yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] jamesking420:
Why does one have priority over the other? This thread is for discussion of the app, meaning all aspects of the app, not just the bit that you want to discuss.
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Yes, I am sure you are right. You certainly can't blame Sky for releasing the app without ICS when even the main handset manufacturers were not yet supporting it!

But it looks now like, even given the snail's pace of rollout by our network operators, all the supported handsets will have their upgrades available by the summer. I can't see Sky being able to just ignore all this - or even wanting to! It is after all entirely in their own interest to get their shows watched as widely as possible. They have not been investing all this money just to make life more convenient for us!
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
because getting everyone's devices working first is the main issue - the HDMI issue should be another thread
[Android Apps and Games] jamesking420:
Says who? Even if you were right this thread can discuss more than one issue at a time.

Let's not get side tracked by arguing over what issues can be discussed. The forum should be open to discuss whatever want to.
[Android Apps and Games] jamsie:
Also hoping they get their finger out of their rear with the android tablet app too, 3g and wifi
[Android Apps and Games] Jalfrezi:
awesome post

bookmarked for future reading on getting my Ainol novo working with SG :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Lennyuk:
Samsung devices, cf-root kernels will work again, it now has ro.secure=1 and hacked adb so that still works too.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Android Apps and Games] Slymobi:
Just like to say a massive thanks to this thread,I jumped on it from the start and although its not ideal to keep restoring from one Rom to another,its something I can live with.image quality is not the best but is easily watchable.

Ok so F1 revs up on Sunday and my little low end,almost bargain bin,unsupported,laughable HTC wildfire is GO GO GO.

Thanks all.

UTID
[Android Apps and Games] s2dh:
Is there a way to hide the latest Sky Go app from the the Market, as I am running 0.1.5, but the store wants to update all the time, can this be hidden from updates..?

if not has someone made a newer .apk with the same changes as 0.1.5?
[Android Apps and Games] Gkam84:
Been lurking around grabbing the odd app here and there, many thanks for that

Got the sky go app from here the day it was released, I'm just wondering if there has been any more updates, because I really cannot be bothered and do not have the time to sift through 138 pages of posts

I see the market currently has 1.1 as the latest, 1.1[3] to be exact

I have had a couple of issues with this, I dont know if its my tablet or the app

Running a Samsung Galaxy 7 tab, stock firmware on it, unrooted but the feeds cut out after a few mins and give me error codes every time

So i've gone back to using Live TV for the moment, but would love it working for the F1 so i dont have to change rooms to the xbox :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] Willie_Heckerslyke:
Cheers for the pointers ;)

I didn't fancy updating to 9.7 as I'm more than happy with 9.6, plus the reports of the black text on black menu's due to a bug in the theme put me off too!

The good news is though, I've got it working with 9.6 too, using siyah 3 alpha4, (PDA:XXLPH, PHONE:XXLPQ, CSC:XALPH) and also hiding root now with supersu (rather than voodoo OTA) and the 0.1.5 Sky app...

Thx again :)
[Android Apps and Games] ac_utd:
What ROM and kernel are you on?

My Sensation is on ARHD 6.5.1XE (ICS) with a stock kernel but I can only watch Sky News after hiding root. :(

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Anti_simlock:
is it only for sky customers? :D
[Android Apps and Games] gascomm:
LOL. yeah it is. since when has murdoch given anything away for free?
[Android Apps and Games] mcdevtingz:
I don't have Sky but I use my friends account!
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
That's what I meant when I said "other devices". I have a sensation, which this is wprking on, but would much rather get it working on my tablet...
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
Is this possible to change if unrooted?
[Android Apps and Games] Lennyuk:
if your unrooted but have a custom recovery then yes
[Android Apps and Games] gsw5700:
same here, I can get news but nothing else, a message flashes up for a nanosecond, but too quick to read (sgs1, rooted on 2.3.6)

Sent using TCP/IP
[Android Apps and Games] appetite4:
Galaxy Note?

Anyone advise on getting this up and running on latest stock ROM for the N-7000? Would an edit to build.prop fool the app?

