local news coverage and investigative reporting valued by viewers.
- Positive rapport with anchors and staff; some viewers feel the station is like family.
- App is widely used daily by long-time viewers who rely on it for news.
- Overall content quality and local focus are frequently praised.

### Cons

- Intrusive, heavy advertising including auto-playing video ads which disrupt reading.
- Frequent crashes, freezes, and unreliable loading of feeds or articles after updates.
- Video playback issues such as autoplay and inability to rewind or control playback.
- Sign-up prompts and notification handling interrupt the user flow and can be hard to dismiss.
- iPad performance problems reported after updates, making the app unusable on that device.

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