How to fix HBO NOW error code 203 in a few steps

If you planned to watch a season premiere only to get into difficulties, know that you are not alone. For many users, HBO NOW crashed while they were in the middle of watching their favorite show.

There were no further indications only a message that HBO NOW could not play due to error code 203.

They tried to hit the home button and signed in again, but the same error code 203 appeared. Although these errors are annoying, in most cases, they are extremely easy to fix.

We provided some steps to deal with this in the list below, make sure to try them out in the given order.

How can I fix the HBO NOW error code 203?

1. Clear the app caches 

For Android:

1. Go to Settings – Applications – Manage applications.
2. From the list select HBO NOW.
3. Find the Clear cache option and tap it.

For iPhone and iPad

1. Tap on the Menu button
2. Go to the settings page and tap Clear temporary files

2. Factory reset your device

All the data from your phone can be removed by resetting it to factory settings. This is also called formatting or a hard reset.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Find Backup & reset.
3. Tap Factory data reset and Reset phone.

Note: If you can’t open your phone‘s Settings app, you can try factory resetting your phone using its power and volume buttons. 

3. Update your software

1. To update your HBO NOW, open the Play Store on your Android device and search for HBO NOW to see if an app update is available.
2. Also, make sure your Android software is up to date. Go to Settings – Systems – Advanced – System Update.

4. Clear cache and data

1. Open your Android and go to Settings – Apps & notifications
2. Search HBO NOW in the list of apps
3. Tap storage – clear storage
4. Finally, tap clear cache
5. You can now reopen HBO NOW and sign in again

5. Reinstall HBO NOW

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications 
2. Search and tap HBO NOW in the list of apps.
3. Tap Uninstall.
4. Open the Play Store and reinstall HBO NOW.

6. Check if not HBO NOW is actually down

Although it’s not common, it can happen that HBO NOW is not working because it’s down. In order to check this, you can use DownDetector to see where people are currently having trouble using HBO.

if the above tricks did not work, we suggest you try Disney+. This is an alternative streaming service that could meet many of your needs.

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That’s about it. We hope that the above solutions were helpful in solving your HBO NOW error code 203 problem. Let us know in the comments below if our suggestions helped you fix it.