If so which lines need editing?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Carnoustie:
Tested on a stock Samsung Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) Gingerbread 2.3.3

Sky Go installs and runs fine, but when logging in says unsupported device.
[Android Apps and Games] jamsie:
Installed on DesireHD running Android Revolution 6.3.1

Installed ok. Logged in ok, but only plays news and nothing else (fails to load streams)

This seams to be what happens with rooted devices, and sky have more or less said so in their forums.

When queried about WHY.... it's pretty much silence from Sky, What an absolute farce.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
I have no idea what a custom recovery is. But if i chose to flash latest ics rom on sgs2 could i do it?
[Android Apps and Games] neo001001:
doesn't work on galaxy tab 8.9 :(
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
So can someone with a non-compatible handset try this? Seems too simple, but I can't try it.

This is just a device and OS version workaround, not root.
[Android Apps and Games] skimminstones:
Im not sure it does. You have to verify your id to be able to add additional users and i have been told by sky that as i inly have a skygo subscription and not an actual house installation then i cant verify my id. Seems its not available
[Android Apps and Games] shedrule1:
Just used ur test file on my transformer tab...

got past the logging in problem no longer get unsupported device issue.... however when trying to play video on any channel including news keep getting the same error.... an unknown error occured...

im on a stock honeycomb and not rooted

hope this helps gumbald

Arabest

Dave

Ps the app is stuck on portrait and does not respond when turn tab to landscape... thats probably a resolution setting which isnt most important just now...good work so far you have gotten round the unsupported device check.. hope you solve the unkown error
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
I can't even get Sky News to play. Anyone else running CM9 on SGS2 with SN working?
[Android Apps and Games] skezza:
Ok, ill be honest, I have a solution to the root issue but I'm a little wary about posting right now. I haven't tested it on anything but my phone, ill post a video in a minute. I might need someone test it though, because this only works on SGS at the moment as far as I can see, it might work on others too though.
[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
New theory: some people reporting success using OTA Rootkeeper. Could this mean that this works to "hide" root but the Sky Go app detects a custom ROM and refuses to load streams anyway?

If so, how do we make our devices appear to be running stock ROMs?
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
Happy to test it, getting nothing else at the moment.
[Android Apps and Games] csteinle:
Just tried that modified apk and I'm now getting the "you already have 2 devices activated" message rather than "this device is unsupported". Just going to remove the XBox from my registered devices to see if that works.
[Android Apps and Games] bushbrother:
You sir, are the man! I confirm this works perfectly on my unrooted Galaxy Nexus! Wooooo
[Android Apps and Games] gk141054:
Great effort mate, this is getting me past the "Unsupported Device" problem on my LG O2X... now just getting stuck at 0% on the Loading screen.

Massive thanks also to whoever posted earlier about how to get around the "two devices" issue with Sky... I had that problem but work around worked a treat. :D

EDIT to above...

Getting "Unable to connect to stream - please try again. (Error:17A) when trying to open channels.
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
All channels?
[Android Apps and Games] jamsie:
Installed on Galaxy Tab 7 with Stock 2.3.6 Gingerbread FW (it is rooted though)

Got logged in. No message about incompatible device.

Played sky news... Black screen... audio.... then image kicks in. Video bitrate looks awful and sound is out of sync.

Sky 1 , or Movies or anything else... Failed to load Stream.

Installed Voodoo OTA unrooter.... ran it... unrooted..

Sky Movies, sky 1 etc work.. although still same black screen then picture kicks in and audio out of sync.
[Android Apps and Games] bobjbain:
Read an article the other day in which the SkyGo developers are creaming themselves over the iPad's HD screen and are working flat out in getting more features for the SkyGo iPad app in time for launch!

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:32 AM ----------

Been thinking of getting a, non-apple, tablet recently. Just seen this regading Sky and their attitude towards Android tablets :-

It's shocking TBH and if it wasn't for the fact that my Mrs wants CBS Drama I would cancel Sky and go to Virgin
[Android Apps and Games] rozel:
Can you explain what you mean exactly for a layman please?

I have a rooted GS2 using CF-root and am using a Stock Kernal which was flashed over this. In conjunction I use a skygotest.apk - I forget which - and using Voodoo, I can view SkyGo nicely thanks to you guys :) :) :)

I would like to revert back to my CF-root and ditch the Stock Kernal and Voodoo. Is this possible yet?
[Android Apps and Games] Lennyuk:
Yes, you can hide root with chainfires superuser app that comes with cf root kernels now. You will need to make sure the kernel you use is the new version though with the fixes.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
Sounds like it from lenny's post.

