# The Oakland Press

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520210301](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520210301)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id520210301`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Journal Register Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (157 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.60
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2012-05-02
- **Size:** 188 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-oakland-press/id520210301)
- **Website:** [https://www.theoaklandpress.com/](https://www.theoaklandpress.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The Oakland Press app delivers personalized news recommendations, allowing you to customize Your News, save articles for later, and enjoy offline reading with configurable push alerts.

Explore E-News, the digital replica of the day’s paper, follow topics for relevant articles, swipe between sections, and enjoy a streamlined top navigation for a faster, distraction-free reading experience.

## Rankings

- #115,769 — Overall
- #89 — press

## Review summary

Most reviews praise the app's local Oakland County focus and the helpful community calendar, but common complaints include mandatory login, missing e-edition, stale content, heavy ads and poor navigation, and frequent stability issues.

### Pros

- Local focus on Oakland County news with the community calendar as a nice feature.
- Perceived unbiased local coverage with more local content than some other apps.
- Some users find it useful for local news updates.

### Cons

- Login to read articles (even for free) blocks access and is repeatedly required.
- E-edition is missing or not available for many users.
- Content isn’t updated regularly; stories feel old or stale.
- Navigation is clunky and bogged down by ads; search function often doesn’t work.
- App instability and bugs: articles duplicate, fail to load, or get stuck on an edition.

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