Take a cup of coffee if what you are searching for is how to activate HBO Go on Samsung Smart TV. Once the HBO Go now HBO Max app is available in the Samsung Smart TV apps store you can easily download, install and activate the HBO streaming app.
Meanwhile, the Samsung Tizen OS will have to forget about using the HBO app on their Smart TV. But, for Samsung TV running on WebOS, it is as simple as saying you are just a step away from downloading, installing, and activating the HBO Go on your Samsung Smart TV.
However, to activate HBO Go on Samsung Smart TV you need the HBO Go activation code from the HBO Go or HBO Max app on your smart TV.
The HBO Go activation code link both the HBO Go account and the Samsung Smart TV on HBO.com/activate instead of using the HBO Go account username and password to sign in to the user’s account.
If you have a Roku device follow the steps in this article to activate the HBO Go app on the device. For Apple TV and Fire TV users, here and here is how to activate HBO Go on your smart TV.
How to Install HBO Go (Max) on Samsung TV
First, you need to download and install the HBO Go app on your Samsung smart TV. To do this, follow the steps below.
- Switch on your Samsung Smart TV.
- Press the “Home” button.
- Navigate to “Apps” to the bottom right and press “Enter.”
- Navigate to the top right and sign in to your Samsung account.”
- Press the navigation key to select the “Search” box to the top right.
- Enter “HBO Go” using the onscreen keyboard and select the app from the search suggestions.
- Click on the “Install” button to download and install the HBO Go app on your Samsung Smart TV.
Once you have downloaded and installed the HBO Go app on your Samsung Smart TV it will be added to your TV app. To add it to your TV Home Screen app, press and hold the “OK” button on the app and select “Add Home.”
Activate HBO Go on Samsung Smart TV
The steps below explain how to activate and start streaming movies, episodes, watch live events on the HBO app on your Samsung TV.
- Open the HBO Go app on your Samsung Smart TV.
- Click on Activate your Device on the app screen.
- Jot down the HBO Go activation code on the TV screen.
- Go to activate.hbogo.com or hbogo.com/activate on a web browser on either your phone or computer.
- Enter the HBO Go activation code you jotted or on your TV screen.
- Select the “Next” button to proceed.
- Select your TV provider from the list or select expand to show all TV providers and select your TV providers from the list.
- Sign in to your provider’s account with your login username and password.
Wait for the HBO Go activation page on activate.hbogo.com to confirm the activation code and the TV provider to confirm the username and password you provided.
Upon confirming these details, the lock screen will refresh and load the HBO Go homepage on your Samsung Smart TV and you can start exploring the HBO Go streaming service on your Samsung TV.
How to Activate HBO Go on Samsung TV without the HBO Go Activation Code
Alternatively, if all you have is the HBO Go paid account that costs around $14.99 you can activate the HBO Go app without the activation code from the app or a visit to activate.hbogo.com.
- Open the HBO Go app on your Samsung Smart TV.
- Select “Sign with email” on the navigation.
- Use the onscreen keyboard and your TV remote to enter your HBO Go username and password.
- Select “Sign In.“
This way you will be able to sign in and activate your HBO Go account on your Samsung Smart TV without a TV provider.
However, to activate HBO Go on Samsung smart TV or [all] smart TV, you need either the HBO Go subscription that costs $14.99 per month or an account with a TV provider of your choice.
With this guide, we believe you should find it easy to add the HBO Go app to your Samsung TV and activate the HBO Go on the TV with or without a TV provider.