A disappearing HBO Max Skip Intro button can be a timed player control
HBO Max says its Skip button disappears after ten seconds and can be brought back by revealing the controls.
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A pause control missing from an HBO Max live channel can be a viewing-mode limit
HBO Max’s UK guide says pause, fast-forward and rewind controls are unavailable while watching live channels.
An HBO Max episode-download limit can include episodes stored on other mobile devices
HBO Max says some series have a twenty-five-episode limit across the account’s mobile devices.
An HBO Max Kids profile does not show every download on the device
HBO Max says adult profiles can see device downloads across profiles, while Kids profiles can watch downloads made by their own profile.
Find an HBO Max PPV replay in My Purchases and check its access window
HBO Max’s UK PPV guidance gives a specific replay location and says replay access is time-limited.
A Prime Video Thumbs down is recommendation feedback, not a title block
Amazon says a disliked title stops being recommended but remains searchable, with feedback stored per profile.