Patch - Everything Local

Patch - Everything Local

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About this app

If you're looking for "everything local," Patch is the app for you. Local schools? Check. Breaking news? Check. Homes for sale? We've got those, too. You'll always be in touch with your town with the Patch app.

Check out these features:
• News and events for 1,200+ Patch Towns, with more towns added every month.
• Push notifications as important news breaks — you’ll be the first to get the scoop.
• Swipe left or right to view articles faster.
• Local weather forecasts and alerts — you'll never be caught without an umbrella or snow boots again.
• Find local events, jobs and announcements in your area.
• Get everything that is happening in your town in a one-scroll feed!
• Share stories to your Facebook friends or email/SMS to a friend!
• Love an article? You can bookmark it to your phone to come back and read it later.
• Want to follow multiple towns? No problem, swipe left or right to navigate between your favorite Patch towns.

Our new Patch app delivers a beautiful browsing and reading experience for our users. Our pages load lightning fast. You'll never be kept waiting to see what's behind that headline. The sleek design provides an in-depth storytelling experience fueled by concise writing and rich imagery.

The Patch app is only available for users 13 and older. By downloading the Patch app, you agree to the Patch Terms of Service [https://patch.com/terms]

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK:
We're eager to hear your feedback and suggestions. How can we make the app even better? What features would you like to see? We aim to be the best news app in the country, and your ideas are crucial. Please email us at [e-mail]

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Ratings and reviews

App does not work. I installed it, but it died first thing. It asks for your location, and it correctly found my zip code when I gave it location permission, and then that was the end. White screen, nothing to click. No functionality. It wouldn't let me log in with my Google account because it needs your location first, but it won't respond in the screen where you enter location. So, I immediately uninstalled it.

Every back hit takes me back asasaaaaaalllllll the way back to the very first page. Then I have to navigate 20,000 pages back to where I was. Also, I prefer to use Google maps. It won't let me. I HAVE to use their substandard map system that simply does not work. All in all, this app does not connect me with anybody or anything other than raw frustration. I NEED community connection and this is a total failure. Total fail!

It seems that I stopped getting notifications after the last app update, and I can't manually enable them. Patch doesn't show as an option under Notifications in Settings. When I choose "all system apps" it shows on that list, but it still won't allow me to switch on notifications - it stays greyed out and says "all notifications from this app are blocked." This isn't helpful!

What's new

9.0.45 (2024-05-19)

Fixes

- push notification bug with new android update