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[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
@Skezza

Loving your work fella and appreciate your concern but that's how this place works. Post it up with the usual disclaimers and let people test at their own risk. It's the only we'll find out of it works on other devices etc.
[Android Apps and Games] casper6391:
looks sweet get it up on here skezza many devs make light work. Well done and good named choice lol.
[Android Apps and Games] gerrymcgrath:
skygo on xoom running 3.2 unrooted

Hi,

I have tried the .apk on my Motorola XOOM tablet which is running honeycomb 3.2, it is not rooted. As soon as I try to watch any content (including sky news) I get the `not supported` message and it just bombs out..

Has anyone got skygo to work on a tablet yet?

I spoke just over a week ago to a sky help desk person and he told me that the app would work on all tablets ( anything just to get me off the call), great support! !
[Android Apps and Games] redmongoose:
Great work. Let us know when we can help test!
[Android Apps and Games] skezza:
Anyone who wants it, feel free to pop me a PM, I don't think it'll fix the compatibility issues, but it should fix those with compatible devices but are rooted.

I really think we're onto something. For the question above, no, it doesn't actually touch the Superuser.apk, but obviously superuser is required for this app to work if it's on Link2SD, it might not work as you may lose access to Link2SD. I don't actually know because I haven't tried it. Probably not because Link2SD will have already established permissions, but I'm really trying to be cautious here.
[Android Apps and Games] waqypaqy:
Installed the sky test apk from a few pages back on my Desire Z running CM gingerbread. Its letting me login, which the official app didnt do!!.

I've tried watching Sky Sports 1 but it freezes at the loading screen on 0%.

I'm gonna give it a try on my Iconia a500 tab and see what happens.(that's also rooted)

Keep up the good work!!
[Android Apps and Games] Carnoustie:
edit : modified app now working perfectly on Galaxy Tab :)

P/Q excellent

A massive thanks to gumbald cheers pal
[Android Apps and Games] AMoosa:
I get the error when loading a stream on my transformer prime. And a force close on my rooted galaxy nexus

Edit. Sky news seems to work. But nothing else. On my galaxy nexus
[Android Apps and Games] Coline1:
Downloaded the modified apk and it installs fine on the Archos HT V2 tablet with HvdW's froyo rom, log in with Sky ID and no "unsupported device message", when trying to watch a channel get "sorry an unknown error has occured please try later", is this due to the rooting problem??

Also have an unrooted Archos 101 IT tablet runnign stock froyo, will try that later

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
Hmm, not sure what the issue could be. When I did it I just edited the kernel package only and not the whole ROM, but I don't know what phone your using...could be different
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
Yep I would try editing the nandroid backup and then restore once edited
[Android Apps and Games] GingaB:
Htc desire.. Any chance you could edit my boot.img if i attach it on here??
[Android Apps and Games] brainimpact:
was a solution ever found to get it working on wifi only devices?

i gave up on it few weeks back and have not kept up to date with thread since
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
yeah no probs :)
[Android Apps and Games] GingaB:
ok thanks! Im attaching nandroid back up's boot.img.. its 3mb
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
Here you go. Good luck!
[Android Apps and Games] GingaB:
Ok so lemme get this straight. Its a simple case of placing this boot.img back amongst the nandroid directory? and then via recovery restoring nandroid back up? Problem is it didnt work.. Im getting an error "nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb! What does this mean!!?
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
OK you could try placing inside a custom kernel zip file and just flashing it over your already working, boot-friendly ROM. What kernel are you using for your Desire?
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Chrisw99 and I both got this working on ARHD custom ROMs. These are based on official RUUs released for our phones. If your sig is correct I doubt very much you can get MIUI ROM to work. I can't get it going at all using Sense ROMs from other devices (like Sense 3.5 from Sensation XL) and on non-Sense ICS ROMs the app won't even open!

Maybe you can find a custom ROM you like based on stock RUU to test this method?
[Android Apps and Games] GingaB:
I was afraid you might say that.. I'd prefer to stick with MIUI rom. My main reason for rooting was to get rid of sense so I am not willing to go back to that just to get sky go working.. Back to square one! lol

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sorry for late response. I might try that once I'm done with footy! The kernel I am using is in my signature below...
[Android Apps and Games] japester36:
Thanks for the tip on ARHD 6.3.2 and Desire HD.

