The company says that on launch day, the HBO Max app will automatically update to Max for a "large portion" of users. Some, though, will be prompted to download the new Max app when they open HBO Max.

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And if not, signing up is fairly easy. If you already had an HBO Max subscription, the app on your preferred streaming device most likely has already updated itself to the Max platform ...