Getting Started: Hoopla on a TV

Step-by-step instructions (Printable version)

In a browser, go to hoopladigital.com and click Get Started Today. Follow the steps to set up your account:

Click on Browse and choose Audiobooks, Movies, Music, Comics, E-books or Television, or use the Search box to find a specific title.
To check out a title, click or hover on the cover image, then click Borrow.

After you create your Hoopla account, go to the Fire TV app store on Amazon and search for "hoopla." Select the Fire TV device on which you’d like to install the app and click "deliver."
In a few moments, you should see the Hoopla app. It might be at the very end of the "Your Apps and Games" section. Once you find the app, you can press the option button to choose to move it higher on the list.
Open the Hoopla app and sign in with your account.
At the top of the next screen a 4-digit code is displayed. Using a mobile or desktop browser on another device, visit hoopladigital.com/link and enter the code.

After you create your Hoopla account, search the Play store on your Android TV for the Hoopla app, and install it.
Open the Hoopla app and sign in with your account.
At the top of the next screen a 4-digit code is displayed. Using a mobile or desktop browser on another device, visit hoopladigital.com/link and enter the code.

After you create your Hoopla account, search for the "hoopla" app in the Apple TV app store, and install it.
The app opens on a welcome screen. Click to open the next page and sign in.
At the top of the next screen a 4-digit code is displayed. Using a mobile or desktop browser on another device, visit hoopladigital.com/link and enter the code.

After you create your Hoopla account, go to the app store on your device, search for the “Hoopla digital” app, and install it.
Open the app and sign in with your account.
Plug Chromecast into your TV, then connect the USB power cable to your Chromecast.
Plug the other end of the USB cable into either an open USB port on your TV, or the included power adapter that plugs into an outlet.
Open the Hoopla app on your device. You will see the Cast button in the top right hand corner. Tap this button and you will be shown a list of available Chromecast devices.
Select the one you wish to cast to. Once the connection is established, the button will change, letting you know that the app is ready to cast.
Start playing a video and it will be handed off to Chromecast for you to enjoy on your TV screen.
You can control the playback by tapping on the small bar at the bottom of your mobile device’s screen, which will bring up the full screen controls, including a progress bar, access to the subtitle/closed captions selector, play/pause, etc.
To access the volume control, tap the Cast button and you will see a slider allowing you to adjust the volume.
To stop casting, tap the Cast button in the top right corner and Stop Casting.
Your smartphone or tablet must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast or TV with Chromecast built in.

After you create your Hoopla account, navigate to Streaming Channels, on your Roku, then Search Channels, and search for "hoopla." Click to add the channel.
Select the Hoopla channel from your channels, and sign in with your account.
At the top of the next screen a 4-digit code is displayed. Using a mobile or desktop browser on another device, visit hoopladigital.com/link and enter the code.

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