NBC 7 San Diego app review: news, weather, traffic, and more

Introduction

Sunny San Diego residents who are looking for a way to stay connected to their city should consider downloading NBC 7 San Diego on their iPhone or iPad.

What we have here is the official NBC San Diego app that will bring you the latest from around the city including breaking news, current events, weather forecasts, and traffic reports to help you go about your day yet keep in touch with all that's going on in your city.

You can find this app for traffic and other local information in the News section of the App Store where it is available for free. As with many free apps, this one contains ads splashed across the bottom of the screen. However, you can easily overlook these ads as they merge into the theme.

Let's take a look at the features of this app.

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User Interface & Layout

NBC 7 San Diego comes packed into a compact 8.3 MB package and functions very efficiently and smoothly due to its lightweight nature. Aside from bringing you news stories, weather and traffic reports, and videos for a quick news catch-up, it also contains a section called Sounddiego which connects you to the local music scene and much more, including popular opinion blogs from writers around the city. This makes for a more all-encompassing news resource rather than agenda-based news reporting.

Upon launching this app, you'll be taken to the default screen which is the Top stories page. Here you'll find all the news stories in a convenient, easy-to-navigate thumbnail view. All the stories contain the truncated headlines along with the date and time of publishing and are listed in chronological order for better accessibility.

It's evident that this official app has been made with a lot of care and love, as the NBC 7 San Diego logo is proudly shown off at the top of each screen along with a the classic blue theme which is the typical look for NBC. You'll feel right at home.

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Configure Push Notifications

Push notifications can be set up so that you are alerted each time there is a new story published on the news feed. Swiping it will take you directly to the article. The article layout is very neat and tidy and can also be viewed in full screen mode. There is a little widget menu on the right which enables users to share the story, add it to favorites, or change the font and size for better viewing.

Other sections of this news app include the Weather Forecast, Sounddiego, and Videos, which can be accessed using the menu icon on the top left corner of the screen.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

• Enjoy catching up on the latest news from San Diego on a lovely user interface
• Read or watch the latest news stories from around the area
• Get real-time weather and traffic reports

Cons

• There are many ads at the bottom of the app which detract a little from the otherwise beautiful UI
• Push notifications can get a little overbearing due to their frequency

Final Words

I think NBC San Diego is a lovely app that is definitely worth downloading on your iPhone or iPad, especially if you live in the city or wish to catch up on the latest news from there.