Sky Go rolled out to more Android devices

Monday, July 23rd 2012 by Nigel Adie

Sky Go extended to more Android smartphones

A trio of new Android handsets are now compatible with Sky Go.

Multiscreen service Sky Go has been rolled out to more Android smartphones, the satellite broadcaster has confirmed.

Users of three more devices - the Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note - can all now access Sky Go, taking the number of Android handsets able to utilise the subscription-based TV service to 11.

The list of smartphones running the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system that are compatible with Sky Go now features the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE, Samsung Galaxy X2, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus.

In a statement, Sky said: "Sky Go allows customers to watch channels and a range of on-demand shows and movies in line with their subscription, while on the move in the UK and Ireland, through either a 3G or Wi-Fi connection."

Sky Go has been available for Android devices since February, coinciding with the introduction of three more entertainment channels for the proposition - Sky1, Sky Arts 1 and Sky Living.

The rollout of Sky Go to new Android smartphones comes just days after the pay TV giant introduced Now TV, its new online television service.

Comments (19)

Gary

23rd July 2012

Still no show for the HTC One X, even though it was released before the s3.

derek

23rd July 2012

tried this this morning on my htc sensation with ics and it still does not work,

the bear

23rd July 2012

HTC one X unable to receive skygo!?! It's not the bloody dark ages.. co.e on sky stop kissing apple's bottom I pay 80 quid a month in my subscription, calls and internet. Get a grip!!

gomez

23rd July 2012

anybody know when will skygo be available on the asus transformer?

Rubzy

23rd July 2012

So it works on the old s2, but not on HTC one x, but it works on HTC sensation? Stupid.

james

23rd July 2012

I've had mu HTC One X since its release, bloody S3 is out 5 minutes and it gets it.
Are Samsung in bed with Sky or are they incapable of doing the code for HTC?

steven wain

23rd July 2012

I got the one x. Still not got sky go. Help desk heap of crap. Want my custom but nothin in return. Really need to put customers before profits

Paul Davison

24th July 2012

I have a Sony Xperia Arc S and just wondering if my handset will ever be able to get Sky Go

manjit

25th July 2012

When will ice cream sandwich go live on versus android tablet

steven wain

25th July 2012

Before we know it jelly bean will be out on the one c and well be back at square one.

allan

27th July 2012

still no go on my my galaxy s3,works on wi-fi but not on 3g,sky told me I'd have to wait for an update,but don't believe a word sky say anymore

Sébastien

28th July 2012

Sky Go does not work on my recently updated Jelly Bean 4.1 Galaxy Nexus....SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!

Scott

16th September 2012

Skygo will never be available for the xperia arc s due to the fact that is a direct tv peripheral (through the mini hdmi cable) and sky wont support thus device as it would mean users can stream directly onto a tv without paying subscription

Edds Box 360

30th September 2012

Sky go is not a free service! You have to subscribe to a premium package.
This bull about getting Sky free because its through your mobile device is crap..
I own a HTC one x since launch and had a full Sky package using Sky go on both my sons Xbox's, why not on my Mobile "MONEY" !!!! Between HTC (icecream sandwich) & Sky.
Get your crap together or I'm off to Virgin!!

Shaun

13th October 2012

Actually there is no reason why SkyGo will not be on the Arc S. They have it on iPhone which can be HDMI'd to a TV but their is an inbuilt feature which blocks the transmission to the HDMI device. This could be emulated on the Arc S no problem.

I actually left Sky purely because they are useless with this feature. The SkyGo Test apk DID work on any android device, so there's no excuse for it at all. Except the fact their obviously not getting any money from certain phone manufacturers.

mark

16th December 2012

i have htc sensation xl and asus transformer t300 sky go doesnt work on either does anyone know a way of getting it to work . someone is bound to please help

Sid

18th December 2012

Do none of you understand the real reason why SkyGo is so slow to appear on many devices? Its because Sky do not want too many people to be able to run the app on a device they can connect to a lerge screen tv! this means people with a sky account could share it with family and friends reducing the amount of people paying full whack for the service! I know you have to do this with Xbox but Sky will be withdrawing the app for Xbox pretty soon.
You see some android devices will allow you to connect to a tv and sky have to write versions of the app for individual devices so they cant do this!

Quite two faced really seeing as Sky used one of their own subsidiaries to reverse engineer ITV Digitals cards so they could be pirated!!

Pete

28th December 2012

sky go is available on the S.E. S but not the Arc S why??????

Chris

1st January 2013

we have just bought my son a Kurio for christmas. we pay for a sky subscription inmcluding kids channels and i wanted to install the app on his kurio so he could watch boomerang on it. surprise surprise the app isnt compatible!
Will it ever be developed for the kurio ?
The kurio is android ICS 4.0.3 incase anyone wondered.

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