HBO’S streaming platform HBO Max first launched in May 2020.
Since then HBO Max has been home to many hit TV shows and movies.
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Is HBO Max down?
On May 2, 2022, Downdetector reported that HBO Max users we having issues with the platform.
The beginning of outages began in the early hours of May 1.
Reports of outages peaked on May 2 around 2.28pm local time.
At that time a total of 5,427 reports came in at Downdetector of users having issues.
A total of 70 percent of users have reported issues with video streaming.
Only 20 percent of users are reporting issues with the app itself.
11 percent of users are having issues with the HBO Max website itself.
According to Downdetector, the majority of the outages are happening along the East Coast in areas like New York, Boston, and Washington DC.
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The south is also having issues with the area of Atlanta being reported.
How can I check if HBO Max is down?
There are a few ways to check if HBO Max is down in your area.
One way is to visit the Downdetector website to see if there are outages reported.
A few other ways to check outages include:
- On Twitter @HBOMaxHelp
- On the HBO Max support website
- By emailing [email protected]
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What are HBO Max users saying?
Upon the outages, many HBO Max users took to Twitter to report their issues.
One user wrote: “Is @hbomax down for anyone else rn”
HBO Max Help wrote back to the user saying: “Hi, we’re here to help. It appears that you are experiencing an issue within the app. We would be happy to assist you with this. Can you describe what you are experiencing, including the devices that it is happening on? Thank you. ^BT”
Another user chimed in writing: “is the hbo max site down for y’all or does it just want me to scream”
HBO Max Help has not written a tweet about the May 2022 outages as of yet.
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