[Updated] HBO Max down, not working or throwing "Oops! Something went wrong" error? You are not alone

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on July 01, 2021) follows:

Incoming is a service outage alert! Is the HBO Max app down, not working for you at the moment, or throwing an error stating “Oops! Something went wrong” or “Can’t connect to HBO Max”?

Please be informed that the service is seemingly going through an outage in some regions which has got affected users to route to micro-blogging site Twitter and other online discussion platforms to highlight their concern.

Take a look at what some of those affected have to say:

ohhh so i’m not the only one who’s hbo max isn’t working
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Who ever running
@hbomax
y’all need to fix y’all Pile of poo cause my HBO max not working
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I got dang waiting all this time to watch genera+ion just to find out HBO max not working #imtiredofthishit
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Here’s what users get to see on accessing the app:

A quick look at Down detector – a service that gives a realtime overview of outages and other issues – reflects HBO Max is encountering a glitch in some regions. Here’s a live outage map showcasing the same:

Coming to whether there’s an official word on the matter, well, it’s yet to come. But be informed, we’re keeping a continuous tab on the service’s social media and other official channels for more information.

So we’ll update this page with relevant info as and when we catch hold of any. In case you’re facing the problem discussed here, stay tuned for more updates.

Update 1 (July 01)

HBO Max support has officially confirmed the problem saying:

our team is aware that some customers can’t access HBO Max right now. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. In the meantime, could you please tell us what device you’re having trouble streaming on?

Update 2 (July 02)

HBO Max support confirmed that the issue has been fixed already. Hence, if you’re still experiencing the problem, you might want to restart your device and try again.

Hi there, thanks for your patience. Wanted to send a quick update that this issue has been fixed. If you run into any issues, please let us know. (Source)

Update 3 (July 03)

It seems that PlayStation users are still facing issues with HBO Max as the company’s support team is responding to complaints stating that they’re aware of the ‘Opps’ error and are working on a fix.

Hi Casey, thanks for letting us know about getting an “Oops” error on Playstation – our team is aware of this and working towards a resolution now. We really appreciate your patience. (Source)

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