I've just done the same - edited default.prop on an unpacked boot.img and then just repacked and reflashed the boot.img through adb.

Now works brilliantly with the proper Sky Go app from Play Store after hiding root with Voodoo.

No more faffing about to backup and then restore a ROM that worked. This is much more elegant.

Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] Zammo76:
Is the ro.secure hack only for the HD2, would it be worth trying it on a HTC Desire or Motorola Xoom?
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
It's certainly worth trying it on a Desire. Seems that most have only got the ro.secure hack to work on HTC phones. I don't think anyone has managed to get it working on a Xoom though
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
I am having problems getting this to work on cm9. Using the 0.5 apk.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
On sgs2
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
I don't know but I think lennyuk mentioned that this identified a secure/stock kernel. As the hd2 has no stock kernel this option was tried after using the test apk for device workaround and voodoo ota root app to hide root. The secure setting fixed it so worth a shot.
[Android Apps and Games] skynogo:
Hi brainimpact,

Regarding WiFi only solutions ...

The only viable solutions appear to involve spoofing an IMEI number (which might have legal implications, in the UK, for anyone doing it).
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
oh well it was fun whilst it lasted...... seems sky caught up with my 5 devices and I'm back down to 2,my phone is only a wildfire and pic was not the best I've removed it from my 2 along with the ipad and p.c and kept it on the laptop and iPod touch. many many many thanks to everyone in this thread,I was on it like a car bonnet from the start and appreciate everything you all managed. like I said it was good whilst it lasted but sky on my android is now a thing of the past.......(until I upgrade lol)

using my thanks as likes
[Android Apps and Games] bam82:
Trying to get this working on my desire s. Running Endymion 3.5. Have installed dsixda kitchen and cygwin on my windows pc and added my rom to the kitchen. Unpacked the boot.img and edited default.prop to say ro.secure=1 using notepad. Saved it and repacked the boot.img.

I then downloaded a zip of the Endymion kernel and replaced the boot.img with the one I edited using winrar. Then flashed the zip in 4ext recovery, hid root with voodoo rootkeeper and finally installed sky go. Still doesn't work! Any channel I try to watch just restarts the app.

Does anyone have any ideas what i can try next or can you spot any mistakes I've made?

Any help would be appreciated
[Android Apps and Games] :
Think its stupid that sky dont support rooted phones, PC's with a admin account are technically 'rooted' anyway. :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] Nhialor:
Am now giving me the too many devices error...despite the fact that I used to thing from the first post...has this been patched or what?
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
You will need to use a ROM based on one that was officially released for your phone. I got exactly the same result as you with my Desire HD when I tried in on Sense 3.5 ROMs from other phones. But it works great on ROMs based on official stock RUUs.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Yes they have blocked this LoopHole several days ago, By all accounts people wanted to know why some had more than 2 devices registered and they couldn't, So Sky being Sky decided to block it so that nobody could benefit.There are some unhappy people as they have also blocked it on multi-room which should have been different as each M-R card has 2 devices, so Sky changed their T & C for Multi-Room.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] chrisw99:
Sorry I didn't respond earlier, was away for the Bank Holiday (and watching Sky Go a bit too now it works!!).

Looks like your question has been answered anyway. We use ARHD which is basically the stock rom but cleaned and improved.

I've been using the faux123 kernel for my Sensation and for the last two beta releases, ro.secure=1 is already set so Faux must have started setting this now, which is great as with each new release I don't have to do all that faffing around with the android kitchen to unpack/repack.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
Anyone got this working on cm9 for sgs2?
[Android Apps and Games] ac_utd:
I'm using Leedroid ICS. Tried the kernel from faux bit still can only watch sky news.

Help please. :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] bam82:
Thanks man got this working now!
[Android Apps and Games] ProdigyRep:
Hey guys, managed to install on the Samsung Galaxy Ace using the version on page 13. It loads and I can log in fine, but when I select a channel the channel will load but play sped up, pause after 5 seconds then play sped up again.

