Showmax is a streaming service that hosts content exclusively for people risiding in nearly 44 African regions. The Showmax app offers on-demand & sports streaming along with local content broadcasting, and its Originals. It is available for download on Hisense TVs with Google, Android & VIDAA OS. On the remaining OS models, you can cast/AirPlay its content from smartphone.
This article will walk you through the steps to get access to Showmax on different Hisense TV models in the possible ways mentioned above.
Note – If you are someone living outside the African belt, you have to use a VPN to access the Showmax website or app.
What Should Be Done?
- To download & stream the Showmax app, connect your Hisense Smart TV to WIFI.
- Visit the official website [https://www.showmax.com/] and subscribe to the Showmax service to receive the required sign-in credentials.
- To cast/AirPlay Showmax app, install the app on your smartphone from its respective app store.
- Enable the Screen mirroring option on Hisense Smart TV to cast Showmax app content from Android mobile.
- To AirPlay content from your iPhone, turn on the AirPlay option on Hisense TV.
Install Showmax App on Supported Hisense Smart TV Models
1. Hisense Android TV: Turn on TV → head to the Apps section → launch the Play Store app → select the Search icon → search Showmax using the on-screen keyboard → click Install & get the app on Hisense TV.
2. Hisense VIDAA TV: Go to the VIDAA app store → search for the Showmax app using the Find icon → click the Download option on the app info page & install it.
3. Hisense Google TV: Select the Search option → type & search Showmax → locate the app → click Install & add Showmax to Hisense Google TV.
Login Showmax & Stream Content
1. Open the Showmax app that you’ve installed on your Hisense Smart TV.
2. If you want to directly login using your TV remote,
- Enter the Showmax username and password straightaway.
- Then, click Continue.
3. To activate using your mobile phone, select Activate on Your Mobile phone.
- You’ll get the activation code and the activation webpage link on-screen.
- Using a browser on your PC/smartphone, head to the Showmax activation website [www.showmax.com/activate] and enter the activation code.
- Click Continue and log in to your Showmax account on the next screen.
- Now, refresh the Showmax app on your Hisense TV. You’ll be taken to your Showmax account.
- Go through the app’s collections and choose any movie, series, local show, or sports content you like and enjoy watching on your Hisense TV.
Cast/AirPlay Showmax on Other Hisense Smart TV Models
After completing the above-mentioned pre-requisite process on your Hisense TVs of Fire, Roku & Xumo, you can cast or AirPlay Showmax app content from your smartphone using the following steps.
1. Open the Showmax app on your smartphone & sign in to it.
2. Connect your Hisense TV and smartphone to the same WIFI network.
3. Now, select and play any content on the app.
4. In the player window, click on the Cast icon on your Android mobile. If you are using an iPhone, do the same and tap the AirPlay or Bluetooth option next.
5. In the list of devices ready to connect, select your Hisense Smart TV and establish a connection.
6. The content you selected on the Showmax app will now play on your Hisense TV and mobile phone concurrently.
FAQ
You can connect the Apple TV device to your Hisense Roku TV in order to stream Showmax content directly.
Showmax subscriptions start from R89/month.
