WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids News

Nexstar Inc.

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About this app

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.

Ratings and reviews

I'm a Wood TV fan, but in their app, ads spam the screen way too much. There's even an ad and video for the app itself, even though you're using it. On a mobile phone screen, you might see an article occupying the mid-third of your screen, while ads spam the upper and lower thirds. No thanks.

Had to download and use this app so that I could continue to enjoy what is arguably the most popular feature, Bills Blog. Instead of reading it a browser window lime I've done for years, I have to use this thing and suffer the assault of unwanted full page adds and click bait. Re-enable the browser function on this site, or find someone else to give you clicks. Update 7/3/2021. Still very poor user experience. Scrolls like going over a gravel road. Too may ads weakens the experience

The many updates they've done to this app over the years have been confounding. Each time there was some new annoyance. However, the last few updates went relatively smoothly until the latest update. Now half my articles only show me the first two paragraphs so I can't finish reading them. I've tried everything to correct this including uninstalling and reinstalling but nothing works. I prefer woodtv8 for my local news but might have to finally go to a different provider.

What's new

We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.