Any idea why this is happening?
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
How about anyone got this working on sgs2 thats rooted and on ics??
[Android Apps and Games] Sten1234:
SGS I9000

I knackard up my SGS I9000 yesturday and had to flash stock XXJVU via odin to fix my problem, after i'd flashed stock i tried the sky go app and it was amazing, the best app on android in my opinion, the picture was crystal clear after the first 10 seconds. I have now flashed Docs Master V11 which is ICS so sky go now doesnt work again. I tried the app which had been moded for ICS devices and i also used OTA Rootkeeper to tempery disable root. After then i could log in but nothing would play :( I really want to get this working, i was even tempted to flash back to XXJVU just for this app but decided not to as ICS has alot more benefits in other departments but still, if anyone finds out how to get it going on ICS SGS I9000 i'll kiss them from head to toe :eek::D:D:D
[Android Apps and Games] foxywoxy:
Anyone got this working on the One S?

I just tried to no avail.
[Android Apps and Games] Zammo76:
Has Sky not updated the app to work on ICS yet? If not hopefully they will do it by the end of the month as I'll be getting a Galaxy S3 then.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
They did and then they didn't, It worked great for several days then they blocked it again saying it was buggie and unstable. Nobody seems to know anybody that had problems with it. Sky being Sky

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] aliburns:
Apple?
[Android Apps and Games] Sten1234:
Apple arnt on ice cream sandwich :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] aliburns:
I was referring to the great care Sky take in ensuring everything works on iOS whilst treating Android as if it is a mere irritation thus leading some to speculate there is an alliance in place which does not serve Sky's customers' best interests.

Completely unfounded speculation no doubt.
[Android Apps and Games] Sten1234:
I'm not sure how anyone would understand what you meant when you just wrote "apple" it sounded like you were stating that Apple is on ICS :confused: But i do think Sky slightly favour Apple over Android but there not the only company that do i think there's a few. I dont know why because in my opinion high end Android devices pisses all over any iphone
[Android Apps and Games] Zammo76:
I'm getting really peed off with Sky TBH they've now limited Sky Go to two devices, they don't support ICS, they don't support rooted phones, they don't support Android tablets, they're now saying they won't support Android phones with HDMI out capability (despite the fact you can do this on an iPad), WTF!

I have Netflix and it works on all of the above no problem, no questions asked.

So why is Sky so different? Let's look at the facts, we know the people running it are lying manipulative pieces of shi t, so it is highly likely they have a sordid deal with Apple to screw over Android so it makes icrap devices more desirable. So basically unless someone takes Sky to court we're continue to get a half arsed shoddy service.
[Android Apps and Games] bobjbain:
Actually, when I read "Apple" I did have a snigger to myself, I guess you have to read/know most of the thread to have understood the context!!
[Android Apps and Games] johnerz:
Zammo

I suspect that Sky Go is not included in your contractual entitlements and is a free " value added service" leaving you at their mercy
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
I haven't scanned this thread for a while, after reading the last few pages I am guessing there is still no way to run this on my rooted ICS running Galaxy Nexus?

Also my dad has an unrooted Gingerbread running Galaxy Note, anyway we can get it running there?

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
I'm still unable to get this working on my Samsung galaxy s2 rooted with ice rom hydrog3n. Didn't work on cm9 either.
[Android Apps and Games] hshah:
I'm on Hydrogen and using Siyah kernel... can't get it to work even after removing root :(
[Android Apps and Games] pjg_pigeon:
Can't say anything about the nexus.

But the note should work with the ".5" version of the nodded app. I bt'd a copy to friends stock note without a problem.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
HDMI out does not work on idevices, never have, as for the number of devices this has been around since Oct 2011 and they have now closed the loophole for Add. users. There is a survey doing the round from sky and below is a few questions they are asking:-

How interested would you be in being able to have 4 devices registered but with access on any 2 at a time?

Ditto for £5 per month?

How interested would you be in being able to download Sky Go programs to your devices to watch offline?

Ditto for £5 per month?

The whole sky go farce is getting worst both for Apple & Android no end of bugs et al

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] mcdevtingz:
I don't understand the HDMI out thing.

My Laptop has an HDMI port which I always use!

My Xbox with Sky goes straight into TV!
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
OK cool, where can I find this modded version? Is it on this thread?

