HBO Max Streaming: Supported Streaming Devices, Maximal Watching Profiles & Simultaneous Screens, and More

HBO Max is an awesome streaming service from HBO that is supported across many devices, including but not limited to PCs, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, smart TVs, and others.

If you are wondering what are the supported devices by HBO Max, especially the one you have at home, then you've come to the right place.

In this article, we will explore all the supported HBO Max devices, together with other relevant things you need to know about before making your call.

1. What can you stream on HBO Max?

It has 10,000 hours of content, old school stuff like the recently released Prince of Bel-Air and Looney Tunes Cartoon, the entire libraries of South Park, The West Wing, all eleven seasons of the Modern Doctor Who series, plus 700 blockbuster films including Crazy Rich Asians, A Star Is Born, Aquaman, Joker, the Criterion collection and of course the famous Zack Snyder's Justice League.

Also, I know some folks who are considering the subscription just for one show which is FRIENDS, possibly the most expensive show ever to stream online.

HBO Max is going to be an exclusive streaming home for a lot of killer content which means it is turning into one of the must-have channels on streaming TV.

2. How much does HBO Max cost?

HBO Max’s price is the same as HBO's other streaming options, so you pay the same and you get more content.

However, there are 2 plans with few differences:

• Ad-Supported Plan: $9.99/month plan with which you get access to all shows except the latest movie releases. It doesn’t support offline viewing and you have to watch 4 minutes of ads per hour of the show.
• Ad-Free Plan: $14.99/month plan gives you access to HBO’s theatrical release on the same day. You can download shows to watch later and you get access to the few 4k shows that HBO Max currently has. And of course, there are no ads with this plan except for suggestions for other HBO Max shows.

3. How many devices HBO Max allows for simultaneous streaming?

Officially speaking, you can be logged into any number of HBO Max devices at the same time but you can stream videos only on 3 devices simultaneously.

This is applicable for both the ad support plan and without ads plan. There is a way to get around this restriction if you are opting for the top ad-free plan of $14.99/month.

4. How many people can watch HBO Max at once?

A total of 33 people can watch HBO Max at once with a single account using the Download feature. Let’s see how: Since you can log in to more than 3 HBO Max devices, download the show you plan on watching to a few of the devices that are logged into.

To download a show:

• Open the HBO Max app
• Select the content you want to download
• Click on the Download button
• Wait for the download to complete

The same show can be downloaded 30 times. So practically, you can download the content on 30 HBO Max devices while you watch it live on 3 other devices. This makes it possible to watch HBO Max shows on 33 devices with just one account.

5. How many screens HBO Max supports?

HBO Max allows the creation of up to 5 profiles for the other users in your family. However, that doesn’t mean that this allows you to bypass how many screens of HBO Max you can stream simultaneously.

These profiles are to separate content suggestions, favorites, and recently watched shows for each family member. This makes sure that someone else’s binge-watching doesn’t affect the personal settings of another family member.

6. How many devices HBO Max supports?

You don’t need to worry about HBO Max compatible devices since it is available on all major streaming devices as well as on mobile and desktop.

HBO Max compatible devices include:

• Apple TV (4th generation and later)
• Amazon Fire TV
• Amazon Fire tablets
• Google Chromecast/Android TV
• PS4, PS5, and Xbox One
• Roku
• Android smartphones Android OS 5 or later
• Android TV (Android OS 5 or later)
• Apple smartphones and tablets iOS 12.2 or later
• Smart TVs like those from Samsung (launched after 2016)
• Desktop (using browsers like Firefox or Chrome)
• Cox Contour 2
• Contour Stream Player
• Spectrum WorldBox
• Xfinity X1
• Xfinity Flex

If nothing else, you can use the Screen Sharing feature of Windows or Cast screen to your smart TV using Google Chromecast while watching HBO Max on your desktop.

And if you don’t have a smart TV or for some reason screen sharing is not available, you can always rely on the HDMI cable to connect to most big displays.

Since you are reading this article, you obviously have a smartphone or a computer on which HBO Max can stream. So stop worrying about how many users HBO Max supports or whether you have an HBO Max compatible device, just sign up for the trial account and start streaming.

7. Download HBO Max videos with an HBO Downloader

If you think that HBO Max has content that interests you, you can use StreamFab HBO Downloader to download 1080p and AC3 5.1 audio content from HBO Max.

With this, you no longer need to worry about losing your internet connection while watching a movie, you can download the content and watch it offline at your leisure.

With the file available offline, you would no longer need to worry about how many people can watch HBO Max at once. You can share the video file with anyone and on any device that can play MP4 files.

• Download videos in H.264 format

With this HBO Max downloader, you have the option to select the 1080p or 720p video quality and an AC3 5.1 or AAC 2.0 audio track. The files are saved in H.264 format for offline viewing.

• Select video and subtitles language

Like most other streaming platforms, HBO Max provides a lot of languages that you can select while streaming your shows. Since you won’t need all those languages when you download the content for personal use, StreamFab HBO Downloader will detect the language of your system and download audio and subtitles in that particular language.

You can manually select some other language for the audio and subtitles too. While downloading, you can download the subtitles separately as SRT files or you can remux the file into the video itself.

• Batch download and Download accelerator

You don’t have to worry about adding all the episodes of your favorite show’s season to the download list. HBO Max Download will automatically show you all the episodes of a season selected in a checkbox list and you can add all of them to the download list at once.

In terms of download speed, you can download a complete movie in just 10~20 minutes with the accelerated download speed provided by this HBO Max Downloader.

• File metadata download too

HBO Max Downloader not just downloads the media content, but stores metadata like the movie title, cast, season, episode title, and cover too along with the file. This makes it easy for any media server to easily categorize and organize your files.

Final Words

So what are you waiting for? Set aside your concerns about whether your device supports HBO Max or not and how many screens HBO Max supports.

Download those awesome shows and movies from HBO Max with StreamFab HBO Downloader and then watch them with your family and friends.