In this guide, we will be discussing a rather infuriating move carried out by the subscription streaming service which is resulting in the “Hulu is no longer supported on this device” error. We have seen many different ways through which a company could force a user to upgrade to a newer device in order to continue receiving the support on its product, but the manner adopted by Hulu is just not acceptable on any front.
Hulu decided to pull out the plugs all of a sudden across numerous older devices. As a result of which, they are unable to access this service and are instead being greeted with the “Hulu is no longer supported on this device” error. According to the affected users, there was no prior notification from the company and this left them in the lurch, with their paid subscription plans now lying useless.
Some of the popular devices affected by this include Apple TV Gen 3, PS3, Xbox 360, and a few Samsung Smart TVs. The users have said in spite of having older hardware, all the other services were running well and good on their devices, so why Hulu decided to take this action is beyond their understanding. Moreover, users have said that purchasing a new device just for the sake of viewing Hulu content doesn’t make much sense and that is completely understandable.
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Hulu now only supports the following devices
Hilu has now revamped its supported device list and as of now, only the following devices are supported:
Android 5.0+ Android TV: Sony Bravia Android TV* (2015+ models) Nvidia Shield Hisense Android TV Select Xiaomi devices Chromecast with Google TV Apple TV: 4th generation or later Chromecast Echo Show: 8, 10, and 15 Fire Tablets Fire TV and Fire TV Stick iPhones iOS 13.4 and above LG TV: All LG TVs with webOS 3.5 or higher Select devices with webOS 3.0 — not including the B6, UH6350, and UH6330 models, or the UH77, UH76, and UH61 series LG TVs powered by Roku TV (LF5700 series) Nintendo Switch Mac OS X 10.13 or above Windows 10+ PlayStation 4/5 Roku: Roku Ultra Roku Premiere and Premiere+ Roku Express and Express+ Roku 3 and 4 Roku 2 (model 4210X) Roku Streaming Stick (model 3500X or later) Roku TV 4k Roku TV Samsung TV: from 2016 or later. VIZIO SmartCast TVs Xbox: Xbox Series X|S Xbox One Xfinity Flex Streaming TV Box Xfinity X1 TV Boxes* Contour 2 and Contour Stream Player
If you don’t own one of these devices and try and stream Hulu, you will be greeted with the “Hulu is no longer supported on this device” error.
What’s Hulu say on this?
Well, as per the Hulu statement, they seem to be hell-bent on this move and there doesn’t seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. Here’s what they had to say to one of the affected customers:
“….In an effort to provide viewers with the best streaming experience possible, occasionally we do have to make the tough decision to let some devices go. There are tons of other device options to choose from…..”
In an effort to provide viewers with the best streaming experience possible, occasionally we do have to make the tough decision to let some devices go. There are tons of other device options to choose from,
So what’s next?
Well, as obvious as it may sound, but your only course of action is to upgrade to a newer device. However, that isn’t either the most feasible nor the most viable one because shelling out hefty amount of bucks just to watch a streaming service shouldn’t have been the case in the first place. However, Hulu has decided that this is the only way forward and we don’t have much say in that.
So the best economical approach that we could think of is to get your hands on an Amazon Fire TV stick or a Chromecast. On that note, we round off this post which clearly highlights how a company with a huge market share has complete power in its hands to bent the rules in its favor, without even sparing a thought or two for its user base- the ones who are actually responsible for their rise.
What are your views on the fiasco carried out by this streaming giant? Do share your valuable opinion with us in the comments section below.
