HBO Go Released on Android

by: Kellex | posted 04.29.11 | Apps, News

We first reported that HBO Go was on the way to Android and possibly on May 2, but the folks behind this fine premium network have given us a present early. You can grab it from the market now and start to enjoy all of your Game of Thrones and East Bound and Down action from anywhere as long as your provider is AT&T U-verse, Charter, Cox, DirecTV, Dish, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS or have Comcast’s Xfinity. I’m actually surprised that Comcast is letting this fly, but you won’t see me complaining! HBO Go on the Thunderbolt is all sorts of win.

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Magman117

No Cablevision supported!!! Are you kidding me?
http://twitter.com/__menthol d

not working with my FiOS login. this sucks, i wanna use this.
- Anonymous
  
  Aw, man, you use FiOS? For TV? As a DISH customer/employee I’d never use anything but DISH. I get to use the TV Everywhere app, which allows me to pull LIVE and recorded TV from my home receiver to my mobile device. This means I can watch, record, or pause live TV from anywhere in the world I can get a 3G or wifi connection. FiOS just doesn’t offer that. Also, DISH has the most HD channels available.
Rizzet

Anyone know how to get this on the xoom?
Anonymous

Will not run on my up to date but stock Droid
Anonymous

Attempting to run this app after downloading & installing, I get the app message that my device is not supported … Original stock Droid with current 2.2.1.
rob

Works great on my og droid….but will not even start on my xoom bummer
- rob
  
  My rooted og droid running cmod 7.2 that is….
guest

for all yopu droid 2 users go to this link

[REQ] HBO GO for Android – xda-developers

used it and am now watching sherlock holmes and runnig just find so far
shamrockx

works on my droid x running rooted gingerbread watching terminator salvation now and looks decent. fyi tho i had to install jrummys apk file to find the app on the market.
Azilla

bummer can’t get it on my D2 w/ gingerbread. but win for working on my nook color running cm7!
- Azilla
  
  did get the apk from xda and runs fine and dandy, on the nook color it FC when I try to sign in
Illinipoke98

Gha, no go on og droid as everyone points out. will run on my nook, but when I hit the sign up button it forcs closes
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1422573270 Michael Interbartolo III

so say my parents have Xfinity and HBO in Boston and I have, Directv but no HBO in Houston is there a locality check or could I somehow use their login on my Archos 70?
Slythefox

Works great on Comcast/Xfinity on my DroidX nonrooted. 3G picture is alot better then I thought it would be.
http://twitter.com/theryanmc Ryan McLelland

Works on Droid X with Xfinity/Comcast. Running Liberty 2.0….
Beach Pirate

Is not working on my rooted OG Droid
Anonymous

After installing market fix for Gingerbread, works great on DX using Dish!
Watching Sopranos right now!
http://twitter.com/sgt_slaughter sgt_slaughter

I installed the fix.apk and it works DX GB on Charter. It gave me the “more than one account” error the first time, so I closed out the error and tried again – works great.
Mithedhel11

Working perfectly on thunderbolt with dish network subscription .
Anonymous

No OG Droid? F U HBO!
Alex

When I go to play a show it says:
Sign In Error. You have exceeded the maximum number of household accounts that can stream video on HBO GO at one Time. To play a new video on HBO GO, one of your household accounts must stop a video stream.
There is no one else logged into my account, only me. Is this a problem other people are having?
- Alex
  
  Droid X Gingerbread 2.3.3, System 4.5.573
- Sssjmmm
  
  I’m getting the same error message. DroidX with Charter cable
- MrToTo83
  
  same here, with charter, on droidx and computer, going to try xoom
- hoser
  
  Same here. DINC w/ Charter.
- http://twitter.com/mbrown819 Michael Brown
  
  yep same here with droid x, iPhone, and PC with Charter
- http://twitter.com/mbrown819 Michael Brown
  
  yep same here with droid x, iPhone, and PC with Charter
- Alex
  
  I have Charter as well, seems like its a recurring theme…
- Alex
  
  I have Charter as well, seems like its a recurring theme…
http://profiles.google.com/chasehammer Chase Johnson

working, Droid 2

awesome, now i have something until Netflix works
JayBeEzY!

WORKS GREAT ON MY THUNDERBOLT =D
Christopher M Brannan

Can’t install on my Xoom?
- MrToTo83
  
  nope, sideloaded and no supported
Badtj

Rooted Ginger and I ran jrummy fix. Find it in the Market okay but it doesn’t install. Just downloads and goes away. Any ideas?
- Badtj
  
  oh on a DX, rooted with newest Ginger leak.
Anonymous

Not supported on my og Droid running cm7
Lakerzz

Time Warner sucks!!!
http://twitter.com/Bklynst8ofmind Dreas

Confirmed working on my DX
- Jerry
  
  Same here. (Non-rooted)
Bqluong

Works on my Rooted Stock Droid X. However, at times the video disappears and says “This is an Audio-stream only. Please switch to a faster network or wifi for video-feed.”
icedrop

Working great on my Incredible. Pretty good picture for 3g. Also amazed Comcast came through on this one!
Bigsike

