# WXII 12 News - Piedmont Triad

> Breaking News and Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505569365](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505569365)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id505569365`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hearst Television
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (6,087 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.15.2303
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2012-03-06
- **Size:** 126 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wxii-12-news-piedmont-triad/id505569365)
- **Website:** [http://www.wxii12.com/connect](http://www.wxii12.com/connect)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.wxii12.com/connect/privacy](http://www.wxii12.com/connect/privacy)

## Description

Take WXII 12 News with you anywhere to stay on top of breaking local news, weather, and sports in Winston-Salem and the Piedmont Triad. This free app delivers push alerts, live video updates from WXII 12 News reporters, a local-news submission feature for tips and photos, real-time weather conditions, hourly forecasts, and an interactive radar.

Share stories via email or social media, access weather videocasts, and receive weather alerts as conditions change. Although Hearst Television believes the majority of its news content is appropriate for a variety of ages, it is intended for individuals 18 and older.

## Rankings

- #23,582 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise WXII 12 News for accurate, timely local coverage and strong anchors/weather, plus useful notifications. However, the app frequently crashes, content often feels stale or under-refresh, ads are intrusive, navigation can be clunky, and notifications don’t always arrive reliably.

### Pros

- Accurate and timely local news and weather coverage.
- Strong local focus on Guilford County and surrounding areas.
- High-quality on-air talent and credible weather forecasts.
- Useful push notifications for staying informed, especially when away from home.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes, freezes, or unexpected app closures.
- Outdated or insufficiently refreshed stories and breaking news banner.
- Intrusive ads that disrupt scrolling and reading.
- Navigation/readability issues: can't follow headlines to stories and articles jump unexpectedly.
- Push notifications not delivered reliably or stop working.

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