ABC7 Bay Area

Disney

Contains ads

About this app

Stream live newscasts with the ABC7 Bay Area app. Stay up-to-date on local news and weather, along with national top stories. Plus, customize the app based on your interests.

WATCH
- All of ABC7'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 the “picture in picture” feature to watch live video while you use other apps on your phone

EXPLORE
- Want good news? Or stories where you live? Search for your stories of interest using the explore section
- Browse content in our featured sections like Building a Better Bay Area, I-Team Investigations, Allies in Action, and more!

WEATHER
- Easily choose your locations to get hourly conditions and 7-day forecasts where you live
- See real-time LiveDoppler7 maps along with detailed weather information
- Get weather and traffic alerts to prepare you for severe conditions

MY NEWS
- Stay informed on stories that matter to you by choosing topics you care about
- The My News section builds a unique feed just for you based on interests and the locations you choose
- Choose customized alerts for topics and locations you care about.... breaking news, weather and traffic alerts, sports, and all things Bay Area!

Ratings and reviews

App has a decent design and in theory could work well to deliver on what it's intended to do, but the execution is very flawed. This app is more unstable than any other news app I've ever used on Android. Expect frequent crashes and blank pages when trying to load from notifications. There are constant hangups trying to load videos, and when watching a live feed doing things like rotating the phone or taking screenshots will disconnect from the stream. This app has potential, but it needs work.

I would say that 70% of the time I am not able to watch the news videos due to long periods of "buffering" followed by an error msg. stating "the abc7 app is not responding". This is so frustrating and has happened ever since I downloaded the app well over a year ago. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling a couple times which does nothing. Probably going to uninstall and stick with Kron 4 app.

The weather video doesn't load properly after the ad. Don't you have enough ads on the site for you to not have to ruin the weather video? I keep having to see the same ad several times in order for the video to finally load...sometimes. and having to watch an ad (usually the same one lasting 30s for each and every story is frustrating. you're tipping the scale on benefits vs burden in the wrong direction. this is just as much an app for ads as it is for useful content.

What's new

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