Mi box HBO now crash??

by verab9

My Mi box just arrived, installed all of my normal streaming apps all of them work with the exception of HBO Now.

I live outside the US so I sideload most of my apps, I get them most from apkmirror, the latest version of the HBO Now apk for android tv is v.2.3.1.   It seems that I'm getting a login failure, the app wants me to sign in which I do then displays a unable to sign in briefly but then proceeds to open the HBO Now homescreen. I'm able to browse titles but as soon as I try to stream something the app would crash displaying 'unfortunately hbo now has stopped' and kick me back to the Mi box homescreen. When I open setting inside the app whenever I choose billing information the app would display the same error, also when I try to sign out it doesn't display my account as if I'm not even signed in.

HBO now on other devices work flawlessly, I do use a Smart dns service to access all my streaming apps and login credentials are inputted correctly.

I have tried sideloading previous apks v2.3.0 and v2.2.0 none of them work still the same problem.

So is this just an app bug or is HBO blocking the app to be sideloaded to the Mi box? It's nearing GOT season would really like this problem to away before then.

guitarboarder28

Crashes on the mi box and shield too. Looks like the app is garbage

marketcast

HBO does not support the Mi Box. They only support the Shield TV, Nexus Player and Sony Bravia TVs.

That is the official word from their support email.

duepointe

i'm in asia and I'm using HBO now for my Mi BOX for more than two weeks. If I don't use any vpn to connect to the US the app Crashes. So everytime I open HBO now I make sure that Open VPN is connected then I run the HBO NOW app. It works for me all the time. I'm using the latest version 2.3.1. The HBO Now app is very sensitive. It really wont load and crash if its not connected to a VPN server in the US.

sublimejosh2000

Reset your box and it will work. I mean "Reset" like... factory default reset, not power cycle.

7outpaythedont

Hbogo and HBO now are supported by HBO. After talking to them many times the app will not work with a mibox whether using the app or by Chromecast. Sorry.

DaIntrawebz

I'm in the us but the app works for me