I love watching the content available in the HBO Max app. But it has to be one of the more problematic apps on the Firestick. HBO Max has many common reasons why it won’t work properly. In this post we’ll cover some troubleshooting steps you can take to fix HBO Max when it’s not working on Firestick.
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HBO Max Always Has Subtitles – Fix
Users of the HBO Max app on Apple TV have been encountering a problem where the app always display subtitles (captioning) even after they are disabled in the settings.
In this post, we cover how to fix this problem and make it where subtitles work as intended.
Roku: How to Sign In & Out of HBO Max
I wanted to switch my account being used by the Roku HBO Max channel, but could not for the life of me find the option to switch or logout of my account. After searching a long time, I finally stumbled upon the option.
To save you the trouble I went through, here are the steps for signing in and out of HBO Max on the Roku.
Fire TV: Enable/Disable Subtitles (Captioning)
The Amazon Fire TV has subtitle (otherwise known as Closed Captioning) features you can use for the hearing impaired. The feature allows you to read what is being said in the video you are watching.
There is a main place in the Fire TV settings where you can enable or disable subtitles. But each individual app may also have their own subtitle settings. Each app has a different way to access these settings. Here are steps to changing the main Fire TV subtitle setting as well as the way to change it in the most popular apps.