Published by The E.W. Scripps Company on May 20, 2024

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About FOX 17 West Michigan News

1. We're celebrating what makes our community great, giving you context to understand local issues and sharing solutions to help you solve problems. • Get up-to-the-minute breaking news alerts and stories. • Tap 'Top News' to read the most important news of the day as curated by our local news teams. • Tap 'Most Recent' to read the news stories published most recently. • Get full support for Dark Mode and Light Mode based on your device preference. • Watch video on demand clips from recent newscasts. • You're in control over what you want to watch and when. • Get daily video weather updates from your trusted local weather team. • Stay up to date with hourly and daily weather forecasts. • View interactive weather radar to help you track rain, snow and storms. • Get weather conditions and forecasts for your location.

2. FOX 17 West Michigan News gives you up-to-the-minute local news, breaking news alerts, 24/7 live streaming video, accurate weather forecasts, severe weather updates, and in-depth investigations from the local news station you know and trust.

3. Connect to your community through our local news app.

4. We're committed to continually improving your experience in our app.

5. Please let us know how we're doing by leaving a review in the Google Play Store.

FOX 17 West Michigan News Customer Insights

1. All the alerts are turned off so what's with the buzzing? I've uninstalled! By the way, it had the same affect on my wife's phone so this was not a flukeUninstalled old app, installed,uninstalled, reinstalled the new app at least 6 times and it doesn't work period.

2. I'M GETTING NEWS AND TRAFFIC FROM NYC.!! Please please fix this app!! 12.12.19 UPDATE: APP STILL NOT CORRECTLY WORKING!!! I LIVE IN GRAND RAPIDS MI , I DO NOT WANT WEATHER OR TRAFFIC UPDATES FROM NEW YORK CITY.

3. Why advertise the new launch if you have not tested, or have it available for android users?? Update 12-10-19.: I found the link to update the app...HOWEVER, IT STILL DOES NOT WORK.

4. REVISED: When you put a 30 second ad in front of your video, all it accompanies is turning off the video...and NOT viewing the ad AND the story!Appears some of the issues were corrected in the past update but not all.

5. It's unfortunate because, if I could actually use it, Fox has a broader range of local news than Wood.I love the app and the alerts.

6. Thank you for being fair when it comes to reporting stories.This new app does not work.

7. At first I thought that it was just my tablet being weird, but now it's doing the same thing on my phone.

8. After todays (3-8-19) update app still crashing and causing my tablet to freeze.

9. Unfortunately I have to get my news elsewhere now.Love watching Fox 17, these give both sides to every story.

10. But now every time I open it, my phone starts buzzing intermittently.

11. Moment it gets opened, stories get clicked on; end of story.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix FOX 17 West Michigan News Issues

1. Fix FOX 17 West Michigan News Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart FOX 17 West Michigan News: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the FOX 17 West Michigan News App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "FOX 17 West Michigan News" » Open FOX 17 West Michigan News » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for FOX 17 West Michigan News » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear FOX 17 West Michigan News app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from FOX 17 West Michigan News servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "FOX 17 West Michigan News" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check FOX 17 West Michigan News app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, FOX 17 West Michigan News might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall FOX 17 West Michigan News. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall FOX 17 West Michigan News then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing FOX 17 West Michigan News not working


2. Fix FOX 17 West Michigan News Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make FOX 17 West Michigan News be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to FOX 17 West Michigan News not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, FOX 17 West Michigan News may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

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