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How do I instal Hayu on my smart tv ive downloaded and installed it but cant find the app
Hi Shelley,
Thank you for getting in touch with finder.
You can watch on their partner platforms such as Apple TV, Fetch TV (Australia) and Telstra TV (Australia).Please make sure you have updated your browser to the following version numbers (or better) for the best experience Safari v8.0, Chrome v46, Mozilla Firefox v41.0, Internet Explorer v10. To access your hayu account with via your Telstra TV box, you will need to pair your hayu account with your Telstra TV box by following the steps below.
To claim your one month free trial, simply visit hayu.com/telstra and subscribe. Once you have signed up, you will need to pair your device to begin watching via the Telstra TV hayu app. To do this, simply follow the steps below.
1. Open the hayu application on your Telstra TV box and click ‘Sign in’ in the top right hand corner of your screen.
2. You will see a page containing a unique code. This is your pairing code, so please make a note of this.
3. To pair your device with your hayu account, navigate to hayu.com/user/settings and sign in using your login details. Click ‘Pair TV App’ and enter your pairing code.
4. Your Telstra TV box will now refresh and you will be signed into your account.
Please note, your pairing code will expire after 15 minutes, so if you do not complete the pairing process within that time, you will need to exit the app and sign in again to receive a new pairing code.
Already have a hayu account? Follow these steps to log in on your Telstra box.
1. Open the hayu application on your Telstra TV box and click ‘Sign in’ in the top right hand corner of your screen.
2. You will see a page containing a unique code. This is your pairing code, so please make a note of this.
3. To pair your device with your hayu account, navigate to hayu.com/user/settings and sign in using your login details. Click ‘Pair TV App’ and enter your pairing code.
4. Your Telstra TV box will now refresh and you will be signed into your account
I hope this helps.
Have a great day!
Cheers,
Jeni
Hi Shelley,
Thanks for your question.
Hayu can be streamed on web at hayu.com and on mobile via iOS App or Android App. Aside from that, you can also watch it on their partner platforms:
Apple TV
Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Kindle Fire
Fetch TV (Australia)
Telstra TV (Australia)
TV2 Sumo (Norway)
Roku (UK only)
So if your smart TV is not compatible with Hayu, I’m afraid you may not be able to watch it on your device even if you’ve downloaded the app on it. If you have Fetch or Telstra TV, you should be good.
Cheers,
May