29News

Name: 29News
Rating: 2.7 (66 reviews)
Author: Gray Television Group, Inc.

By: Gray Television Group, Inc.

News

Features & Capabilities

29News delivers Central Virginia's news, weather, and sports directly to your Chrome browser extension. Stay informed with the latest local updates and Virginia news wherever you are, including on-device video and quick access to timely closings and delays.

Key features include local news, weather and sports; 29News Video; Virginia News; and closings and delays, all designed for easy viewing and sharing.

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By:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Rating:

2.70

(66) 1 new ratings

Version:

6.0.5 Last updated: 2026-06-09

Version code:

886735052

Creation date:

2012-09-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

89.48MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 215,948 ▲ 767

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Developed by:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/29news/id561943943

Website:

https://www.29news.com/

User Reviews

Users report the app is unstable after recent updates—won’t open, crashes, or hangs at startup. Ads and pop-ups disrupt browsing. Notification controls are confusing or unreliable, with excessive breaking-news alerts. The latest format change degrades navigation and makes finding local news harder. A minority still finds it easy to use when it works, but overall stability and UX need significant improvements.

Pros

Easy to use / user-friendly interface (mentioned by multiple reviewers)

Cons

Frequent crashes and startup failures after updates: the app won’t open, crashes, or hangs at startup
Intrusive ads and pop-ups disrupt browsing
Notification controls are confusing or unreliable, with excessive breaking-news alerts or missing controls
Latest format changes degrade navigation: harder to find local news and more menu digging required

Recent reviews

Turning off closed captioning should be optional because it interferes with the picture.

by Tl*****, 2026-03-25

Whether using app via a traditional streaming service or via cellular data this is horrible! Today is severe high risk weather day (16Mar26) and can’t get app to stream via any freaking means! Got zero news 6-7am; Got 5 mins of news (1215-1220) which didn’t include any weather… Now know why the app is rated so low! 🤬