Sky Go Not Working on Laptop. With this on-demand TV service, you get to watch your favourite channels and shows from your laptop’s comfort. But it can be quite frustrating when you encounter Sky Go not working problems on your computer. “Sky Go makes use of the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in to run several internet applications. Sky Go is a popular video streaming application that can be used to stream Sky TV shows to your devices. The app allows you to watch programs on demand. Sky Go on the Amazon Fire TV Stick allows you to access various types of content such as movies, sports events, breaking news, TV shows and many more.
What is Sky Go?
First off, let’s discuss what Sky Go is. It’s a service that’s available to all Sky customers, and lets you watch Sky content on the move, typically on a smartphone, laptop or tablet. If you’re not a Sky customer, it’s also possible to get a Sky Go subscription.
Sky Go offers access to Sky’s entertainment channels, Sky Movies, Sky Sports, and over 500 movies on demand. For full details, visit the official Sky Go website.
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How can I get Sky Go?
Sky Go is available on a number of platforms. You would need one of the following to watch Sky Go:
- A Windows Laptop or desktop computer
- A Mac laptop or desktop computer
- An Apple iPhone 3GS or higher
- An Apple iPad
- A Microsoft X-Box Live Games Console (X-Box Live Gold Membership required)
- Some Android Smartphones (including some HTC Desire, HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy S devices)
Sky Go on a Set-top Box
At the time of writing, there is no set-top box offering access to Sky Go. The following notes might be helpful though:
Fetch TV? Sky Go was available to users of the Fetch TV set-up box. Fetch TV sent into administration at the end of 2011, and the SKy Go service stopped in May 2012.
3View? There were plans for the Sky Player (the predecessor to Sky Go) to be available on the 3View box. As of early 2012, the 3View box ceased to be available and the manufacturer’s website vanished. At the time of writing, we’re not sure about the fate of 3View, but there’s no Sky Go on the service, and we can’t recommend it!
Apple TV? We understand that you can’t use an iPhone or iPad with an Apple TV box to get Sky Go on your TV. The Sky Go app does not support Airplay, so can’t output video onto a TV via an Apple TV box.
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Sky Go on Humax boxes?
There has been discussion of Sky Go being available on the Humax Portal, meaning that Internet-enabled Freeview and Freesat boxes made by Humax will have access to Sky Go. The last official work we heard on this was back in 2011, when the service was “coming shortly”. At the time of writing, we’re not aware of any firm plans for Sky Go to come to Humax, but please add a comment below if you know differently
Options for Sky Go on a TV?
If you’re looking to get Sky Go to appear on your telly, there are a few options:
- Connect the output of your laptop to your TV screen (How to connect a laptop to a TV)
- Use an X-box 360 games console
- Get a Sky box on subscription and use Sky Anytime
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If we hear of any boxes that support Sky Go, we’ll add them to this page.
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