Patch Launches its iPhone App

The official Patch iPhone app is now available on the Apple App Store shelves.

The app features a variety of ways for you to stay connected and keep up to date about what’s going on in town.

For starters, the Patch app will consist of all the things you see on Richfield Patch, including community news, weather, local business listings and events in the city. You can read the latest articles on the recent school board meeting, the best place to grab lunch and see who got busted in the police blotter.

Share your thoughts by commenting on stories, uploading photos and business listings. You can even share your favorite stories and/or business listings with your friends on Facebook or by e-mail.

Features:

• The Front 5, which allows users to quickly access the most relevant stories of the day;
• The weather report and forecast;
• Community news, photos and videos;
• Events happening near you;
• Area business listings.

The new app also allows you to save events directly to your calendar or your favorite stories, events or business listings for easy access.

• Your voice, by commenting on a story
• Your photos, by uploading them to stories and business listings
• Your favorite stories and business listings, by sharing them on Facebook or via e-mail
• Your feedback about the app, by sending it directly to our team

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Front 5?

The Front 5 is the first page to greet you on the iPhone app and contains the most relevant local news, events, and editor tweets.

What is the "favorites" feature?

We have baked in a feature that lets users cache any Patch content for offline viewing (in airports, subways, etc.). It’s a pretty neat interface!

When will the app come out on Android?

Soon!