In the meantime, here’s some workarounds that you can try at home to get Peacock to play on your TV. If you’ve not yet signed up to the streaming platform, you can get a free account over on the Peacock website , or upgrade to Premium for $4.99 for ad-supported viewing, and $9.99 for ad-free viewing.
- Purchase a Chromecast and screen share to your TV using either the Peacock app or website
- If you have an Xbox One or PS4, link this up to your TV and download the game app of Peacock
- If you have a smart TV, check if the Peacock app is available on there
- Link up your laptop/PC to your TV with a HDMI cable and watch NBC Peacock directly through the browser
It’s worth noting that whilst we managed to stream Peacock via a HDMI cable from a Windows laptop successfully, some readers have reported having issues using a HDMI, with the error screen below coming up:
Whilst we don’t exactly know the issue causing this, we suggest either trying a few different browsers, or a different device altogether. We’ll be investigating this to find out more and will update this piece if we get further information.
Please note that we haven’t tested this method out, and are only recommending it based on previous Tech Advisor articles with other apps. Proceed at your own risk.
Here’s the steps in their most basic form:
- Go on your Amazon Fire TV device and head to Settings > My Fire TV > Developer Options > Toggle ADB Debugging and Apps from Unknown Sources to ‘On’
- Install the Amazon App Store on your Android phone
- Open this link within your phone’s browser and follow the instructions (check the Unknown Sources box before you can successfully install the store)
- Open the App Store on your phone and search for AKG Fire, from developer Gopi Adusumilli
- On your Fire TV, head to Settings > System > About > Network and find its IP address
- Open AKG Fire on your phone (the name will appear as AFTV Side Loader) and type in the same IP address that appears on your TV when prompted
- Scroll through the app list until you find Peacock, tap on it and choose to install it on your TV (this will take a couple of minutes)
- The app won’t appear on the main menu – to find it you must head to Settings > Applications > Manage All Installed Applications
- Click on Peacock, then hit ‘Launch Application’
Author: Hannah Cowton-Barnes, Entertainment Editor, Tech Advisor
As Tech Advisor’s Entertainment Editor, Hannah is the resident expert in all things streaming, film and TV. Before joining Tech Advisor in 2019, she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds and created a website dedicated to geek culture and lifestyle. She’s also reviewed a whole range of gadgets including flagship smartphones, wearables and styling tools. Outside of Foundry, she’s written freelance pieces for Polygon, Metro and Den of Geek, and is proud to be a Women Techmakers Ambassador for Google.
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