This is a revised review. I upgraded it from one to two stars, because this app has begun to work... not at all times, but at least some of the times, which is a huge improvement compared to none at all previously.

On the good side: This app regroups many streamings from Hearst TV stations across the country. Previously, there was one app for each TV station and storage being tight on a FireTV stick, this is very welcome. The way the menu is structured, there is also an expectation that it would be easy to switch from one TV station to another. The intent is there, but it doesn't work all that well.

On the bad side:
-The app bitterly complains most of the time that there is an ad blocker. The FireTV stick is NOT behind an ad blocker and ads display just fine system-wide, including ironically... in this very app.

-There are numerous crashes. Restarting the app sometimes helps, but often you have to reboot the FireTV stick and waits for the stick to finish booting. This is frustrating and there's no garantee that the app will work well the second time. It may... or it may not.

-When the older individual apps were around, video updates were simply queued in, and they would nicely stream right after the current video that you're watching end. NOT SO with Very Local: The video you're watching gets brutally interrupted, then the app gets confused for a few minutes wondering what to do next and only then the new updated video begins streaming. Awful. Worse, even a software update will suddenly interrupt the current streaming! One wonders: Why this app doesn't display a pop-up at startup that a software update is available like all apps do? Such a glaring oversight is an indication of a very poorly written app.

-It is a painful task to switch from one station to another. In New England, there are several Hearst stations that I'm interested in, WCVB-5 Boston, WMUR-9 Manchester NH and WMTW-8 Portland ME. The menu makes it looks easy to switch from one station to another... except that the app gets confused, as it will automatically stream videos... from the previous station. It takes some persuasions to eventually get the app streams video from the new TV station that you want to watch. Again, that's a sign of a poorly written app.

This app is visibly not up to Amazon standards nor any standard for that matter. Saddly the older apps it replaced have all been disabled, so you're stuck with the Very Local app whether you like it or not.

If you're a cord cutter and can't watch live these stations, you're essentially out of luck with your FireTV stick. You have to cross your fingers that this app will bother to work OK... and at least long enough to watch an entire video before something happens.

Brand	N/A
Rating	3.6 (8864 ratings)
Price	$N/A
Category	News & Magazines

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