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[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Sky Customers are trying yet again to get Sky to come clean on their stance on Android and have started this thread on Sky's Customers Help Forum and are trying to get as many as they can to support this, Would be a great help if anybody who is a member of the said forum can add their name (I can't sob sob ).

Thanks

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Go/Sky-is-in-breach-of-its-customer-code/td-p/749576

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
Posted on there (for all the good it'll do).
[Android Apps and Games] Extreme_One:
Added my voice, for what it's worth.
[Android Apps and Games] aliburns:
Some sort of progress via PM :

We have noted your complaint on this thread http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Go/Sky-is-in-breach-of-its-customer-code/m-p/749670/highlight/true#M... regarding Sky Go on Android and the lack of new information. This has now been escalated for you and your case reference number is .

We will be in touch once we receive an update to your case.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] bluudolphin:
Posted my views :good: Thanx 4 the link.
[Android Apps and Games] irishj:
+1

Also posted, thanks for the link...hopefully something will come of this
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
Done.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
Done too. Tell your friends!
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Great response thanks, yes tell your friend's. D-Day then is upon us I wonder what we will be told? if anything.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Just wondering if any of you good guys have had a look at the sky+ app to see how that works on most android phones/tablets running on all different OS even JB 4.2 on a nexus 7 showing previews of shows et al.

Iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
No probs with sky+ on my nexus4. All fine.

(note the app was last updated in July) :banghead:
[Android Apps and Games] aliburns:
Nexus 7 working fine on 4.2.
[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
It does appear that the admirable persistence of many has finally paid off...to an extent! We now have Andrew Stevenson-Thorpe, Sky's "Head of Communities and Social Media", engaging with us properly on Sky's Help Forum.

If you wander over to this thread, you can see that he is making all the right noises, both in terms of solving the current issues and working with the Android community going forward.

It's early days in terms of immediate results and we're expecting them to come back with something concrete tomorrow. However, now that Andrew has shown willingness to engage, I'd say it's over to us to put our money where our mouths are, so to speak, and for those here who have the technical knowledge to point out to Sky exactly why we don't believe their excuses for painfully slow development, lack of availability on so many devices, blocking HDMI etc etc.

I see that gumbald is over there already but this is really a shout out to all the other devs who have an interest in showing Sky how they should be doing things to get on over to their forum and make their voices heard (constructively, of course).
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
Can people please keep calmer heads over there? We're trying to be constructive and encourage progress, not just slate them outright...
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Indeed. Some small progress at least among certain of the help forum staff is finally being made but I'm afraid one of the reasons for any lack of real progress here is because the whole sorry affair has long since degenerated into a massive Sky bashing campaign - with frequent rude and ignorant posts :(.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
gumbald,

I agree a cool head is needed but alas i don't think that may happen due to the replies that have given and those still to come as they will. This andrew is being very helpful and all that and is talking the talk and wa ts to form a team et al and saying he only just found out about this. Well it sounds good and all but he is only tell the forum what he told me in may/june of this year, yes that 's right may/june this even to form a team of which i got several members to see what could be done over the android issue and sort out a platform with customers to drive sky go forward on android nee on the same words he told me. Odd thing of all is when he asked for the names i told him to set the platform up first and then i would pass the names on. 2 hours after i told him that i was banned from the form, which is still in force and I for 1 will never trust him again. No not sour grapes just facts to pass on.

Iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Has anyone put it to them why they go about supporting devices exactly backwards?

Why don't they start with the latest o.s Nexus devices first - then cascade down. Why do they insist chasing their tails with development...

Its shocking the 7 and 10 aren't supported. And won't be for ages. The SkyGo dev/s are either being held back by their superiors. Or are just plain incompetent. I can't decide which.

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From the 19th Nov. Its not hard Sky... When I see decent support in other territories it just pisses me off.

http://m.androidcentral.com/hbo-go-app-updated-android-42-and-nexus-10
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Hi,

Well I don't know what Sky are going to say today and if we are going to like it or not, but what gets my back up is that yet again Sky have decided to support ROKU for their PAYG NOWTV and it looks like this is where all the dev. money has gone:----

"The Sky/Roku hook up won't come as a huge surprise to anyone who recalls BSkyB investing multiple millions of pounds into the company earlier this year.

Roku isn't such a huge name in the UK having launched only in February 2012, but its boxes are excellent value media streamers which will be a plus for anyone considering Now TV as an alternative to full on Sky for financial reasons"

Not a huge name in the uk?? I've never heard of them until I read this. So what about their "REACH SCALE" reason. Amazing just 1 more kick in the teeth for us android customers.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Was there an announcement today?

Did i miss anything?

Sent from my Nexus 4.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
No you never it was put off again until today before noon until something else crops up. We are being strung along and I can't see anything but bad news to come if they decide to tell us that is. So angry that they are pi**ing around with us over this and yet we all know it works, Sky+ app is still working on my nexus after updating to 4.2.1.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] Jimbob0i0:
FYI the response is up although you are not going to be happy:

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Go/Sky-Go-on-Android-Forum-response/ta-p/763976
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
What a load of drivel. No insight. Nothing new. Nothing encouraging.
[Android Apps and Games] leaskovski:
Well shock horror. Sky are still a bunch of c'units.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Did we really think they would tell/do anything different??? They has just gone over old ground and taken 5 days to boot just tarting it up. I see Andy has gone back to type now with his sky hat on no more paly paly.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] aliburns:
I genuinely thought we would get somewhere this time around. Instead they added kick in the gonads to injury by telling us Android tablets have insufficient market penetration to dedicate the intern who makes up their Android team to working on them.

The work output of the Sky Android team is an absolute disgrace. Hauppauge UK got their US team to develop their Freeview software using DVB-T emulators, if I ran Sky and gave a toss I would sack my local developer and pay HBO to do the work for me.
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
This problem needs more media exposure. Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Double post
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
That statement from that chic Wendy and this new reply put up not long now prove that Sky has no interest in it's android customers and are full of bullsh1te and will not even man up and say they have made an error over Android but have once again passed the buck and so it's everybody else's fault. