KPTV FOX 12 Oregon Reviews

by P.OS.!

The latest update turned KPTVFOX12Oregon from friendly and usable to a very unstable, barely functioning app, overloaded with long repeating ads that just randomly start playing. The top stories are almost never current. The live feature to watch the news and good day Oregon used to be a bit glitchy, busy at least worked most of the morning. This new app can’t even make it through one commercial break without freezing or you’ll see a never ending load circle. There are no longer video controls, so then you have to reload KPTVFOX12Oregon , just to have it happen again. In theory, the new menu should make KPTVFOX12Oregon easier to use, but just the opposite has happened. I will have to delete KPTVFOX12Oregon and no longer watch good day Oregon! 😢. Bye Shawna and Kim, Andy and Tony. I grew up with you guys. We don’t have cable anymore so this was our link to good people and quality news. No more.

by Mr. X-Y-Z

I absolutely hate it when I am scrolling through an article and I accidentally slide my finger to the left or right. Even a tiny swipe (a few pixels) to the left/right causes the article to reload and sends you straight back to the beginning of the article. Please fix this. Make it so you have to do a larger swipe before the next/previous article loads. Better yet, turn that swipe feature off (or give us a setting to disable it). I can select which article I want to read from the previous menu. PLEASE fix this.

by Pianimo

I’m not one to give negative reviews… but I’m finding out this new version of KPTVFOX12Oregon to be a massive letdown. Several of the features I’ve come to rely on for simple news and weather access seem to have disappeared. For example: where’s the 7-day weather forecast?

Also, I really dislike how news articles are followed by advertisement “articles” that are presented to look exactly like the news stories! Paid advertisements should look distinct from news, so viewers don’t assume that they’re something they’re not. That’s basic journalistic integrity.

I sincerely hope FOX 12 revises KPTVFOX12Oregon soon. I’ve used the FOX 12 app for years. But sadly, I’m not finding it to be an effective way to get the news anymore. I’m afraid I may need to resort to a different station for news, even though I’d rather stay with this one, largely because I love Mark Nelson’s weather forecasts the best!

by 704002

More than half the time you can’t watch the news. Keep getting a message “the content is currently unavailable. Please check back later.” A lot of the time the picture is fuzzy and the audio lags. Don’t blame it on my internet speed because I can play other content in 4K. Please fix it. We love Fox 12 news. It’s the only news station we watch.

by KFBlyle

I loved the older Fox 12 app. I’m on the road and can keep in touch with PDX. Had tons of news stories and categories bi can’t find anything now. There are only 4 or 5 main stories. The old app had tons. This area is no better than the KGW app I stopped using a year ago.
The new app is glitchy and very, very slow. It takes forever to load a story I click on. Half the time I give up and close KPTVFOX12Oregon .

Again, thanks

by Joemamarama

I appreciate your news coverage but find it impossible to watch any of the clips on KPTVFOX12Oregon because of the constant ad videos and issues mid way through the clip. Sometimes i try several times to watch something and give up out of frustration because of this. Please fix the glitchy ad problem, I’m sure I’m not the only person experiencing this!

by Savealittlesavealot

It is not very user friendly. Scrolling through news stories it tends to force you to open videos and repeats many of the same stories over and over. You may run across a new story in the mix but it’s as if the creator does not use it. Please get a hands on person who is involved with KPTVFOX12Oregon and have them and fellow employees use it for a while. It can be very frustrating !

by Nkklz

I would only use KPTVFOX12Oregon for the live stream on my iPad in the mornings while getting ready for work. At some point there was an update that removed the ability to view in landscape mode. This seems like a minor detail but my tablet is unable to be supported upright by its case, so sadly I just stopped using it all together. Live stream isn’t available on the KPTV website, so this has caused me to just go without my dose of local morning news

by Me Gma

Sorry - but KPTVFOX12Oregon is not user friendly. Previously you could scroll through and see news updates quickly and efficiently. Now you have to tap through - too busy to have to hunt down and click through to find what I am looking for.

