In this article, we shall be examining what HBO Max is and how to get HBO Max on Vizio Smart TV with clear steps.
Understanding What HBO Max Is
HBO Max is a streaming service that gives users unlimited access to their favorite movies, TV series, and originals. With this streaming service still at the inception stage, only users residing in the United States and its territories can access the service, unlike Netflix. While it has enjoyed an overall good rating from all its users, this streaming service is still limited in several ways one of which is that it is not available on various platforms.
This is why many users find it difficult to download and watch it on an online TV platform like Vizio Smart TV. There is, however, a way to go about it and that’s what we shall be examining now.
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How To Download HBO Max on Vizio Smart TV?
Vizio Smart TVs are designed with in-built support systems that make it possible for it to receive media content from third-party platforms like Google Play.
With an understanding of the right procedure to follow, you can have the content of HBO Max cast into your TV allowing for users to stream their favorite movies on the online TV platform. There are two ways to go about this and they include using Airplay 2 or Google Cast.
Steps To Install & Watch HBO Max Using Airplay 2
Vizio TVs have been configured to receive content from Apple products via Airplay 2 following these steps:
Step #1:
Connect the Vizio TV and the iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network.
Step #2:
Visit the Apple store to download the HBO Max application on your device.
Step #3:
Launch the app on your device and create an account with a username and password that you can remember. If you have an existing HBO Max account, there is no need to create a new one as you can log in with your existing account.
Step #4:
Select the movie or series of your choice on HBO Max, click the Airplay icon appearing on the media player and you will be presented with different options.
Step #5:
From the options that you are presented with, select Vizio TV. You can view HBO Max content on your TV.
Steps To Install HBO Max Using Google Cast
Asides from Airplay 2, you can also watch HBO Max making use of Google Cast from your Android or Apple devices. To do this, follow through on these simple steps:
Step #1:
Connect the Android or iPhone that you want to install the HBO Max to the same Wi-Fi network.
Step #2:
Download HBO Max from your Apple or Google Play store.
Step #3:
Create a new HBO Max account or log in to an existing account if you have one.
Step #4:
After creating the account, click on the Cast icon that appears on the top right corner of your screen.
Step #5:
From the list of options that are available select Vizio TV.
Step #6:
Select the movie of your choice from the app and it will start streaming on the Vizio TV.
To Conclude
By using any method as mentioned above you can watch HBO Max media content on your Vizio Smart TV. Happy Streaming!