Time2Jet Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I realize the availability of source hardware that will launch mini apps is slim for HBO Max at the moment, but do you all see this coming soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 C4 can't write a mini app until Roku allows the channel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 12 minutes ago, msgreenf said: C4 can't write a mini app until Roku allows the channel... Wasn't necessarily looking for Roku mini app Mitch. Love to have it, but was interested in what's there and available now (Samsung/Xbox etc.). HBO seems to be an app used a lot around this house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 No mini apps for XboxSamsung only supports like 5 mini apps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swassbac Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 11:30 AM, msgreenf said: C4 can't write a mini app until Roku allows the channel... Roku added the HBO Max app/channel yesterday - hopefully a mini driver comes out soon... msgreenf and joecheech 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinom Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Yes looking forward to a mini app for HBO Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, swassbac said: Roku added the HBO Max app/channel yesterday - hopefully a mini driver comes out soon... I requested it yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 51 minutes ago, msgreenf said: I requested it yesterday It was requested the day before launch already msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyC Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I'd love to see it for the Sony TV as well as Roku. I have both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cohen Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 12 hours ago, BuddyC said: I'd love to see it for the Sony TV as well as Roku. I have both! If you're talking about using the Sony TV's built-in Apps, this is already possible. I have a 900E Series Sony, installed the HBO Max app on it, and using the Bravia App Selector Driver, was able to add this to Control4, same as I have done for other Apps I use on this TV (Netflix, Amaxon, Acorn TV, Peacock, Hulu, etc.). msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rea Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/24/2020 at 1:39 PM, Don Cohen said: If you're talking about using the Sony TV's built-in Apps, this is already possible. I have a 900E Series Sony, installed the HBO Max app on it, and using the Bravia App Selector Driver, was able to add this to Control4, same as I have done for other Apps I use on this TV (Netflix, Amaxon, Acorn TV, Peacock, Hulu, etc.). Does this work for the newer Sony TVs? I have a 950G and the documentation for my installed driver shows it using the universal mini-apps. Luckily all of my Roku HBO Now apps seem to function just like they did before the Max transition, but without the new app logo. My Sony is pretty new and has always had HBO Max. My dealer just put in a generic HBO universal driver that turns on the TV and has control, but doesn't direct it to open the HBO Max app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cohen Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 43 minutes ago, rea said: Does this work for the newer Sony TVs? I have a 950G and the documentation for my installed driver shows it using the universal mini-apps. Luckily all of my Roku HBO Now apps seem to function just like they did before the Max transition, but without the new app logo. My Sony is pretty new and has always had HBO Max. My dealer just put in a generic HBO universal driver that turns on the TV and has control, but doesn't direct it to open the HBO Max app. I'm not sure; I guess it depends on what options the 950G Driver offers. Here is a quote from the Documentation for the 900E Driver: Quote TV Apps: This driver includes proxies for the selection and control of the Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, Hulu and Google Play apps. For other TV Apps (YouTube, DirecTV, etc.), select the appropriate Control4 Driver from the online database (YouTube - BRAVIA, DIRECTV - BRAVIA), add them to the project, and make connections from their RF_SONY_TV_APP connection to the TV driver. Additionally, there is a configurable ‘mini driver’ named 'Bravia App Selector' which can be configured to select any app that is installed on the TV. Configuration is performed following these steps: I also realized that I didn't need a specific HBO Max Driver for the Roku, as I can at least access it with Control4 using the "Roku Channels" option, which lists all of the Apps installed on that Roku device. Having a specific driver will be a bit more convenient, but at least one doesn't need to wait for that to be able to access HBO Max on a Roku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7220 Consulting Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Just so everyone is aware, the HBO NOW mini driver works for HBO Max while we wait for a Max-specific mini driver on Roku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Isn't it easy peasy to make these mini-apps? Don't you just need (at least for Roku) a channel ID number and a logo file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 yeah, but why if Control4 does it? They already have the HBOMax one out, I have a number of clients (myself included) who are running it PorterTX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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