In this tutorial, I will tell you how to download HOOQ for PC. HOOQ is a video-on-demand app that allows you to watch your favorite movies and TV shows anytime and anywhere instead of waiting for them to broadcast.
Once you install HOOQ you will see how clean is its interface. The app allows you to log in via social networks or you can sign up if you don’t have an account with them by registering with your email id. Once you have signed up, you will be asked to pay for the subscription. HOOQ has a monthly subscription of PHP 149 which is not too expensive considering its competitor’s subscription price. Once the payment is done the next step would be to verify your e-mail address by clicking on the link sent to you on the email address used for signing up.
Once done you can access all the local content. HOOQ offers a wide variety of movies and TV shows.HOOQ also allows you to look up the movies via artist, actors, and genre. So if you have any artist in mind you can look up his movie by searching on HOOQ.
HOOQ also like allows you to stream offline by downloading the movies. You can download up to five movie titles and then stream them offline. As I mentioned before that the user interface is really friendly, it allows you to read the synopsis and see the rating of the movie before starting to watch it. You can also share the movie title that you are planning to watch with your friends and family.
Features of HOOQ
- Huge collection of movies and TV shows.
- Cheap subscription plan.
- 100% Ad free Content.
- Latest Hollywood Blockbusters.
- Allows you to Download & Watch Offline.
- Access to 5 devices & simultaneous screening at 2 devices.
- Popular shows are available within 24 hours of US Telecast.
- Enjoy an exciting range of recent releases fresh from theatres.
- Works on both Android & IOS.
- Piracy Controlled content.
HOOQ offers a wide selection of video quality as well. You can choose from high, medium and low streaming quality depending on your Internet speed. While the app best works on a higher Internet Speed connection however you can always switch to your desired quality while watching the videos. The buffering time of the app is really low and hence has a really well-optimized streaming experience.
If you want to run android apps on your PC without any software then you can read this tutorial: How to Install Android Apps on PC without any Software? Alternatively, you can run android apps like HOOQ via android emulators like BlueStack, Nox Player and LDPlayer.
Method- 1: Download and Install HOOQ using Bluestacks
As I told you before the HOOQ app is not available for PC but you can still download HOOQ for PC using a Bluetsack emulator. Bluestack is an android emulator that lets you run android apps on a computer. Just follow the below steps to properly download and install HOOQ on your PC:
Step 1: First you have to download Bluestack on your PC. You can visit the official website of Bluestack and download it from there or download it from the link below.
Step 2: Now once the download is complete just double-click on the downloaded file to Install Bluestack on your PC and run it.
Step 3: Once installed. Double Click on the Bluestack icon created on your desktop to launch the Bluestack emulator.
Step 4: Once the Bluestack emulator is launched open Google Playstore. Log in to Google PlayStore. You can use a Gmail account to do so but if you don’t have a Gmail account then you need to create one.
Step 5: Once login into PlayStore, now search for HOOQ on google PlayStore, it should come up. Click on install. It will take a few seconds to install HOOQ on your PC.
Step 6: Once installation is completed, you can start using HOOQ on your PC by clicking on the HOOQ icon created on the Bluestack emulator homepage.
Method- 2: Download and Install HOOQ using LDPlayer
If you don’t want to install the Bluestack android emulator but still want to enjoy and download HOOQ for PC then here is another emulator you can download. LDPayer is another android emulator that you can use. Just follow the below steps to install the HOOQ:
Step 1: First you have to download LDPayer on your PC. You can visit the official website of LDPayer and download it from there or download it from the link below.
Step 2: Now once the download is complete just double-click on the downloaded file to Install LDPayer on your PC and run it.
Step 3: Once installed. Double Click on the LDPayer icon created on your desktop to launch the LDPayer emulator.
Step 4: Once the LDPayer emulator is launched open Google Playstore. Log in to Google Playstore. You can use a Gmail account to do so but if you don’t have a Gmail account then you need to create one.
Step 5: Once login into PlayStore, now search for HOOQ, on PlayStore it should come up. Click on install. It will take a few seconds to install HOOQ on your PC.
Step 6: Once installation is completed, you can start using HOOQ on your PC by clicking on the HOOQ icon created on the LDPayer emulator homepage.
Method- 3: Download and Install HOOQ using Nox App Player
There is another emulator which you can use to run HOOQ on Windows. Nox App Player will help you to do so.
Step 1: First you have to download the Nox player on your PC. You can visit the official website of Nox player and download it from there or download it from the link below.
Step 2: Now once the download is complete just double-click on the downloaded file to Install the Nox player on your PC and run it.
Step 3: Once installed. Double Click on the Nox player icon created on your desktop to launch the Nox player emulator.
Step 4: Once the Bluestack Nox player is launched open Google Playstore. Log in to Google Playstore. You can use a Gmail account to do so but if you don’t have a Gmail account then you need to create one.
Step 5: Once login into PlayStore, now search for HOOQ, on PlayStore it should come up. Click on install. It will take a few seconds to install HOOQ on your PC.
Step 6: Once installation is completed, you can start using HOOQ on your PC by clicking on the HOOQ icon created on the Nox player emulator homepage.
HOOQ App not available on Google PlayStore?
You must have noticed that in all the above-mentioned methods we are downloading HOOQ from PlayStore. However, sometimes it can happen that due to geolocation restrictions HOOQ might be not available in your region. So, what to do in that kind of situation? Well here is another trick for you to run and install HOOQ on PC without geo-restriction or Google PlayStore.
Pre-requisite
Before moving forward you need to download the HOOQ APK file from a credible and trustworthy third-party website to run it on your PC if it is unavailable on Google PlayStore. Some of the recommended websites to download HOOQ APK files are APKPure, APKMirror.
Procedure
Follow the steps to run the downloaded HOOQ APK file on PC, we are using BlueStack 5 for this tutorial:
Step 1: Download and install Bluestack or Nox Player or LDPlayer, steps and links are mentioned in Method 1, Method 2 and Method 3.
Step 2: Launch Bluestack on your computer. Now head over to the “Install APK” button which is on the right sidebar as shown in the image below.
Step 3: A window explorer pop-up will come up. Navigate to the downloaded HOOQ APK file location. Now select the HOOQ APK and click on open. The app installation will begin and once the installation is complete, the app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen.
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Step 3: You can simply navigate to the HOOQ APK file location and simply drag the downloaded HOOQ APK to BlueStack. The installation will begin and once completed, the app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen.
HOOQ Alternatives
Netflix
It is one of the most popular video-on-demand streaming apps. It has a large collection of movies and TV shows which are updated regularly. The subscription price is flexible depending on your usage and requirement.
Amazon Prime
Another giant video-on-demand streaming app. it offers a collection of some of the most popular TV shows and movies. The app interface is clean and user-friendly.
Disney Plus
It also offers a wide variety of not only Disney movies but all kinds. the subscription is not too cheap but considering the collection of movies, it can be compromised.
Frequently Asked Question
Is HOOQ App free?
HOOQ has cost-effective subscription plans that are charged monthly. A 30-day HOOQ subscription comes with unlimited access to stream video on demand on any device.
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