{"id":8698,"date":"2021-09-01T19:45:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/09\/01\/hbo-max-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-september-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T22:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T20:14:13","slug":"hbo-max-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/09\/01\/hbo-max-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO MAX: Everything You Need To Know \u2013 Updated September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest streaming service to launch, is HBO MAX. Which is really just an upgraded version of a streaming service that has been around for many years.
\nBasically, HBO MAX takes everything that HBO has, and everything that\u2019s under the WarnerMedia umbrella and puts it into one streaming service, for the same price as regular HBO. Which makes it a really great deal, in itself.
\nHBO MAX launched on May 27, for a price of $14.99 per month.
\nWhat is HBO MAX?
\nAs mentioned, HBO MAX is a new service from AT&T that combines all of the HBO originals with the entire library from WarnerMedia. You might be surprised at just how much content that WarnerMedia has under its belt.
\nThis came from the acquisition of Time Warner a couple of years ago from AT&T. And combining it all into one service makes plenty of sense. So you\u2019re getting the entire DC collection, as well as other hit TV shows that WarnerMedia has done like The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and The Big Bang Theory, to name a couple. It also has everything from the libraries of TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, selected shows from Turner Classic Movies, and much more.
\nAT&T is also rolling out a ton of originals, though some were put on hold due to the pandemic, which stopped filming for a few months. Like the Friends Reunion that was supposed to be available at launch \u2013 which wasn\u2019t.
\nHBO Max
\nWhat\u2019s the difference between HBO MAX and HBO GO\/NOW?
\nThe biggest difference here is the addition of WarnerMedia content. HBO GO\/NOW only features HBO content, so you\u2019re missing out on a bunch of movies and TV shows that WarnerMedia created.
\nHBO MAX is honestly better than HBO GO and HBO NOW, as you\u2019re getting a lot more content, at the same price. So one might wonder why HBO GO and HBO NOW still exist. Well we don\u2019t have an answer for that, but we do expect that AT&T is going to phase those out at some point and stick with just HBO MAX. As that is what AT&T wants you using anyways.
\nIt\u2019s worth mentioning that if you do sign up for HBO MAX through your cable provider, like you could with regular HBO, you will only be able to access HBO content through their platform. You\u2019ll still need to download the app to access all of the content that is available there.
\nAdditionally, if you have HBO NOW already, you will see the app upgrade to HBO MAX. And you\u2019re all set, you automatically get switched to the new service. If you don\u2019t, you\u2019ll need to end your subscription to HBO NOW and then sign up for HBO MAX. It\u2019s confusing, but that\u2019s the way things are right now.
\nWhat originals are available to watch?
\nHBO MAX launched with a number of originals. These include Craftopia, Legendary, Love Life, Looney Tunes Cartoons, The Not Too Late Show With Elmo and On The Record.
\nThere are other originals coming throughout 2020, though the pandemic may have forced some of these to be delayed, since filming was stopped worldwide for a few months while everyone was in quarantine.
\nThese include The Flight Attendant, The Friends Reunion, a new season of Search Party, Expecting Amy, Raised by Wolves and more.
\nThere will be plenty more originals coming in the future too. As AT&T is investing quite a bit of money into HBO MAX and its original content, to keep users on-board.
\nWill movies be available on HBO Max the same day they hit theaters?
\nHBO Max announced in December 2020, that all of the Warner Brothers\u2019 movies released in theaters in 2021 will be available on HBO Max on the same day. Again, at no extra charge. And you can\u2019t watch these movies with a free trial.
\nThis seems to be a temporary thing for HBO Max, as the pandemic is forcing most people to stay home and not go to theaters and watch movies. But this could become the new standard, if it proves popular enough.
\nHere\u2019s the full list (with release dates) of when movies will hit HBO MAX and theaters in 2021:
\nThe Little Things \u2013 Releasing on January 29, 2021
\nJudas and the Black Messiah \u2013 Releasing on February 12, 2021
\nTom & Jerry \u2013 Releasing on February 26, 2021
\nGodzilla vs Kong \u2013 Releasing on March 31, 2021
\nMortal Kombat \u2013 Releasing on April 16, 2021
\nThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It \u2013 Releasing on June 4, 2021
\nIn The Heights \u2013 Releasing on June 18, 2021
\nSpace Jam: A New Legacy \u2013 Releasing on July 16, 2021
\nThe Suicide Squad \u2013 Releasing on August 6, 2021
\nMalignant \u2013 Releasing on September 10, 2021
\nThe Many Saints Of Newark \u2013 Releasing on September 24, 2021
\nDune \u2013 Releasing on October 1, 2021
\nKing Richard \u2013 Releasing on November 19, 2021
\nThe Matrix 4 \u2013 Releasing on December 22, 2021
\nThe following movies are slated to be released in 2021, but WarnerMedia doesn\u2019t yet have release dates for them yet.
\nReminiscence
\nThose Who Wish Me Dead
\nCry Macho
\nWarnerMedia has announced that it will stream 10 movies on HBO MAX the same day they hit theaters in 2022. However, those movies have not yet been confirmed. It\u2019s unlikely to be all the movies that WarnerMedia will open in 2022 though. WarnerMedia is also committed to a shorter theater release time frame. Meaning that movies will come to streaming services much quicker, after leaving theaters. Than they did in the past.
