As promised, the new HBO Max video-streaming service from WarnerMedia isavailable starting todayacross the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and select non-Apple devices.
The new service features more than 10,000 hours of programming.
HBO Max is available starting at $15 per month during the first year for unlimited streaming with no ads aside from HBO’s own. This is the same price as HBO NOW (but more than what the likes of Netflix, Disney and Amazon charge for their respective services).
The app is essentially an update to HBO’s existing Now software with an updated user interface and access to brand new shows along with a full slate of original programming —you geteverything included in HBO and HBO NOW subscriptions, plus shows like “Friends”, episodes of Looney Tunes, Adult Swim shows andmore from Warner Bros and Turner TV.
All content is currently capped at 1080p (4K is unsupported).
HBO Max includes shows from networks such as Warner Bros, New Line, CNN, TNT, DC Entertainment, The CW, TruTV, TBS, Turner Classic Movies, Rooster Teeth and Crunchyroll. Original content includes “Dune: The Sisterhood”, “Tokyo Vice”, “Love Life” and many others.
The native HBO Max app is available for iOS, tvOS and other platforms. On tvOS, the software supports the Apple TV HD and the Apple TV 4K devices. People who own a second or third-generation Apple TV can use their iPhone or iPad to stream to the set-top box via AirPlay.
The web app can be found athbomax.com.
The HBO Max app fully supports Apple’s TV appwith Watch Now integration, offline playback, the ability to download shows for offline viewing and more. This integration includes original TV series and films, documentaries and the entire existing back catalog available on HBO Max. On top of that, Apple TV customers can invoke Siri to search for HBO Max content.
Aside from the iOS and tvOS platforms, HBO Max was also available at launch on Samsung Smart TVs, gaming consoles such as Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Android devices, Sony Android TVs, Chromecastand select other devices. Apps for Amazon’s Fire devices and Roku boxes were unavailable at launch, but are likely to be released at a later stage.
Although HBO Max is a US-only service, international readers may be able to get it work by adding a VPN service likeNordVPNto their iOS device or using theUnlocator service.
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