KQED: Bay Area News

Thanks for adding the new features. Easy to get to the news articles and radio I enjoy.

This app still drains battery very fast and causes the phone to get very hot (I'm using iPhone 12 pro max). If it could function correctly it would be a nice app. Until then, I'll stick with TuneIn.

I’ve been using the new KQED app for a while now, and while the content remains top-notch, there are a couple of issues that need addressing. First, the app tends to make my iPhone 15 noticeably warm, especially after prolonged use. This isn’t something I experience with other news apps, so I suspect there might be some optimization issues that KQED needs to look into. Secondly, I believe the radio option should be the default interface rather than the news site. KQED has a strong presence in the listening medium, and many users, like myself, primarily use the app for live radio and podcasts. Having to navigate away from the news site to access the radio feature is an unnecessary hassle. Overall, while the content quality is excellent, these changes could significantly enhance the user experience. Prioritizing the app’s performance and aligning its default settings with user preferences would make it much more enjoyable to use.

Living in the Bay Area, the main reason to listen to KQED on the app instead of on the radio is for the pledge free stream, which I greatly appreciate. However, it is difficult to listen to KQED in my car with this app. Not only does the app not support CarPlay, but the new app makes it harder to listen with the phone then it was on the old app. The old app opened to a screen with the play live radio button. Now you have to navigate to another screen in order to play the stream. A recipe for distracted driving.

This app used to be very easy to use. What happened? Whatever improvements you were attending to do, sometimes less is more...

Not app related but ... Why red? It's now moved to my last screen. I don't want alarming red staring at me when I look at my phone. Then when I tap in it's black and red. I look to public radio for calmer and less alarming.

For some reason the live stream keeps stopping after playing or a few seconds, this problem started a few days ago and I think it may be from the distribution side because it happens on TuneIn Radio app as well.

I’ve been an avid daily KQED listener with the app on both my iPad and iPhone so that I can listen from home and on the go. Never had an issue with the app until both apps stopped working from a week ago for no reason. The intro comes on as usual with the sponsor and after that the wheels are turning and the news does not come on. I’ve deleted the app and downloaded again to restart but to no avail. Now I can’t get my news at all and I’m frustrated. Not sure if it’s just me or there’s a big. Please fix this so that I can resume with my news!!

Love the content but app rarely works well

Listen to it when I go to sleep and when I wake up. I love the voices of the moderators. They are very soothing.