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What’s New Version 509.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Description
News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The WTNH News 8 mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time.
Connecticut news, weather, traffic & more! Stay up to date with the latest information, get breaking news, and watch live newscasts from News 8, Connecticut's News Leader.
FEATURES:
• Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community.
• Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map.
• Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know.
• On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.
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Version history 25 versions
Build 887967148v509.0.02026-07-08 15:41:45
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Build 885930364v508.0.02026-05-20 23:09:36
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Build 884819296v507.0.02026-04-22 21:17:33
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Build 883184271v505.0.02026-03-09 18:16:12
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Build 881906368v504.0.02026-01-28 03:22:07
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Build 880740835v503.0.12025-12-18 04:43:06
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Build 879494425v502.0.22025-11-05 01:25:22
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Build 879184880v502.0.02025-10-24 04:29:33
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Build 878138524v501.0.02025-09-16 22:39:28
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Build 876389172v500.9.02025-07-15 03:53:06
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Build 872759708v500.8.02025-02-24 21:30:51
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Build 871245886v500.7.02024-12-18 22:07:52
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Build 869899752v500.6.02024-10-22 20:41:39
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Build 868158545v500.5.02024-08-13 08:28:56
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Build 866420454v500.4.02024-06-04 21:36:06
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 865076337v500.3.02024-04-09 20:15:22
We've reduced the number of weather push notifications and improved their accuracy. We also disabled the floating player on tablets.
Build 864095282v500.1.42024-02-29 00:58:50
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 863654041v500.1.12024-02-15 18:25:10
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Build 861513232v50.11.02023-11-15 19:15:57
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Build 856522304v41.20.02023-04-20 16:49:56
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
Build 855080444v41.19.02023-03-31 13:52:33
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
Build 854878709v41.17.12023-02-09 22:31:02
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Build 854048459v41.16.02022-12-22 21:47:47
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 853372013v41.15.02022-11-23 20:01:43
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 852689024v41.14.02022-10-11 15:51:50
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
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| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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| US | en-US | Free | 18.7k | 4.6 | 509.0.0 |
Reviews 30 reviews · US
★★★★★
For every meaningful notifications there are 5+ clickbait tabloid garbage notifs
This app has become absolutely exhausting as you have chased WFSB down the miserable pothole-ridden road of tabloid-quality clickbait. I do not need to know every single time someone dies on some back road that no one drives on. If you want to report traffic, great. If you want to report on road death statistics and advocate for safer driving habits, fantastic. I do not need a push notification when someone in Windham is hurt because a tree fell on them, nor is it ethical to be reporting on it. This is tabloid garbage. I don’t want to turn off notifications because I don’t want to be out of th
BradMacd2025-12-27
★★★★★
No longer working
As of last week you added email address needed to get live news. I have entered it numerous times and still only get the commercial break black screen. I am missing your morning drive ! Please fix the app, so I can watch again.
Kmbrly6282025-11-24
★★★★★
Good for ct
I always use news 8 but for some reason every time I open the weather tab in my app, the app shuts down.
GoJoehoho2024-04-13
★★★★★
No live option
App doesn’t allow live viewing for some reason or freezes. If not it says we’ll be right back and nothing happens.
Riko20082024-03-19
★★★★★
I love you guys but
I can’t get your weather to stay up it keeps forcing the app close
Autumngirl10132024-03-05
★★★★★
Weather videos don’t always work
The only trouble I’ve ever had with this app is the weather videos. Sometimes an incorrect video is posted, such as one from a different day, or there is no sound. These issues seem to happen less than they used to, or maybe I’ve just gotten used to it?
However now if I click on the ‘weather’ tab, it closes the app. Not an issues if I click on the main weather headline on the front page, only if I click on the tab on the bottom. Otherwise we like this app and channel, just a few fixes would be great.
Bachminnie2024-02-27
★★★★★
Weather “button” glitch
Have to agree with the recent reviewers. Seems there is a bug after what may have been an update and the app crashes when I hit the weather “button”
tm10282024-02-22
★★★★★
Buggy with latest update
This last update has a bug that kicks you out of the app when you tap on weather tab
Newswatcher82024-02-17
★★★★★
What have u done
I can’t view the weather anymore the second I press on it I get booted out of the app I can do everything else but view my weather and that pisses me off cause this app is all I use for the weather updates so FIX IT PLEASE AND LIKE NOW
kitkat90832024-02-16
★★★★★
2hr Delay
Why is the app 2 hrs behind the actual time? It use to be current when you start the app up. So frustrating
This has been happening since the last update.
Violet Pantha2023-04-20
★★★★★
I used to love it but not as much anymore
This app was great, especially being able to see the live feeds certain times of the day. But now that has been replaced by Watch-Now, with commercial/ads between every 1 to 2min story, it is annoying… it’s mostly useless unless I’m searching for a particular story or weather condition. My rating went from 5 to 2 stars
Nae272023-01-31
★★★★★
thumbs down.
This app is the biggest piece of crap. Yeah. You get your news and weather but you have to wait long for it to load. I have used this app on various devices and it’s no different.
Getting school closings is near impossible. I have to leave the app and use safari to navigate to closings. SMH
robertduer2022-03-09
★★★★★
Where are you?
