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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 WOOD TV8 mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time.
WOOD TV8 is West Michigan's news leader. We're keeping you informed with latest breaking news and severe weather for Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and the lakeshore.
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 26 versions
Build 887967142v509.0.02026-07-08 15:42:56
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Build 885930361v508.0.02026-05-20 23:14:02
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Build 884819302v507.0.02026-04-22 21:16:21
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Build 883184309v505.0.02026-03-12 02:39:27
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Build 881906357v504.0.02026-01-29 02:08:33
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Build 880740787v503.0.12025-12-18 13:34:23
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Build 879494419v502.0.22025-11-05 01:24:50
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Build 879184887v502.0.02025-10-24 04:30:17
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Build 878138553v501.0.02025-09-16 22:39:24
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Build 876389156v500.9.02025-07-15 03:37:26
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Build 872759702v500.8.02025-02-24 21:37:20
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Build 871245882v500.7.02024-12-19 08:44:43
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Build 869899754v500.6.02024-10-22 23:16:14
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Build 868158549v500.5.02024-08-13 21:24:32
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Build 866420447v500.4.02024-06-07 01:18:15
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 865076343v500.3.02024-04-09 21:16:24
We've reduced the number of weather push notifications and improved their accuracy. We also disabled the floating player on tablets.
Build 864095281v500.1.42024-02-29 04:43:52
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 863653692v500.1.12024-02-13 21:28:48
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Build 861513877v50.11.02023-11-15 19:46:26
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Build 856522187v41.20.02023-04-20 16:46:10
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 855079180v41.19.02023-03-31 13:40:20
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 854878513v41.17.12023-02-09 22:59:36
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Build 854049053v41.16.02022-12-22 21:02:49
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 853371778v41.15.02022-11-23 23:20:57
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Build 852688801v41.14.02022-10-10 19:06:11
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Build 852306265v41.13.02022-09-19 22:03:14
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| US | en-US | Free | 9.5k | 4.5 | 509.0.0 |
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Reviews 30 reviews · US
★★★★★
Issue with adds
After recent updates, if you touch an Ad, not click on it, it opens my browser with the Ad. This happened when the app 1st came out and now does it again.
jbruize2026-01-03
★★★★★
Dismayed
Although I have set up an account on TV8 website, it doesn’t seem to work with the app. As I am really dismayed with the poor design of the app and lack of access.
FredB7x2025-12-18
★★★★★
Awful
The app is so full of adds you can’t even get anything useful. Weather forecast is no longer actually useable. Whatever updates they made they need to undo!!
Ljkrjk2025-05-16
★★★★★
Might as well be faux news
Done with your right wing false propaganda headlines. You’re supporting the wrong fight!
Switzylynn2025-04-14
★★★★★
Annoying so I’m using other weather apps.
I have been having to open the four or five times for the app to stay open. This is so annoying that I’m skipping the use of this app for other weather apps, specifically the weather channel app and apple weather.
Willy Whistofferson2025-01-28
★★★★★
Latest Update is horrible
I’ve used this app for 5+ years. I am a younger audience who doesn’t watch tv so I’ve always loved this app for news and weather. The newest update has ruined looking at the live Doppler radar. It also just looks cheaply done. It looks like I pulled up wood tv 8 on safari web browser. I am quite bothered about the live Doppler radar and any of the other satellites and radars during January in Michigan. This app is super unhelpful and a waste of space on my phone now
Bessstof2025-01-14
★★★★★
Update
Poor update that wasn’t checked for function before it rolled out. No future radar available , will show last half hour up to current time. Where’s the future radar at? Also your large menu I cannot scroll to the bottom 2 selections and screen locks there. Can’t access those items.
Boydtcat2025-01-08
★★★★★
Used to was
This app used to be good, now with all the banner ads in it - it makes some of the stories unreadable because the banner ad causes flashing or blanks out the stories. DELETING and going back to using the web page 🙈🙈🙈and now the ad that shows at app launch crashes the app.
ninja_6602024-11-12
★★★★★
Ads Everywhere
I thought a local news app might be immune to paywalls. Had I watch a full ad just to check the weather.
NotAnonymous12024-05-06
★★★★★
Awful app
Others have already said it. Story text is obscured by the video. Gigantic ads larger than the story itself make reading the stories you ARE able to see almost unbearable.
EDIT: So much wrong with this update. They’ve had sketchy updates in the past, but this one has to be the worst. Since the update, the weather page displays exactly the same number for the high temp and percent chance of precipitation. It has become so unusable that we have switched stations.
seamus262024-03-27
★★★★★
All Ads! Seriously
It’s been 15 minutes and I just keep on watching 15 second ads. There is no live people. Beware I don’t know who these other people are that are Stevie Wonder.
BuyFromBrad2024-03-25
★★★★★
Terrible
The app is deeply flawed and buggy to the extent I’ve given up and gone to a different news source. Videos auto play, even though the setting indicates otherwise, the scale makes the articles unreadable on an iPad. It’s just garbage. Garbage news app for garbage news.