What he said was that the cf-root kernels have been updated to include ro.secure=1 in the default.prop file that sky checks as part of their root check and a change to adb so that it still works properly with this property set.

So you should be able to grab the latest sf-root kernel and flash it and use the app.

Edit:

Too slow!
[Android Apps and Games] Zammo76:
Sky are such a bunch of merchant bankers, they really are getting on my nerves. Don't the dim wit's realise that Android tablets now account for 44.3% of the tablet market? Is that enough market penetration for them!
[Android Apps and Games] mloc33:
You said penetration.....lol
[Android Apps and Games] Squiggle:
If I recall, the HDMI checks are only performed on HTC devices ... No ... I've no idea why either.

I should pick this up again, but the Sky Devs really annoyed me by going out of their way to obfuscate the code in the last release.
[Android Apps and Games] bobjbain:
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Setting-Up-Sky-Go/Sky-Go-Android-Asus-Transformer/m-p/349295#M3517

Do you like my, somewhat childish, username??
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Zammo as you know if sky had their way sky go would not be on android at all. Their infor only shows tablets with a 6% market share and nothing will make them change that figure.

Iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] aliburns:
Meanwhile I have to use http://www.sportlemon.tv/ to watch live football on my Xoom, though if the source is Sky then I get to see their adverts anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] Klimt01:
Gumbald's skygo_test App Page 13

Hi All,

Please be patient I'm completely new to Android having spent the last 5 years on Apple. I now own a brand new unaltered Galaxy Note and love it. An app I miss when away from home is Sky Go which is not officially released for the Note, as yet. However it seems Gumbalds App works for most people.

So far I have downloaded off page 13 (unlucky for me it seems) Gumbalds skygo_test.apk. When it is downloaded to my PC it is renamed to skygo_test.zip.

I have unzipped it to a separate folder but cannot find anything in there that has an .apk file extention. When I go to apkinstall.com and browse for the file, useing the black button as instructed the only thing that loads in is skygo_test.zip which then says

Error(s) Found: File type isn't allowed: skygo_test.zip

Can someone please let me know how to get to the file that has .apk so I can move onto step 2 of the site.

Many thanks in advance,

Klimt
[Android Apps and Games] bobjbain:
Try the .apk that's in Post 656

It's the latest and greatest.
[Android Apps and Games] Lennyuk:
Don't worry, rename the. Zip to .Apk and then that is your app.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Android Apps and Games] Klimt01:
SKY GO

Thanks Bob for the location of the lastest version.

However when I download it the .apk extension on the forum page, turns into .zip on the PC.

Is it possible for some to post a step by step instruction on how to turn the attached files on the web page into a running app on the phone.

Many thanks Again,

Klimt
[Android Apps and Games] bobjbain:
As lennyuk said above, rename the file so it has a .apk extension.

I've not seen this behaviour before myself.
[Android Apps and Games] Klimt01:
Sky Go

Thanks very much to Bob and Lenny.

Renamed the file extention on PC, put file in a folder on ext sd card and installed. Now I have to take a device off as I have my old iphone and laptop registered with SkyGo.

Thanks, Guys.
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Strange this doesn't work on stock nexus s ics but does on stock gnexus ics ...
[Android Apps and Games] Klimt01:
Sky Go

Ok not quite there....

The icon and all the menus are there and you can even selected and scroll through them all. Even the graphics are showing for each channel. BUT, once you select what you'd like to watch I'm getting

"Media Streaming"

Sorry, there was an error connecting to the stream. Please try again.(Error:26)

I'm on BT Infin wifi sitting at home.Any ideas please?

My note is on gingerbread v2.3.3

---------- Post added at 07:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:52 PM ----------

:confused:Sorry my note is on Gingerbread v2.3.6
[Android Apps and Games] skynogo:
I think they have let the cat out of the bag concerning android wifi only tablets. They cannot secure their content on tablets because they have to capture an IMEI number prior to streaming. Is Error 9 happening because of this failed check?
[Android Apps and Games] carrotts:
I have undone the patch that killed the non-present cell on my wayteq xpad 70. Gumbalds app now runs and i can watch the news. I cant watch any premium channels though and a message pops up too quick to read. Ive checked the imei and it is 012345678901234. Could this be enough to pass the first check but not the later checks.