Sent from my Amiga 500 using Workbench
[Android Apps and Games] phlooke:
Of course...I didn't realise that :o ..my XBox is connected to a seperate TV in a seperate room of my house and I often watch / get banished to watching the football on it.

Sky's logic makes no sense :confused:

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[Android Apps and Games] Zammo76:
Are you sure ipads can't handle HDMI out? This would seem to be saying the opposite:

http://isource.com/2011/03/02/apple-adds-hdmi-output-capability-to-the-ipad-2/
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
idevices can HDMI out same as android tablets but Sky has block the Sky Go app from doing it, it's not the devices but SKY GO.

Look at page 66 post 656 for the apk

iechyd da

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That's the silly stupid thing with Sky, They say that due to DRM we are not allowed to have HMDI out, but when you point out to them you can on a laptop and desktop they then go into ignore mode and will not answer any more questions about.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] chrisw99:
The HDMI stuff will probably have a workaround anyway. If you look at the decompliled source code for Sky Go..

if (SkyGoApplication.wasHdmiConnectedWhileStreaming() )

{

SkyGoApplication.setHdmiConnectedWhileStreaming(false);

DialogHelper.showErrorDialog(SkyGoActivity.this, 2131099712, 2131099764, false);

}

}

which is just a quick check to see if you have hdmi streaming, and turn it off with an error dialog.

There was code which said "if device is not a HTC Sensation or HTC Desire... then say Not Supported", and these lines were removed in the apk earlier in this thread,

so I bet a helpful developer will get the HDMI block out of it too...
[Android Apps and Games] SaticICE:
I have used the APK on page 11 and tried it on my YARVIK TAB467EUK.

I have managed to get it to play Sky news fully and correctly!

I may try a paid account next to see if any other streams work.
[Android Apps and Games] chrisw99:
Slightly off topic, but I noticed the Sky android developers have now released the Cloud Wifi app...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.cloudwifi

Lets you get on the wifi hotspots all over the country with your Sky login, if you're a Sky broadband customer.
[Android Apps and Games] tcoker1:
for dual boot:

im on 4.0.4 now and have the Siyah kernel. if i install a 4.0.3 rom how do i install a hacked stock kernel or stock kernel which worked with sky go. will the stock kernel not clash with Siyah kernel?
[Android Apps and Games] MechanicalMind:
I could be wrong but I don't think you can run two kernels side by side
[Android Apps and Games] tcoker1:
Damn!!! Tough luck eh
[Android Apps and Games] vwvanman:
The Siyah kernel is compatible with the hacked sky go app. But sky go doesn't work on any 4.04 ROM. I use CM9 as my main ROM with dual booting to a stock Sammy 4.03 ROM. This works really well and is better than flashing a backup to use sky go...
[Android Apps and Games] tcoker1:
do u mean this one

[ROM][SAMMY-ICS 4.0.3]MJ ROM-version 1.3[XWLP7_XENLP3][16.04.2012]

on here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1597781
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
Test app 0.1.5 running on stock ics sg2. Only updated from GB yesterday as nfc version, official sky app bombs out on non supported device. F1 channel is back :p
[Android Apps and Games] tcoker1:
ive finally got dual boot and have SAMMY-ICS 4.0.3]MJ ROM-version 1.3[XWLP7_XENLP3] as my secondary rom. only sky news works and the rest don't. om using the sky go 0.1.5 and have wiped data and still no luck.

can anybody help please?
[Android Apps and Games] vwvanman:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1292825

I'm pretty sure that this is the ROM I used...
[Android Apps and Games] rferrett:
Wonder if it will work on the S3 when released?
[Android Apps and Games] vwvanman:
If it runs 4.03, the modified apk should work. If it runs 4.04 then it probably won't...
[Android Apps and Games] thisdude72:
Hi all, I'm a noob to android and have just got a Samsung Galaxy note GT-N7000 using gingerbread 2.3 and I using a working skygo apk. Would sky stop the app from working from my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Its 4.04

If what?

Sent from a CM9'd i9000
[Android Apps and Games] hartry:
Aaargh.. I configured dual boot with the ROM above as secondary, on Siyah 3.2.4 and I too can only watch Sky News (with and without Voodoo hiding root). Any other info as to what you did to get it working? This is the only thing about my phone that annoys me now (primary ROM is Resurrection Remix).