@Bald_ego2024-03-16
★★★★★
Latest download is worst
Was told to update the app March 2024. Previously the app always came up with an ad your could swipe past but now the whole screen is an ad or large picture and I can only read one or two lines at the bottom of the screen. Not going to use this app anymore
Ditch the new app2024-03-10
★★★★★
Most recent update took 3 GIANT steps backwards!
If I want to read about a story that has a video, instead of watching the video, only 2 lines of text show below the video.
Each time a new video plays, the volume is reset to zero. Having to turn it up, rather that turn it on to a preset level, is a pain.
I have stopped opening the app because it has gotten worse. On the upside, I have more time available away from this app.
Trush 1922024-02-23
★★★★★
Update Feb 2024 doesn’t work
The latest update Feb 2024 has made this app unusable. Can’t get past the area to get alerts. I guess I will have to delete and get local news elsewhere.
Rol-GH2024-02-19
★★★★★
Last update a big thumbs down
They really screwed up the format and usability of the app with the last update. The text is now huge and awkward to navigate. Not sure what they are trying to do here but should probably think about some testing before they release this stuff. I will give it a few weeks before I delete the app.
Juan Tu Tre2024-02-18
★★★★★
Font Size
With the latest update font size is larger in this app. Other apps are fine. Larger font obscures some features.
BD234482024-02-17
★★★★★
A second or third rate app for a great news team.
This app is quite possibly the worst app of its kind I have ever experienced. There was obviously little or no user acceptance testing done. This is an app I would never recommend.
Holland20122024-02-17
★★★★★
Ads are ridiculous
Used it for about five minutes, inundated with ads, deleted the app. goodbye. Fox 17 is the way , forget this garbage app
lvredrider2023-12-24
★★★★★
Worst Local News App EVER!!!
Doesn’t have a live feed…will differently use the other WORKING news app that works so much better…thought wood tv8 would be better…very disappointed!!
Latergator772023-08-08
★★★★★
Doesn’t work
After downloading, it opened the first time. Since then it only opens to the splash screen.
rag10332023-01-01
★★★★★
The new format
This app is not friendly user. It gets hung up in ads all the time, I like to read more than watch a video. Sports score part is terrible, and not kept up to date. It’s become more of a Ad site than a news site.
Shdaowpup12022-09-17
★★★★★
An app that just shows the WoodTV logo? Lol.
Sits on the first screen with the logo and stays there indefinitely. Have had the app for over a year and has not worked in months and months. I keep checking it to see if it’s fixed but no. Unusable app.
TheDrummerBoy232022-05-24
★★★★★
Your ad model is ridiculous
The number of ads in this app is far greater than the number of news stories. The ads randomly open other web pages and the App Store without me clicking on them. Here’s the best part there’s a whole section of ads that are like not ads but fake news ads that look just like the real news stories. It’s really shameful in my opinion. I’ve put up with it for years because I like to stay informed about my community. I’ve had enough though. Maybe I’ll try MLive instead.
80016900252022-05-14
★★★★★
Don’t use this on an iPad
This is the worst. Slow to load despite 5G internet. Quirky. Jumps around Full screen ads block out small news reports. And then crashes. Don’t believe all the glowing reviews written by Nexstar employees. Get your news elsewhere
MBYCs#102022-03-14
★★★★★
Best news service with the worst app ever
This app is garbage. Truly. Someone needs to say it. The advertisement that overlays the opening welcome screen (swipe up to remove) is beyond annoying. The volume of ads throughout the experience are painful. The strength of woodtv is your weather and your app makes it insanely hard to get any detailed forecast. The app is horrible. Honestly… at the risk of sounding like a Karen you really should throw it away and start over - this is genuinely a worst-in-class user experience. It has been for YEARs (even with your old app). Think you need to hire someone who knows what they are doing.
Caddisbug19942022-01-20
★★★★★
Good work love the app
I have no problems on the app whatsoever but the one bug that I have is that every time I try to go and watch early morning daybreak or eight W. or news eight at noon when I watch the live video I love watching that I enjoy the app big fan of wood TV8 love you guys I grew up watching wood TV8 and I love watching wood TV8 and it has all of the news and weather to watch and look out for! So keep updating and keep updating the app and maybe add some more features in new features and I would love to have wood TV eight on Roku
Joedejong.mister horror?2022-01-09
★★★★★
Once upon a time Loved Wood TV 8
Among the many things that make viewing and listening to your content are the advertisements. I understand the need for commercials, but why have the banners during the news clip. They overlap the view and Wood TV programmers have chosen to disable the full screen mode. Come on what good is your app if people give up on the clumsiness of it. I’ve gone from a daily viewer to a rare viewer.
Brindlet2021-12-06
★★★★★
Used to be good…
This version is awful. Nothing more than a glorified bookmark for the website. 🤮
Silverady2021-11-05
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