Any word On MaxGo?
Aaron G

Works great on the T-bolt as soon as it buffers for a couple seconds. Pretty decent picture for streaming.
Aaron G

Works great on the T-bolt as soon as it buffers for a couple seconds. Pretty decent picture for streaming.
Matt

Just tried ripping the .apk from my Droid and loading it on my Xoom. No luck. “HBO GO is not supported on this device”
http://twitter.com/mfg68 MFG

Dammit…come on Cablevision.
Failjoh

No Honeycomb suuport. Fail.
kendu

tried to get it on my xoom and says my device is not compatible
Dean2359

When I try to sign in to xfinity,it says parental controls are in place and I can’t get past it,and why can’t I get the app on my xoom
- Anonymous
  
  same
  - Worob
    
    You have to use your main Comcast email ID name and password. I had the same problem but when I used the Comcast email ID which I never use it worked.
Angry Turd

My OG Droid with slingplayer…love it! Although I hardly use it. Netflix, HBO Go, etc, etc…don’t need it.
http://profiles.google.com/tripletechs Triple Tech

If you are on the DroidX Gingerbread Rooted ROM you will need to install the fix.apk found here: “http://jrummy16.com/jrummy/testing/”. After installing that it will show up in the market.

Thank jrummy for the market fix.
http://profiles.google.com/tripletechs Triple Tech

If you are on the DroidX Gingerbread Rooted ROM you will need to install the fix.apk found here: “http://jrummy16.com/jrummy/testing/”. After installing that it will show up in the market.

Thank jrummy for the market fix.
- Chewybang
  
  Thanks dude, you are my hero!
- Josh
  
  great fix for rooted X on gingerbread…much appreciated!
Anonymous

playon.tv is working on a plugin for that right now. if you have playon.tv you’ll have it on your DX,etc.
http://twitter.com/kaiyel1 Kyle Miller

No go on the og droid bro!
http://twitter.com/bgdave39 David Wakefield

WTF, no DroidX support? POS.
Shawn

droid x running gingerbread, is supported, but unfortunately I have cablevision
Anonymous

This doesn’t really work with Charter. I sign in with my charter ID, then create an HBO GO account. Next, I try to watch something and it tells me that I’ve exceeded my account streaming maximum and that one stream needs to be shut off before I can watch anything. So, I log out and try to log back in. It now wants me to re-login with my charter ID. When I do, it tells me to login with my charter.net email address and not my ID. I do this, and now it prompts me to create a new HBO GO account. My old username and email address are already taken, so I try different ones and create a new account. When I try to watch something, it tells me the same crap about exceeding my max streams and to shut one off.

So, I try it on my macbook. I log in with my Charter ID (the one I used the first time) and it prompts me to create a new HBO GO account, even though I already created 2. So I log out and try to log in again, and it tells me to use my charter.net email and not my Charter ID. I do this and it now prompts me to create another HBO GO account.

This = ridiculous.
- ChrisinFtWorth
  
  Same thing here. Hopefully they will fix soon.
- http://twitter.com/piinkhibiscus bethinabox
  
  I was able to log in with Charter and started a movie just fine. Didn’t watch the entire thing I just wanted to see that it worked!
Aaron B

Why the heck can’t I put it on my Droid X? Boo!!!!!
- mustardhomie
  
  i feel like the DroidX is already obsolete…
- CultLdr
  
  I have the GB leak and it didn’t show up but ran the market fix from a post from Jrummy and it loaded up and is working great on my X!
- Anonymous
  
  I’m using a Droid X with the last GB leak as well with the market fix from XDA (JRummy’s I assume) installed. Shows in the market for me…watching Jonah Hex over 3G. Seems to work pretty well. Good on HBO…hopefully Verizon doesn’t throttle it to wifi or 4G only.
Anonymous

OMG Emilia Clarke naked on my Xoom? Yes please!
masterodst

Droid X not supported either
- masterodst
  
  or xoom
- http://twitter.com/Jay_G33 Jeremy Gahimer
  
  It works on my Droid X.
SugaShane

TimeWarner, you are useless.
- Anonymous
  
  could not agree more, and it certainly doesn’t help to see all the TWC iOS app commercials either..
- Cheese
  
  I agree and i work there…ugh..wtf
- Mike
  
  FAWK.. I have TW too.. muther eff
- Bullet Tooth Tony
  
  Do you know the worst part of it all???
  
  Time Warner owns HBO… that’s about as bad as it gets.
- Anonymous
  
  They are working on it. I am sure they wouldn’t let this go considering they have their own iPad app for watching tv.
dave

Can we watch shows?
- Anonymous
  
  Shows, movies, you name it.
Anonymous

Market comments say the app says the OG Droid is not supported. If I had HBO, I’d be pissed.
- Sp4rxx
  
  Get TV FLash … it’s free and it streams HBO movies. I’ve caught re-runs of Entourage every so often as well.
  Sucks though that OG isn’t supported
- g00n
  
  I am!
  - Anonymous
    
    ME TOO!!!
  - Anonymous
    
    ME TOO!!!
- Anonymous
  
  I am too… read and missed any market comments about original Droid not being supported

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