\nCan I watch HBO MAX on Snapchat?
\nYes.
\nIn a new partnership that WarnerMedia and Snapchat announced on July 20, 2021, you can watch some pilot episodes on Snapchat. The list is pretty small at launch. But these are free episodes, so you can watch them even if you aren\u2019t a HBO MAX subscriber. Here\u2019s the full list of episodes available on Snapchat to watch:
\nCraftopia
\nEuphoria
\nThe Flight Attendant
\nGame of Thrones
\nGenera+ion
\nGossip Girl (2021)
\nLooney Tunes
\nLove Life
\nLovecraft Country
\nSelena + Chef
\nTitans
\nWarrior
\nWorld of Calm
\nBetty\u00a0\u2013\u00a0(Season 2, Episode 1)
\nHow much does HBO MAX cost?
\nHBO MAX costs the same as regular HBO, which is $14.99 per month. And that right there makes it a no-brainer to switch from HBO to HBO MAX. Since you\u2019re paying the same price, for a whole lot more content.
\nThis is the same price everywhere, whether you sign up through HBO MAX or through a third-party like your cable\/TV provider like YouTube TV. There\u2019s no extra fees for not paying through HBO MAX directly.
\nThere\u2019s only one plan for HBO MAX, unlike Netflix. So you don\u2019t get a choice to upgrade to better resolution (there\u2019s no 4K right now anyways). Nor do you get a choice to upgrade to more screens. HBO MAX gives everyone three simultaneous streams. Which is right on par with other services. Disney+ gives you four screens and Netflix gives you between one and four, depending on your plan.
\nUpdate: On June 2, 2021, WarnerMedia announced that it has launched a cheaper version of HBO MAX that is now ad-supported. It costs $9.99 per month. It of course comes with ads, but it also doesn\u2019t include all of the theatrical releases the same day they hit theaters. Ads are also not shown on HBO originals.
\nCan I get it for free?
\nIf you\u2019re an AT&T subscriber, probably.
\nSo AT&T has laid out who will get HBO MAX for free, and it\u2019s the majority of its customers. Here\u2019s how it breaks down for different AT&T customers:
\nIf you have DirecTV Premier or Lo Maximo
\nIf you have U-Verse U400, U450 or U450 Latino
\nIf you have AT&T TV Choice, Xtra, Ultra or Optimo Mas plans
\nIf you have AT&T TV Now
\nIf you have DirecTV Choice, Xtra, Ultimate, Mas Ultra or Optimo Mas packages. (But you only get a year for free.)
\nOther plans may get it free for one month
\nIf you have the AT&T Unlimited Elite wireless plan
\nThese free HBO MAX offers range from one month to a year. So you won\u2019t be getting it for free, forever, unfortunately. But that is long enough to decide whether you want to keep it. So there\u2019s that.
\nHow can I watch HBO MAX?
\nThere are many ways that you can watch HBO MAX right now. It is available virtually everywhere.
\nHere\u2019s a list of the platforms that are supported right now:
\nAmazon Fire TV
\niPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with iOS 12.2 or newer
\nAndroid phones and tablets with Android 5 or newer
\nPC running Windows 7 or newer
\nMac with macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or newer
\nGoogle Chromebooks
\nA web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari)
\nAndroid TV
\nApple TV (4th generation or newer)
\nPlayStation 4
\nSelect Samsung Smart TVs
\nXbox One
\nChromecast
\nAirPlay
\nRoku
\nSelect LG Smart TVs
\nVIZIO SmartCast TVs (Added on September 1, 2021)
\nThere are a few other things that service is missing right now. Including 4K HDR, and Dolby Vision. WarnerMedia says that those are on the roadmap, so we should see them coming to the service in the near future. But those weren\u2019t a priority for launching the service by May 27.
\nWhere is HBO MAX available?
\nAT&T is rapidly bringing HBO MAX to all of the countries that HBO is currently available in. As of right now, it is available in the US, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, among many other Latin America and Caribbean countries. HBO MAX has not released the full list yet, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

How is this different from AT&T\u2019s many other streaming services?
\nAT&T has a lot of streaming services. And we mean a lot.
\nMost companies have one, maybe two services, but AT&T had at one point, seven. Now they\u2019ve cleared out some, but there\u2019s still quite a few. There\u2019s AT&T TV, AT&T TV NOW, AT&T Watch TV and now HBO MAX.
\nThe first three are mostly TV services. AT&T TV is very similar to a cable pay-TV service, but instead of needing a cable box, it\u2019s done over the internet. AT&T still offers a box for everyone to use \u2013 it\u2019s based on Android TV. But it\u2019s most similar to u-Verse TV.
\nThen there is AT&T TV NOW, which is very similar in name and practice. Instead of needing that Android TV box, you can stream on any device. It\u2019s very similar to YouTube TV. And it is the replacement to DIRECTV NOW.
\nThen there is AT&T Watch TV which is the skinny bundle, this costs just $15 per month for 35 live channels. And it does come in free with many AT&T wireless plans.
\nHBO MAX isn\u2019t so much a live streaming service, but just a streaming TV service. It\u2019s a service where you\u2019ll be able to binge all sorts of content.
\nNot confusing at all is it? (yes, that is sarcasm.)
\nThe post HBO MAX: Everything You Need To Know \u2013 Updated September 2021 appeared first on Android Headlines.
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