Does anyone know where this number might be stored?

Cheers

Carrotts
[Android Apps and Games] rozel:
Thanks guys - could I ask a few questions please?

1. As I've already flashed a Stock kernal over my cf-root 4.2 is it just a case of flashing version 5.4 now?

2. Do I continue to use the skygo_test_0.1.3.apk or can I use the market one with this new kernal?

3. What happens next week when, as hoped, we get ICS? Have things moved on yet and will SkyGo work then?

Thanks again for your brilliant support

Edit: FYI I am running Gingerbread 2.3.4
[Android Apps and Games] lbatman:
Sorry, can't understand.. it works for everyone?? ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
No, but the manufacturer and model are hard coded into the app gumbald released so they no longer apply. I think non-rooted handsets will work but those that are rooted need ro.secure=1 and root hidden in order to function.
[Android Apps and Games] nozzla:
Well I'm still having no success on my rooted desire. Any tips?
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
I've done it fully working sky go on wifi only

Hi iv got Sky Go fully working and unhacked on my wifi only galaxy tab GT P1010

This it how I did it

(1) i patched my framework.jar so now i have an imie number with this tool form here http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1103766

thanks to the op of this tool

(2) i edited build.prop to look like this

ro.product.model=GT-I9100

ro.product.brand=samsung

ro.product.name=GT-I9100

ro.product.device=GT-I9100

ro.product.board=GT-I9100

ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a

ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi

ro.product.manufacturer=samsung

(3) i made a sky.sh and put it in system/xbin

In the sky.sh I put this so my galaxy tab thinks it's got a simcard

setprop ril.IMSI xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

setprop ril.GID1 FF

setprop ril.GID2 FF

setprop ril.ICC_TYPE 2

setprop ril.initPB 1

setprop ro.ril.ecclist 112,911,999

setprop gsm.sim.operator.numeric 23430

setprop gsm.sim.operator.alpha

setprop gsm.sim.operator.iso-country gb

setprop gsm.eons.name

setprop gsm.sim.state READY

setprop gsm.current.phone-type 1

setprop gsm.operator.alpha T-Mobile

setprop gsm.operator.numeric 23430

setprop gsm.operator.iso-country gb

setprop gsm.operator.isroaming false

setprop ril.sw_ver S5360XXLA2

setprop ril.ecclist0 999/255,112,911,999,112,911

setprop gsm.STK_SETUP_MENU Interactive

setprop ril.hw_ver MP 0.701

setprop ril.rfcal_date 20120127

setprop ril.smd P

setprop ril.pba P

setprop gsm.version.baseband S5360XXLA2

setprop ril.serialnumber

setprop ril.IMEI xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

setprop gsm.sim.msisdn +441234567890

setprop gsm.network.type HSDPA

This xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is my real sim ID and my hacked imie

(4) i then downloaded temp root remover and downloaded terminal from market

(5) i then used temp root remover to hide root and then rebooted

(6) once booted back up I opened terminal and typed

$ mu

#sh system/xbin/sky.sh

(7) then I exited terminal and opened sky

(8) injoy full primum programs
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
No use to me but good work man...

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] billbond4:
That's savage work!

Would it be possible to put all of it into an apk?
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
We will need someone how can make it into a apk and that will need to add root to it but instead of su thay will need to use mu and it will need to be able to configure

sim ID

sim number

Imie number
[Android Apps and Games] Klimt01:
Hi Guys, Finally got my skygo working this morning. It kept coming up with error 26 as mentioned in my post on pg 140.

According to a contribution to someone on the SKY Forum switching the predictive text OFF then installing skygo will get rid of this error and make it work. Well it has for me. My G Note is unaltered except for the recent software update being installed.

This is what I did;

Uninstalled non-working SkyGo app and Folder

Switched off Predictive text in; Settings; Lang & Keyboard; Samsung keypad settings; XT9 predictive text = untick.

