Sky Go Launches on More Android Devices

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11^th December: Sky Go, the award-winning online and mobile TV service, can now be downloaded from Google Play for an even wider selection of popular Android handsets. In addition, Sky Go will now be supported on compatible devices running the Jellybean operating system.

Through Sky Go, Sky TV customers can enjoy up to 43 live channels including Sky Sports, Sky Movies, and award-winning shows from our most popular channels plus an exciting line-up of kids’ entertainment. With thousands of hours of On Demand content also available on any Sky Go device there is always something to enjoy.

New devices that Sky Go is now available on:

• HTC: Desire X, One X, One XL, One S and One V
• Google: Nexus 4 and Nexus 7
• Samsung: Galaxy S3 LTE, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Note 2
• Sony: Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia T
• LG: LG 4X HD

This is in addition to the phones already supported:

• HTC: HTC Desire, HTC Desire S, HTC Desire HD, HTC Incredible S, HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE
• Samsung: Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note

Following its launch last summer, millions of Sky TV customers have watched their favourite shows, sports and movies from Sky TV on the move with Sky Go, with 2.8 million unique users of the service in the last quarter. Entertainment and movies have proven popular to enjoy on demand, with more than 2.2 million people viewing the second series of An Idiot Abroad and 1.1 million enjoying the latest season of Game of Thrones. Sky Go has also won a number of industry awards, including ‘Digital Media Service of the Year’ at the T3 Awards in October.

Holly Knill, Head of Sky Go, said: “As more and more smartphones and tablets come to market, the demand for Sky Go continues to increase at a phenomenal rate. We look forward to continuing to develop for as many devices as possible while at the same time innovating for the service so that it continues to raise the bar in terms of choice, flexibility and quality.”

More information on Sky’s apps can be found here.

[dog-man]

No Motorola Xoom!



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[cylon6]

This is brilliant news for me as I'm upgrading to a Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE! Thank you Sky!!

[Restorer]

Good news at last - especially that the new Nexuses (Nexi?!) get such quick support this time round.

Let's hope they can get soon get to grips properly with the ludicrous HDMI restrictions that lock out so many devices still. This should allow the app to be quickly unblocked for the millions of Android tablets out there now. And hopefully this will not take another 6 months to achieve!

[mattylad]

On my Nexus7 (rooted).
I am getting "Sky Go is not supported on rooted android devices" WTF!!! ??

What has that got to do with it?

[Scubbie]

Sky will not let you use Sky Go on any rooter or jail broken device.

I guess that they are worried that someone may hack it so that they can either play it over HDMI or copy the contents.

[bulldog147]

Why is sky go is very poor on full screen on new ipad 3 as the miniize screen was clearly and perfect but when maximum full screen cannot see the score on the top left corner of football match is annoyed. sort it out will ya Sky.