ABC13 Houston

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About this app

The ABC13 app provides the latest breaking news and weather with alerts customized for you! Get more live video than ever before with the 24/7 live stream.

HOME
- ABC13's 24/7 live stream is always near the top of the app
- Breaking news and weather alerts also appear at the top of the screen
- Stay up-to-date on the biggest stories happening in the Houston area and beyond

WATCH
- All of ABC13's live streams are available in one place
- Looking for videos that aired in a newscast or entire newscasts you might have missed? Find those under the "videos" tab
- Use picture in picture to watch video while you use other apps on your phone

EXPLORE
- Find a news story by entering a keyword into the search bar
- Browse news by topic, including 13 Investigates, Texas True Crime, Localish and more!

WEATHER
- Easily choose your locations to get hourly conditions and 7-day forecast
- Get real-time Doppler maps along with detailed weather information
- Get weather and traffic alerts for severe conditions so you’re always up-to-date before you go

MY NEWS
- Stay informed on stories that matter to you by choosing topics you care about
-“My News” builds a unique feed just for you based on interests and locations you choose
- Choose customized alerts for topics and locations you care about, from entertainment news to sports updates and everything in between

Ratings and reviews

Aug 2024 update: the app developer has made many improvements over the last year. It is a much better experience now! This used to be my goto app for Houston news, not anymore thanks to the update. There is no full screen option when viewing videos, and the video stops, and must be restarted, when switching from portrait to landscape viewing or vice versa. I sure hope someone is taking note of the amount of negative reviews since the last major update.

I can't send in feedback. When I click on Feedback Form, it says "Page Not Found". Aug. 20, 2020: This app is good at updating me with the latest news, but it takes WAY TOO LONG to open in my Samsung Galaxy S8. ABC13 should check into this problem. Update as of 3/28/2021: News coverage spotty or nonexistent. I've been checking the app for hours and have not seen coverage of U of H's victory over Syracuse last night. I did see it on KHOU Channel 11's and KPRC Channel 2's apps.

20220112: Still the same, BARELY WATCHABLE. Watching Houston's ABC 13 is problematic, the stream feed has very bad switching. They switch to ads abruptly, always cutting off the last 15 - 30 seconds of weather, traffic, ect. The ad that's first shown is then cut short for another ad. I watch from 5 to 7am weekdays as part of my wakeup routine, these jolting ad changes are aggravating. So much so, I don't recommend trying to watch Channel 13 from the internet app or by browser.

What's new

This release includes various bug fixes and improvements to continue providing a best-in-class news experience.