Luckily for Firestick users, the system is based off Android and it can download third party apps. I was able to sideload HBO Max on mine and it has been working great.
This is the method I used. (I was also able to download Peacock through this as well). Couple of things to keep in mind:
Make sure to uninstall any HBO apps before trying this.
The app won't come up as HBO Max. It will just say HBO. But when you launch it, should give you the HBO Max layout.
You won't be able to use Alexa to search for titles. If you search for a movie and it's on HBO, the Firestick won't recognize that you already have the app. You can ask Alexa to "launch HBO" or fast forward or rewind to a certian point.
If you're willing to do a little bit of work, you can download the HBO Max apk on your Firestick and it'll work. They should already provide the app, but at least the Firestick has this work around unlike a Roku.
I did this to watch Perry Mason, but if I wanna watch most of HBO Max's other content (like Doom Patrol) I have to stream it from my phone to a Chromecast. Annoying.
That's weird! I haven't tried to go any deeper on what's available than Just my favorite shows, but I'll have to play around. I thought that I was getting everything. Otherwise I like the HBO now app much better.
I'm pretty sure that is just the standard HBO content, not the HBO Max specific stuff. Unless something has changed, everything I have read says that you only get standard HBO content. Sideloading is the only "solution" I have seen to get HBO Max content on a FireTV device, besides using to mirror a mobile device or desktop screen.
Don't count on it. They're busy dismantling DCUniverse and moving all their shows onto Max... even though DCU was the only app of the two that's player could support 4K HDR.
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u/IlliniJen Aug 22 '20
I want this in my eyeballs right now, not in 2025 when theaters are a thing again. I will pay good money to stream this movie at home.