The Blade

The Blade Free App

Rated 3.23/5 (250) —  Free Android application by The Blade

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About The Blade

Today, The Blade covers 14 counties in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan and The Blade and toledoblade.com makes information about the area accessible to the world.

How to Download / Install

Download and install The Blade version 3.0.89 on your Android device!
Downloaded 10,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.toledoblade, download The Blade.apk

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Free
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Android
4.0.3+
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Android app

App History & Updates

What's Changed
Minor bug fixes.
Version update The Blade was updated to version 3.0.89
Version update The Blade was updated to version 3.0.87
Version update The Blade was updated to version 1.66
Version update The Blade was updated to version 1.65

What are users saying about The Blade

Q70%
by Q####:

Crashes about every other time notifications are posted. Links are to wrong articles. Doesn't update with new stories daily. I think the physical newspaper is more current. Articles do not have dates so you have no reference when article states that something took place "today".

Q70%
by Q####:

Active shooter on campus of OSU - yes I want that notification. Brad and Angelina are breaking up (you actually sent that notification) is a waste of my time. Allow department specific notification settings (World News, Local News, Sports, Entertainment, ....) Also, far too often tapping the notification does not load the correct article.

I70%
by I####:

Why don't you put a time stamp on your news articles like you do on your website? I don't know if what I'm reading is breaking news, hours old, days old, or even weeks old. The same goes for the obituaries. There is no order to them, either alphabetically or by how recently the deceased passed away. It's like you put all the names in a Yatzee cup, shook it, then spilled them out, thereby giving you the layout of how you'll publish the names that day. Neighborhood News should include Bedford, too.

C70%
by C####:

This app sucks! I can't tell you how many times I click on an article to read it and a different article pops up. Some days every article I click on it goes to the same one article.

Q70%
by Q####:

Same articles for days; click on an article and get something different; crashes all the time. I just uninstalled.

Q70%
by Q####:

Alerts pop up and when you click on them the App crashes. Uninstalled.

Q70%
by Q####:

Your lucky to get 2-3 current new stories a day. Most of what is reported is old outdated news. I uninstalled.

Q70%
by Q####:

Links often are not correct and no articles have date stamps! :(

Q70%
by Q####:

Even though push notifications disabled, the app ignores and keeps them coming. Had to disable in Android settings.

Q70%
by Q####:

Junk App... OLD news... Can NOT Search... Bad hyperlinks, only takes back to front story... JUNK

Q70%
by Q####:

Toledo newspaper

Q70%
by Q####:

9 times out of 10 after clicking on a notification, it says the apps not working.

O70%
by O####:

Not bad the updates have helped alot

P70%
by P####:

This app is junk

B70%
by B####:

Keeps crashing

T70%
by T####:

Having relatives still living in the area the Blade gives me info on what's happening up there, given the fact I live in the south.

X70%
by X####:

New version is hard to use. Very confusing not well laid out. Check out a Gannett site for a well laid out newspaper site. Can't believe they think this is an improvement.

T70%
by T####:

App doesn't function. What's going on?

T70%
by T####:

The old version was just ok. At least I could adjust the font {important to us seniors) This "new" version is worthless, nothing seems to work.

T70%
by T####:

The top stories do not change anymore since the update. I read this app multiple times a day and its annoying they don't change. Please fix this and I'll give her a big ol 5

T70%
by T####:

Little of local news and. No current obits, etc

T70%
by T####:

Push notifications rarely take you to the story mentioned, touching the home button in a push notification closes the app

B70%
by B####:

Won't open half the time. Go to open and goes back to home page. Sports is not up to date.

T70%
by T####:

The Blade doesn't up date the content daily. Obituaries are not updated news articles are 2 and 3 days old. It appears that they have an App just to say they have one. Minimal effort is put into it. Shame on you !!

U70%
by U####:

I have yet to click on a blade alert and have it take me to the correct news article. Horribly designed app.

D70%
by D####:

Not bad the updates have helped alot

R70%
by R####:

Love it

T70%
by T####:

Most

K70%
by K####:

Fix it shuts off alot:(

V70%
by V####:

Won't open half the time. Go to open and goes back to home page.

G70%
by G####:

Keeps crashing

K70%
by K####:

This app never opens the selected stories the first time. This site needs major work. Download the other Toledo news apps instead. Toledo News Now works really well.

K70%
by K####:

Most stories won't even open and when they do its just a white screen.

S70%
by S####:

This app is a complete waste of time. It keeps force closing, it's not user friendly when it is open, and the news is old. UNINSTALLED!

N70%
by N####:

App not updating. Finally gave up after they pushed out 4 updates and still no fix. Switched to Toledo 13 news. So far I like it! :)

N70%
by N####:

You have a very few number of days to provide an option to turn off notifications or I'm uninstalling. UPDATED the rating to reflect new push notifications setting.

S70%
by S####:

Uninstalling you had your chance bad app

C70%
by C####:

Vers 1.09 says I can disable Push Notifications ---- but I'm not seeing a menu -> info to use for this ... Also I just tried to use the App and it still is showing Yesterday's Stories ... doesn't seem to be Updating *** UPDATE *** Seems that notification problem was Fixed in Version 1.10 ... So changed my rating from 1 to 4 !!!!

S70%
by S####:

Fixed - Thank You

S70%
by S####:

Sends sports headlines, can't turn it off. Un-installed


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