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It was good news when YouTube TV announced partnering with HBO Max. By implication, users can now bundle HBO Max with YouTube TV and combine both services. Subscribers can access all HBO channels on YouTube TV. At the same time, they can use their subscription through YouTube TV to sign in directly on HBO Max. Months later, as users are battling HBO Max buffering problem, on one hand, they have HBO Max not recognizing YouTube TV subscriptions to deal with on the other. When trying to log in to HBO Max with their YouTube TV subscription credentials, subscribers are prompted that their subscription has expired, whereas it hasn’t. Why is HBO Max not recognizing my YouTube TV subscriptions?The problem most times has nothing to do with the users. It’s totally due to some bugs. There are two underlying glitches why HBO Max is not recognizing your YouTube TV subscriptions. First is a bug that affects how YouTube TV and HBO communicate in the backend. The second is when HBO Max forgets your subscription. HBO Max pulls your credentials when you log in with a YouTube TV subscription. Only to forget whether you are subscribed or not after a short time. While HBO and YouTube are yet to give a lasting solution to the problem, there are a few ways to fix the problem whenever it happens. How can I fix HBO Max not recognizing my YouTube TV subscriptions?1. Sign out of HBO Max and sign in again1.1 Sign out of HBO Max on Android and iOS devices
1.2 Sign out of HBO Max on a search browser
Signing out may not solve it if other devices are still logged into your account. In this case, you have to sign out all devices. 2. Sign out of all devices2.1 Sign out all devices on Android and iOS
2.2 Sign out all devices using a browser
3. Update the HBO Max app3.1 For Android users
3.2 For iOS devices
4. Clear Cache on web browser
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