by GOG$$

I use Your traffic map daily, for many years. I just did Your update. Wow, what a Poor update. I have a I-phone. The screen is hard to operate. What’s with the + & -? It has information from accidents that happened yesterday. Also I don’t like all of the construction icons. They clutter up the view. I won’t be using this application anymore. Bring back the old version. 🥵🥵

by Sad Weather App Fan

Bring back the weather app! I relied on that app almost daily. I liked being able to just get weather information without having to subject myself to stressful news updates. The weather app was always the first place I would go if I knew a weather event was going to happen. I also liked reading the weather blog. :(

by Blind Stitcher

Program is very good, but you changed your app and now I can’t reduce the size of the picture and mostly listen, as I usually do.
Hence I miss a lot of your coverage when I have other needs to do. And I have to find the spot to turn on after I have turned on your app. I don’t have tv, can’t afford it, so I have internet only. You are the best news station for coverage. Keep that up. Just, please make it as easy to use as it was.

by Profen

Good- stream live broadcast to TV via AppleTV works well. Andy Carson and team are the best meteorologists in Portland, with the most consistently accurate weather forecast (not overly sensationalized, just accurate). The layout of KPTVFOX12Oregon is perfect.

Bad- the ads don’t work properly half the time. I’d love to just watch the forecast every morning, but to do so requires restarting the video two to three times to get past the ad. Offer an ad-free version and I will pay for it. Or at the very least, make sure the ads work and don’t stall KPTVFOX12Oregon /video playback.

by CoolAbbyGibbs

I rely on the current news announcements from the Fox 12 app. As I rush through my busy days away from a TV set, my Apple Watch taps my wrist to let me know that Fox has a new item of importance. Great way to keep continually informed while “on the run.

by John In Stayton

I just wanted to thank you for the great news and weather. Not only do you report real and balanced news and excellent weather, traffic and community visits but your wonderful people make it entertaining as well. Keep up the excellent work! And thank you for reporting Santiam Pass weather too. Your team is a gem!
We get your show for free down here in Stayton in HD on an inexpensive antenna. Appreciate the expanded weather including Scio, Stayton, Mill City, Detroit and Idanha.

Thank you very much !

John Frederic

by Healer58

I keep KPTVFOX12Oregon for a very good reason. Most news is up to date and gives high lights of the day and a few days before. Works great with few flaws or issues. Spot on man. 🌲

by Oh.Mitchie

It’s a must to have when you don’t have the time to sit down and watch tv. You can check the weather to your destination & also the traffic alerts around that area that can save you time and gas money!

by Sheri From Chapman

So much easier to scroll and catch headlines and then decide which to read. Some have gone to the look of the national news stations. Some are way to political and don’t really give me what I want which is “local” news.

by Al's Welding

We don't have access to Portland news on a TV, so use KPTVFOX12Oregon to keep up to date on the news. They are quick on updates, and tell an accurate story. I have never had an issue downloading updates with their app, like I have had from other news channels.

by BMacWX

Love getting push notifications about breaking news. These guys have the most reliable forecasts too. For those of you who are complaining about ads... that's how they pay the bills.

by NCharlebois

Just started crashing hard. Open to crash in under 2 seconds, right after the spam advertising comes up. Generally a good news app except for the 30sec commercials and clickbait and popup advertising that seems to think its the whole reason for the apps existence rather then that silly little thing like news

by Seragnone

Have had KPTVFOX12Oregon since it started. Most improvements have been welcomed. I like to read “print” news. E-news is easier than papers. The one dislike that shouldn’t never been allowed is the 2/3 page add that appears as soon as KPTVFOX12Oregon opens. It doggedly resists closure. Please offer an add free version. I want to read the news not play “let’s close the add” game!

by Lobolu

Wish you that you had more good and cherrie news! I’m dumbfounded over the number of motorcyclists involved accidents! It never used to be that way when I was driving a car!

by Mschwart

I live in Vancouver, WA and I greatly appreciate Fox 12 Oregon’s coverage of local news for both Portland and Vancouver. I can’t afford the $9.99 monthly charge to use The Columbian app so this is perfect for me. Thank you!

by Tybbty

Used to work great! Now it closes on me all the time! Also doesn’t give me the option to cast anymore. This Is my go to news so this is a disappointment.

by Orygundux

We like to keep up on the news while we’re traveling, and KPTVFOX12Oregon does exactly that.