Since #HBO wouldn't let me watch the latest episode of #Succession due to an inaccessible CAPTCHA, I ended up watching several episodes of the mini-series "The Last Thing He Told Me," starring Jennifer Garner on #Apple TV. Mystery build with strong female characters.
Well, y'all, #HBO's rebranding is going really nicely for #blind people. The iOS app presents a perfectly useless CAPTCHA dialog after entering your email and password. The only way that the dialog box can be made accessible is by using screen recognition. Then you get to identify an animal sound from three options and type in your option. Once the audio plays, the entry screen disappears, meaning you can't enter the number.
It's like they didn't bother to test this with anyone
So based on the above, if you want to watch #HBO content on your iOS device and use Voiceover, do not download the #Max app yet. I can't say how long the transition will last and will let you use the old app.
They could have used many other strategies to verify you as a user (including email verification, phone verification, or no verification at all). They deliberately added an unnecessary barrier to the signin process for #blind people. It's utterly Ridiculous.
I've posted an update to the #HBO Max inaccessible CAPTCHA saga with a resolution. Essentially, support informs me that the CAPTCHA will be resolved. The flow has been updated so that, if you launch your original HBO Max app and launch the new experience through it, you should be able to bypass the sign in experience entirely.
I had to delete the app, restart my phone, and launch from the original app.
So #HBO are renaming their streaming service from "HBO Max" to "Max" and I want to know how much some brand agency for paid to basically tell them to drop their well known name for some generic overloaded word.
What is Pepsi decided to just rebrand as "Max"? How quickly would sales die.
I have a love and appreciation for characters who are the absolute worst and make things worse for everyone around them and I have immediately gravitated toward Tom as my favorite in #Succession so far.
I love the juxtaposition of his servile personality with the Roy family and his douchebaggery toward Greg.
I just finished #TheLastOfUs. I know I’m late to the party, but I’m not great with scary stuff and kept putting it off. It was totally worth it. Excellent story.
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