separated.

download hbo go apps, and use your astro id to login.

i like the combination of hbo go + netflix

Done I signed in already.
No extra charges right? I am not sure what package of Astro I have, but I do have Fox Movies, HBO channels. So I supposed the HBO Go, it's free right?

It is not free, you paid for it in your Astro package. LOL.

the only way to subscibe HBO GO in malaysia is subscribing the astro movie pack, so yea you already paid for it.

joke aside, there's no extra charges for HBO GO.

How come I can't screen cast the shows? The button is greyed out? On my ipad and mobile both the buttons are greyed out. hmm.

Maybe it auto detect and if no available target it will grey out ? Do you have a suitable Chromecast device on the same network ?

err make sure your devices are in same network with your smart tv and try enabling your bluetooth as well.

Yes. My Smart TV. It has always been connected to the same network.. But the casting icon is still grey. Hmm. Weird. Looking at my YouTube app now, it seems to be working on YouTube.

This post has been edited by miyakochan89: Jul 17 2019, 09:57 PM

You need to do more work to find out if it is the TV problem, or HBO problem, or your phone problem.

YouTube is a bad tool to isolate the problem because Youtube is able to cast to another YouTubr, it does not need the Chromecast server function.

Basically maybe install mv cast player on your phone, play a video and see if it can be casted to your TV.

Do you mean when I cast the Youtube from my phone, it only connects directly to the YouTube app on my TV? that's why it's working? Is that what is going with Netflix? Cause when I click on the "cast icon" on my phone, it opens up the Netflix app on my TV instead of opening the selected movie and play.

I don't know enough about casting but I only know there are too many different technologies around, and each does things differently. So an experience with a particular TV, a particular app, ....may not be applicable to another.

Yes, i have google chrome installed. Beside that, i also have google play services installed and AstroGo working fine.

But i can’t login my Astro ID because my HBO Go Malaysia even not allow me to insert text 😓

Actually i tested HBO Go Malaysia via my iphone. It working fine. Thats why i feel weird android version the text input colum vanished at my unifi stb. Anyone experience HBO Go Malaysia is working fine with unifi stb?

This post has been edited by ShawnSotong: Jul 18 2019, 09:50 PM

I think I mentioned in this forum before I also have login difficulty with HBO Go M on my device. I also have similar problem with AstroGo beta on my device. I don't have problem with login if I use AstroGo 8.2.6.

So I say the problem is correlated. Since the login pages in AstroGo beta and HBO Go M are the same, the layout, the color scheme, ..... it points to the same common denominator, Astro server.

The problem is Astro. Likely the Astro server is detecting something about our devices, and do something strange. I don't have problem when using phone.

This post has been edited by puchongite: Jul 19 2019, 10:42 AM

so basicly HBO Go required astro subscription?

ye s

Yes correct you are right. I can’t use AstroGo Beta while AstroGo 8.2.6 is OK.

So coclusion is my device (unifi stb) limitation?

Well, to be exact, it is a combination of your device and also AstroGo server limitation. AstroGo places very high requirement on the webview client's capability.

I have gathered increased evidence now.

I think the AstroGo beta ( which is now official, no more beta ) requires certain javascript capabilities, but such capabilities are not found in certain devices. Your unifi stb and my device are examples of two such devices, which the default webview is poor the capability but cannot use the chrome webview automatically, even though it is installed.

We need to either :-

1. Update the system to use new and latest chrome web view,

or

2. Hack the app so that it will be forced to use chrome web view, if it is installed and available.

I am still at testing stage of item (2). The unfortunate result of (2) is that both HBO and Astro will need to be hacked in order to be forced to use chrome web view.


This post has been edited by puchongite: Jul 19 2019, 01:36 PM

no more beta.

try this current apk.
https://www.apkmonk.com/download-app/com.as...2019-07-17.apk/

if still no good, it means yr box is too low level for the app.

many other boxes works fine with it.

frankly, u can get a new box for RM100 or so, no need to struggle...!

Okay I fixed my own problem with login difficulty. The root cause was exactly like I said, it is the webview. Now I can consistently be presented proper working login page.

I tried a few ways to work around it using app code hacking, but it did not work.

So finally I have to hack/update system files. So it is now fully working. Too bad then for those having difficulty login, your system files are too old for the liking of Astro login server.

anyone notice the live tv audio and video is out of sync? there's a slight audio delay