That said, it is worth mentioning here that the above isn’t the only issue plaguing NVIDIA Shield users as there have also been several reports about Dolby Vision showing wrong colors. Hence, if all goes well, one should see a fix roll out soon for the HBO Max 5.1 surround sound issue in the form of an app update. The HBO Max team is working on the general android issue with surround not working everywhere issue that was recently introduced.

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This is as per a recent comment left by NVIDIA staff on the forums. You should now be able to stream HBO Max on your smart TV using PC. The good news here is that NVIDIA is aware of the issue and HBO Max is apparently working on a fix. HBO Max is here HBO Max, the home for blockbuster movies, including WONDER WOMAN 1984, epic originals, and addictive series, is now available on the Roku platform.Download HBO Max from the Roku Channel Store to access 10,000 hours of curated premium storytelling from iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Adult Swim, and much more. This only reiterates that the bug is indeed with the HBO Max app on Android TV.Īnother perplexing thing noted by users is that certain movies like “Wonder Woman 1984” do support Dolby ATMOS with 7.1 channel audio.īut again, this only holds true for a select few films as the vast majority of others continue to play only on 2 channel stereo. Moreover, users have already tried all available workarounds at hand like re-installing the app and toggling Dolby Processing, among others.įurthermore, HBO Max is seemingly the sole streaming app affected by this bug as the issue is not reproducible on other apps like Netflix and Amazon Prime.Ī couple of users also observed that surround works just fine upon casting movies from their phone to NVIDIA Shield. No 5.1 audio on HBOMax but if you cast the app from your phone, you will get 5.1 audio!ĥ.1 works great for me in the Netflix app, but when I search in the HBO Max app, 5.1 isn’t listed in the description of any movie or show that I can find, and searching the internet tells me that it should be listed as supporting 5.1 in its description. Or at least that’s what the users seem to think. Complaints say that surround sound either fails to work or the option for it doesn’t show at all.Īll this reportedly began following the app’s update version 50.8. Reports of 5.1 surround sound issues with the HBO Max app on the NVIDIA Shield TV have been going on for a while now.

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