HBO GO (Kindle Tablet Edition)

by HBO

Product Details

• ASIN: B0089BPEZS
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2012
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 30, 2012
Rated: Guidance Suggested This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,357 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67 Free in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Free in Appstore for Android)
  • #9 in Appstore for Android > Entertainment

Product Features

• Get instant access to every episode of every season of the best HBO shows
• Watch new episodes of your favorite shows and hit movies simultaneously as they premiere on HBO
• Create a customized Watchlist and catch up on your favorite HBO shows and hit movies at your convenience.
• Set a Series Pass® to automatically send new episodes of your favorite HBO shows to your Watchlist.

Technical Details

• Size: 9MB
• Version: 2.0.1
• Developed By: HBO
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Directly communicate over NFC
  • Read only access to phone state
  • Open network sockets
  • Write to external storage
  • com.amazon.permission.SET_FLAG_EXPANDED_SOFTKEYS
  • com.amazon.permission.SET_FLAG_NOSOFTKEYS
  • ACCESS_BSCI_DRM
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Access information about networks
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 90 seconds

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

296 of 343 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Why only Portrait? July 2, 2012

By Jill Jackson

Amazon Verified Purchase

I must say that watching HBOGO on an actual Kindle App, instead of a side-loaded Android app, is much more convenient. No more turning off the wifi, launching the app, then turning on the wifi and hitting "try again" to bypass that pesky error that pops up on the side-loaded version. I can also adjust the volume without the software stopping playback and forcing me to restart the video from the beginning. The image is much clearer, and now that they've resolved that pesky Time Warner issue, things are looking up.

But here's my problem. Every video shows in portrait. That means every movie, documentary, whatever that I watch shows up in a 4.7" x 3" box across the center of the screen. Or, if you remove it from "full screen" mode, it shows it at the top, with all the information about the video on the bottom. And, no, tilting the device does not change the orientation.

In the side-loaded version, it shows the video in landscape and it takes up the whole screen. I'm not sure why the video orientation is different on the kindle app, but it seems like a complete waste to show the content in such a tiny area when you have a whole 7-inch screen at your disposal.

I mean, if I only want to watch a 4-inch image, I can watch it on my phone.

****Edited to Add***
After looking at the sample photos, I realized that the image is SUPPOSED to show up landscape, so I investigated further. It turns out that the screen rotation on my Kindle Fire was somehow locked. I have no idea how that occurred since I didn't lock it. But, there you go. I unlocked it and now the image toggles to landscape when I tilt.

Since I can now view in landscape, I'm upgrading my rating to five, because it now works exactly the way I need it too.... However, you might want to periodically check your screen and make sure it's not locked. Read more ›

503 of 588 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars THANKS HBO & DIRECT TV June 7, 2012

By John H. Smalley

Amazon Verified Purchase

Worth the wait! Great picture quality and it runs just fine on the Kindle Fire. Does go through the battery pretty quick but that's what the charger is for.

529 of 632 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Battery hog but access to all HBO shows June 7, 2012

By JCTX55

Amazon Verified Purchase

So far I've only tested the Kindle Fire app sparingly but I like the look. The app isn't as nice as for iPad but chalk that up to Android.

Playback is fairly decent but some WiFi lag is noticeable especially if trying to go back or advance a show. The app will also drain the battery fairly quickly depending on length of video. If you go back to your Home screen make sure to kill the app with something like Task Killer in order to prevent battery drain when not using the app.

I'll use the app more over the next couple of weeks to see how it fairs longer term.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars wish this was available as a pay service without having cable November 15, 2012

By Rodney Henk

It would be awesome if this were available to non cable subscribers. I believe there is a market for people that just want cable or satellite like services for tablets, phones and computers without the need for a home cable box with subscription. I would be willing to pay like 5 to 10 bucks a month directly to hbo just for access to the content in the hbo go library

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars no captions for deaf June 10, 2012

By Morgan

Amazon Verified Purchase

i would give it more stars if I could actually use it. come on hbo.... get up to speed please.

108 of 135 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Time Warner isnt Time Warner Cable =2 Diff Companies August 10, 2012

By J. Briggs

Amazon Verified Purchase

Sadly people are not very smart at times and just want to bash companies. Time Warner Cable is in the list and the application works perfectly for me! It will definitely suck your battery dry as it is a streaming application and requires a lot of resources on the device...LOL!

BTW, Time Warner does own HBO, but Time Warner Cable doesnt as they are two totally different companies and have been for a few years.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars dont bash the app.. bash your cable provider June 22, 2012

By Jawann Michie

Amazon Verified Purchase

been a long wait but finally hbogo is on the kindle fire and it works like a dream. still a little buggy but the fact that I can watch all season of every show ever to air on hbo is awesome!!! just fix the force close every so often and it gets five stars from me

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars look in advanced before you download. June 13, 2012

By T.O

Amazon Verified Purchase

read the reviews. if you see that Time warner is not listed then don't get it. those who doesn't have it would like to know if the product is good. the app itself is wonderful easy to use.