SKY Go coming to Android next month! at last!

xGBHxPegasus · 22 Feb 2012 at 13:05

Spudgun said:
I am indeed, and reading back through the thread and the one on XDA this seems to be the 'root' (pun intendend!) of the problem

Just use the blockmyroot app on the market, 62p or whatever but made mine work

Spudgun · 22 Feb 2012 at 13:31

BOBPegasus said:
Just use the blockmyroot app on the market, 62p or whatever but made mine work

might have to buy that as I can't get it working with OTA rootkeeper

Reza86 · 22 Feb 2012 at 15:00

So what on earth is the reasoning for it not working on ICS, the app installs and formats fine, I can't see any reason not to support it?

Bloomfield · 22 Feb 2012 at 15:39

Reza86 said:
So what on earth is the reasoning for it not working on ICS, the app installs and formats fine, I can't see any reason not to support it?

It's apparently because they can't block HDMI out on ICS yet. XDA people have made it work on ICS anyways though

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thecremeegg · 22 Feb 2012 at 17:09

WOMBATWILSON said:
Its not a 2 device limit as you can add more users to your sky account. If you read through the xda thread it is detailed on there.

Doesn't work for me

e36Adz · 23 Feb 2012 at 00:05

thecremeegg said:
Doesn't work for me

Log in on the Sky website and add an additional user. Obviously make a note of the username and password, and then sign out.

Log in with the additional users details that you created and there is a link in there where you have to verify the account by adding the last 6 digits of the payment card held on the account of the main user. Once you have verified the account you will receive a confirmation email on the main users email address.

I tried the above and can confirm it does work on more then 2 devices, or did you already do the above? Reason I ask is because I too made an additional account then tried to watch Sky Go with these account details, without verifying it first and it didn't work.

MissChief · 23 Feb 2012 at 01:34

e36Adz said:
Log in on the Sky website and add an additional user. Obviously make a note of the username and password, and then sign out.

Log in with the additional users details that you created and there is a link in there where you have to verify the account by adding the last 6 digits of the payment card held on the account of the main user. Once you have verified the account you will receive a confirmation email on the main users email address.

I tried the above and can confirm it does work on more then 2 devices, or did you already do the above? Reason I ask is because I too made an additional account then tried to watch Sky Go with these account details, without verifying it first and it didn't work.

A secondary user's account will always link through to the primary users account. You can use the secondary or primary account, whichever you wish TBH, but it's still a MAXIMUM of two devices and one change per month.

Works fine on my SGS2 here. Not rooted or anything though. Quality is a bit poor to begin with but soon clears up.

bulldog147 · 23 Feb 2012 at 02:46

Sky are useless and they can go to hell. Advert tv say Sky Go, Believe it better, rubbish bunch of lies! Should be tv advert - Sky Go, Believe it nightmare

MissChief · 23 Feb 2012 at 03:32

bulldog147 said:
Sky are useless and they can go to hell. Advert tv say Sky Go, Believe it better, rubbish bunch of lies! Should be tv advert - Sky Go, Believe it nightmare

And why is that exactly? State your opinion by all means, but please state why you have said opinion.

bulldog147 · 23 Feb 2012 at 03:37

MissChief said:
And why is that exactly? State your opinion by all means, but please state why you have said opinion.

Because Sky had blocked all rooted phone! My phone is rooted and skygo won't work.

Richie · 23 Feb 2012 at 06:24

Considering your phone didn't come rooted from the factory i.e. the user has manipulated the phone to something other than the manufacturer designed, I fail to see why you can get so upset as it was something YOU have done, not Sky

xGBHxPegasus · 23 Feb 2012 at 08:09

bulldog147 said:
Because Sky had blocked all rooted phone! My phone is rooted and skygo won't work.

My phones rooted and its working perfectly.

My colleague has an unsupported phone and used the test apk and its also working.

thecremeegg · 23 Feb 2012 at 08:13

e36Adz said:
Log in on the Sky website and add an additional user. Obviously make a note of the username and password, and then sign out.

Log in with the additional users details that you created and there is a link in there where you have to verify the account by adding the last 6 digits of the payment card held on the account of the main user. Once you have verified the account you will receive a confirmation email on the main users email address.

I tried the above and can confirm it does work on more then 2 devices, or did you already do the above? Reason I ask is because I too made an additional account then tried to watch Sky Go with these account details, without verifying it first and it didn't work.

Is your skygo account free with your sky subscription or are you paying for it separately? Mine comes with our sky sub and there's no option to verify that I can see, it just logs in. I'm thinking that if you have it free as part of your sky sub then this additional user thing doesnt work

manic111 · 23 Feb 2012 at 09:41

bulldog147 said:
Because Sky had blocked all rooted phone! My phone is rooted and skygo won't work.

Can you not understand why it's been blocked though? Sky justifiably don't want people outputting via their phones through HDMI, a restriction which could be got around on a rooted phone.

Yes, it's peeing me off as well as I'm rooted and can't get it working, but I have no complaint with Sky for that.

e36Adz · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:27

MissChief said:
A secondary user's account will always link through to the primary users account. You can use the secondary or primary account, whichever you wish TBH, but it's still a MAXIMUM of two devices and one change per month.

Wrong. It is not a maximum of two devices, I currently have it working on four devices. Two from the main account holder and two from an additional account I added.

thecremeegg said:
Is your skygo account free with your sky subscription or are you paying for it separately? Mine comes with our sky sub and there's no option to verify that I can see, it just logs in. I'm thinking that if you have it free as part of your sky sub then this additional user thing doesnt work

It is a free Sky Go account linked to my Sky Subscription. When you log in as the secondary user, go through the options in there for Sky Go and there was an option in there for me, on the right hand side of the screen saying you need to validate the account. I then had to put in the last 6 card digits of my card. THEN I tried logging in to Sky Go on my sisters iPhone (3rd device) using these secondary account details and it worked, Sky movies, Sports, the lot.

EDIT: For those who have a rooted device and Sky Go doesn't work, have you tried OTA RootKeeper? Mine is also rooted and it works fine.

CSA · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:50

test apk working fine now on a unsupported htc desire z

bulldog147 · 23 Feb 2012 at 13:53

I finally get it worked, download from the market called VOODOO OTA RootKeeper and now got all channels on sky working now! I am using HTC Desire S on CM7 rooted.

sorry for poor camera

e36Adz · 23 Feb 2012 at 13:54

thecremeegg said:
Is your skygo account free with your sky subscription or are you paying for it separately? Mine comes with our sky sub and there's no option to verify that I can see, it just logs in. I'm thinking that if you have it free as part of your sky sub then this additional user thing doesnt work

I've found it.

Log in to the additional users account you added. At the top click on 'Manage My Account'.

Then you should see on the right hand side 'Verify My Sky ID'.

Click that, it should ask for card details. Enter them and you should receive a confirmation email (main users email) that the account has been verified.

Then try Sky Go with these additional users details.

Let me know if that works.

Em3bbs · 23 Feb 2012 at 20:06

BOBPegasus said:
My phones rooted and its working perfectly.

You should join XDA Developers as no one there has got a rooted phone to work with Sky Go yet I don't think. How did you do it?

bulldog147 · 23 Feb 2012 at 20:42

My phone is rooted and skygo is working all fine now

HTC Desire S, with CM7