Frustrated HBO Max customers who use Apple TV devices to access the streaming service should be getting a welcome upgrade. Amid user complaints about the app’s performance and stability woes, WarnerMedia is deploying a new version of the HBO Max app for Apple TV and Apple TV 4K boxes, which will roll out slowly through this week and into next week.

Visually, the new tvOS app is not all that different from the previous iteration of HBO Max on the platform. But WarnerMedia promises that the app, rebuilt on its next-generation platform, is more stable than the prior version.

In addition, it adds a number of enhancements, such as easier sign-in and sign-up; the ability to skip credits (aka “binge mode”); and a new homepage view with a scrollable “hero” banner.

Sarah Lyons, WarnerMedia’s EVP, direct-to-consumer global product management: In addition, the upgraded HBO Max for Apple TV provides more user-curation capabilities with a full 'My Stuff' experience that allows users to edit and sort their My List and Continue Watching lists. Eventually, the new HBO Max app for Apple TV will be able to take advantage the devices’ processing horsepower to provide more dynamic interface animations — cooler, whiz-bang stuff."  For more on this, read the full Variety report.

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