Want to watch Disney+ Hostar outside of India? Hotstar, as it is, was a fantastic package, offering, unlike many other services, a ton of free content, while at the same time being a premium service that also offers sports, provided you were in the right region.
...But now, Hotstar also comes with Disney+ as a bundle, and in this guide, we’ll show you all the steps to unblock it, including how to create an account, which isn’t as simple as it tends to be.
Oh, and the steps of this guide also apply to many other services such as DAZN.
To access Disney+ Hotstar outside of India, there are 2 crucial steps to complete.
Just like with any other streaming service, when it comes to Disney+ Hotstar, the key is to fool the service into thinking you are in the right country so that it doesn’t impose a geo-block.
...For that, you need a VPN.
VPN services? They are used for many reasons such as for privacy on the internet due to encryption and IP change, but in this case, a VPN comes in useful as a tool that allows you to virtually change your location.
What you will need is a VPN that has an Indian server.
...But, it’s not as simple as just connecting to an Indian server.
That’s because most VPN services don’t support Disney+ Hotstar, because the platform has a VPN block...
And that’s where PrivateVPN comes in a service that doesn’t offer thousands of servers like some services, but that instead focuses on quality and making sure platforms like this one work.
That’s something you can test for yourself, though, with a 7-day free trial with no need for a card.
Just put in your email address and create a password, and you are in.
That’s it as far as tricking Disney into thinking you are in India.
...But you also need an account to watch.
Right now, if you try to create a Disney+ Hotstar account, unless you have an Indian card, you won’t be able to.
The solution?
It’s to create a Hotstar account from the app on your phone.
Why?
As then, Google and Apple will handle payments, meaning it won’t have a card geo-block.
To do this, first, you will need to switch the region of your app store, so that you can download the Hotstar app.
We’ll show you how to do it now:
On Apple devices, sign out of your iCloud account, followed by creating a new one based in India.
Once you’ve done that, you will be able to download the Hotstar app, and then will be able to create an account directly from your phone, while connected to a VPN.
Done that? Feel free to sign back into your older account.
PRO TIP: Don’t ever change your region on your current account, on Apple devices. That will result in you losing everything.
On Android devices, the steps differ slightly to Apple ones.
You need to change the region of your current account, and here’s how to do it:
You either connect a laptop to a TV via an HDMI cable, or you get the likes of Amazon Fire TV Stick.
The likes of Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku don’t support VPN services.
If you don’t already have a Fire TV Stick, set your region to be in India.
If you already have one, here’s what to do:
That will let you download Hotstar to then watch Disney+ Hotstar outside of India.
The great thing about this guide? It applies to many other platforms which you can find out when trying out PrivateVPN’s 7-day free trial with no need for a card.
Written by Michael Smolski.
Disclaimer: While PrivateVPN supports disney+ Hotstar, due to the nature of VPN services always being a target of platforms like Disney, PrivateVPN is not able to guarantee non-stop 100% of the time support. No service can guarantee that.