EDIT: Using test apk 0.1.5 btw
[Android Apps and Games] hartry:
I was wondering if after configuring dual booting with Siyah, whether it leaves the primary ROM 'as is' - i.e. other kernels can boot it and ignore the secondary ROM... if this was the case we could dual boot most of the time to a secondary ROM, then flash a stock kernel to boot the primary ROM and watch Sky Go, then when finished viewing, flash the 'stock recovery flashable' version of CWMR and then finally reflash Siyah to boot back into the secondary ROM. A bit of a faff but much quicker than performing a nandroid backup/restore before and after each Sky viewing session.

It doesn't look like you can.... after installing a stock kernel to attempt to boot the primary 'stock' ROM, the phone doesn't get past the very first text only 'Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100' boot logo, I assume that when dual booting even the primary ROM stuff gets moved elsewhere than where it normally resides in a single boot setup?
[Android Apps and Games] vwvanman:
The Siyah kennel is compatible with sky go, so don't see the point...
[Android Apps and Games] wesley.neary:
Uninstall needed after search use

Hi people, installed the test apk 1.5 on my transformer prime thats rooted but still running original ROM. The app works but after every use i have to uninstall and reinstall the app.

Has any one else found this or even better found a workaround.

Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
I would be happy 10 seconds is a small sacrifice

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Really?? All I get is streaming error on unrooted - assume that's because of ICS. Take it you are on Honeycomb?
[Android Apps and Games] Zammo76:
Is your Transformer Prime Wifi only and also like others asked is it running ICS? Thanks.

I've tried everything to get Sky Go working on my Wifi Xoom, including running the test app, hiding root, altering the build prop, adding an IMEI number, yet nothing has worked.
[Android Apps and Games] vwvanman:
Not sure if this is a better solution, but it works for me on Samsung galaxy S2...

I run CM9 nighties as my primary ROM. I booted to CWM and made a backup then installed Wanamlite stock DXLP9 ROM. I think I did a factory wipe but can't remember. Install the latest Siyah kernel. Yes this works with 3.2.5.2. Boot the ROM, install supersu and sky go apk 0.1.5. I have uninstalled superuser.

disable root from SuperSu and sky go works.

Now boot back to CWM and clone primary ROM to secondary.

Then restore your first backup.

Now your primary ROM is your daily driver and secondary will run sky go.

The last trick is that each time you boot the second ROM you must enable then disable root from SuperSu. I think a trace of root is left in the kernel by the primary ROM.

This works for me and hope it helps others...
[Android Apps and Games] BATFINK74:
no chance of it appearing on the htc one x,more chance of growing a 3rd nipple,sky are absolutely pathetic and iv unsubscribed from them.
[Android Apps and Games] hartry:
After some failed attempts, I finally got this working. The key was to boot up the wanamlite rom immediately after installation, hide root with SuperSU, then install and run sky go which worked immediately. After that I could install Siyah, reboot and replace superuser with supersu, hide root and still run SkyGo. If I installed Siyah before booting the rom from its own kernel and running SkyGo for the first time, I was only able to watch Sky News. I subsequently swapped 1st and 2nd roms and all is still working. I'm guessing that the same should work with other Samsung based ROMs which can boot from Siyah.

Thanks for your help vwvanman, without the knowledge that you had somehow got this configuration working, I would have given up and stopped fiddling with it.

It's definitely better than the workaround I posted last weekend!
[Android Apps and Games] mcdevtingz:
If anyone's interested TV Catchup have a public beta app for android works well. Google it.

Allows to watch all free view channels
[Android Apps and Games] Sten1234:
Theres also one called "filmon free tv sports" which has all freeview chanells plus others from around the world but still its the Sky channels that everyone wants to see but i suppose its good enough for now
[Android Apps and Games] mcdevtingz:
If you need sport use Sopcast app
[Android Apps and Games] phlooke:
Thanks for this tip. The picture quality is very good. Loads of channels too.

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[Android Apps and Games] Sten1234:
No problem, ive used it for a while now without a hitch so yeh it's pretty good