So we switched from Cablevision to Dish and now I can’t get any local news because our location reads as New York. I knew there might be an issue because we had Direct tv in the past and had the same issue. I thought now that we have smart TVs I could just download the News 8 app but I can’t find it on any of the TVs.
igimlet2021-12-03
★★★★★
Never works or black screen
Every time I go to the app it never opens always a black screen. I’ve updated the app and the issue gotten worse. Improve or I’ll be removing the app permanently.
HillSide4x2021-11-18
★★★★★
Weather
When watching the weather it’s hard to see when your weather people are always standing in front of the Groton, Stonington spot on the map can’t they more over to the Rhode Island side more or move the map to the left of the screen. Thanks
need to see the weather2021-06-25
★★★★★
Hate the app update!
In my opinion, you have ruined the app for me. I used to be able to get to it and find what I was looking for, and quickly read it. I do not want to watch a video every time I want news. And when I get to the video, there is always an ad in front of it. Ugh! I always check the weather from this app. There is always a short paragraph about the forecast. That is gone now, and again, you have to view a video. Please fix it.
Oxford viewer2021-04-29
★★★★★
News 8 app
There is a problem with this version of the app. It works great if you are watching on the phone. But if you plug the phone into you tv to watch on the big screen, the advertisements come on and just repeat and repeat. The previous versions did not do this.
sad tester2021-04-23
★★★★★
Worst upgrade ever
Tried to check the weather forecast and for the week it shows ALL zeros. This has happened several times in the past few days. The old format WORKED!! Shame on the app developer.
Bro-22021-04-19
★★★★★
New version Worse than original
I used to love this app was my favorite specially for the weather but the new update is completely backwards when it comes to an upgrade its has so many features lost none gain very disappointed
Cbct372021-04-16
★★★★★
New format is terrible
This latest update has totally ruined it.
Before everything was grouped by new local news, or you could easily choose county/region/nation/or international.
Now it’s a complete jumble - not user friendly or easily sorted.
Front page stories from a month or weeks ago placed first???-really now, what were you guys/gals thinking.
Obviously someone got a promotion and decided that to make a name for themselves they’d have to trash a very good layout and fix what wasn’t broken.
For sure, the ego of this person and/or team could never admit to their own incompetence - so I’m sure the “my way o
Hamden resident2021-04-12
★★★★★
New app is horrible
Getting rid of the ability to sort articles by county took away the only reason I use the app. Also, how is it possible that the first article in the "latest news" category is from 3 weeks ago? Fix this crap
Brendan7102021-04-04
★★★★★
App
This app is way to self promoting. All I want is a news alert without telling me to watch the news or sending me to a video. I’ve deleted this app and now have NBC30 which only sends news notifications and only a few
The new app is great. Thanks for listening
Ebob 19942021-04-03
★★★★★
Too many ads and pop-ups
It feels sleazy that a news station would overload their app with so many ads and pop ups. I finally removed the ad when a a lawyer ad I couldn’t even see started speaking.
Sparky-Rosalita2021-03-17
★★★★★
Time is off!
I don’t understand why so many times that I turn on the news or a show and Channel 8 is an hour behind. I turned on 12:00pm news and The View was just coming on. What’s up with this?
It seems to be happening more frequently.
Linder1032021-02-09
★★★★★
Ok.. now what?!
App stays frozen, cannot see video. Told it needed update, “click here” only to find that when I hit OPEN, it told me it needed to UPDATE! Tried 3 times and gave up. Don’t want to lose this but if I can’t keep up to date, may have to...
Freezes my screen every time and I have to closeout my phone (new phone so not the phone)... can’t get the “live feed” as it always says “we’ll be right back”... frustrating.
Meauni2021-02-03
★★★★★
One sided
I think your news and stories much like the rest of the mainstream media is one sided. I agree that the rioting at the capital was terrible but I don’t understand why there wasn’t such a negative spin on the BLM riots we saw throughout the nation all summer?
I’m confused as to why the national guard was not put on standby for them?
dman5.562021-01-16
★★★★★
Honoring the Fallen Heroes of Law Enforcement
Great story to recognize the special talent of Loren and the 9/11 First Responder who never forgets the fallen heroes with the blankets of comfort for their family.
9/11 LEO2021-01-16
★★★★★
Channel 8 review
I love Channel right. Their news media tries to stay neutral as much as possible and their weather is always on a positive look even if it’s gonna be bad. Sam is the best weatherman of all the networks. Very positive and moves around the screen so you can see the whole Ct. The others including one of your stand on the south eastern side of the State so you can’t see the Newlondon Norwich area . But that is the only negative thing I have to say about the station. Dennis House will be a definite improvement in the overall presentation. Keep up the good work.
bob03682021-01-14
★★★★★
Poor Review
The news is supposed to just tell us the news. Your station is against our President. You should just tell the truth and let the viewers decide what they believe. Our beautiful First Lady has done so much good for our country but you won’t tell the viewers. Why? What are you afraid of?
moved out2021-01-03
★★★★★
Joe Fury
Where did he come from?? He talks with his body and arms and the whole body effect!! He talks to much and he is given to much time to respect the same things!! He needs to go Now! The other weather people are not like him! He is a winner!
Kbann22222020-12-13
Change log 28 changes · US
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