Rebooted G Note

Created a new folder "Sky GO" (mine's on the ex sd card)

Conected G Note to PC

Copy and paste skygo_test.apk to folder

Disconnect from PC

Go to Sky Go folder, click app and install.

Go to App Icon and it loads up menus click a program to watch and then put in your user id and password. It streamed and worked.

All my sky subscribed programs work with great picture and in sync sound.

Hope this might help someone and thanks again for those on here who helped me yesterday

Klimt
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
I made a sky.sh for wifi only

I've made a sky.sh for wifi only but it mite work for other tabs and phones just push it to system/xbin

edit these lines to any 15 digit number

setprop ril.IMSI 123456789012345

setprop ril.IMEI 123456789012345

And change this to any number you like

setprop gsm.sim.msisdn +447123456789

Then hide root reboot then open terminal and type

$mu

# system/xbin/sky.sh.sh
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
If you're rom supports system/etc/init.d then extract 01sky.zip and put 01sky in system/etc/init.d/ then it will auto run 60 seconds after boot so no need to run terminals every boot

Or if you want to you can flash a zip I made just remember to mount system
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
just followed these steps to a T but still get error 9.

i have rooted galaxy tab 7.7, wifi only
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
Did you try the flash version
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
I was going to but I didn't know what u meant by " remember to mount system"
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
When you boot into recovery just click mount & storge then click mount system
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
I dont seem to have that option in my recovery but I flashed regardless and it said successful.

First time I got a really long pause b4 it gave me error 10. Now I am back to getting error 9 straight away
[Android Apps and Games] gloscherrybomb:
I did this, but got an error when installing the zip (i did mount system first)
[Android Apps and Games] maddog1979:
I've tried to flash the wifi only update after mounting system but it wont install

--installing: /sdcardskygo-WIFI-only.zip

finding update package...

opening update package...

installing update...

E:error in /sdcard/skygo-WIFI-only.zip

(Status 0)

Installation aborted

Any help?
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
Did you patch your framework.jar?
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
I didn't mate as I didn't see it in those instructions but I can do if u put up a link to the instructions

....the link on the previous page doesn't seem to work
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
this link should work

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103766
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
Ok sorry to be a pain mate but do I just use the 1.9 version as there are two?

And do I just flash using recovery right?
[Android Apps and Games] rickwyatt:
Here's the full instructions http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23736491&postcount=1405
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
Ok..think I'm confused...that seems like the long way round I thought we'd moved on from that method.

Also, that link is for the whole thing....when u click on the patch tool page cannot be displayed
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
I used version 1.9, its the only way so far to get beyond errors 9 and 10 on wifi only tablets.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
I take it you have to be rooted for this solution to work?
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
when i unzip that file it is an exe file....what do i do with it ?
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
You need to run it on a windows pc. It needs to connect to your tablet to use adb I used ADB Wifi. It copies your framework.jar, generates a IMEI and then creates a patched framework.jar. It asks if you want it to put the patched framework.jar on your device, I could not get that to work so when it asks I copied the patched framework.jar from my pc and manually placed it in /system/framework/ on my tablet replacing the original and then rebooting. First reboot after takes a few minutes but when it boots up your device will have its own IMEI. Make sure you make a backup of your original framework.jar before replacing it.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
Darren. Do i need to root my tablet to try this? I have asus tf101
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
Yes you do need root to do this.
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
Is this the complete build.prop you used? Did you need to edit ro.build.version?
[Android Apps and Games] Stu|:
There isn't any need to change any of the info in that build.prop (not sure on the cpu) as the workaround for that check is hard coded into the app released by gumbald.

Changing those values will cause you issues later if you leave them as they are as various apps check them and even (i think) the market to display only results that you can install on your device.
[Android Apps and Games] nk33:
hi mate - when i run the IMEI generator on my pc it asks me for a path to a zip file? Which file is it looking for?

Also, is it looking to patch this file then once it is patched i flash it using recovery?
[Android Apps and Games] coleshill121:
Would similar steps be able to get it running on my HTC Sensation if I just bypass the IMEI spoofing part? Or are there still changes to be made to the kernel?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] darren1:
If you are running a custom rom and have the rom file click yes and it will get the framework.jar from there. If not or you don't have the zip file press no.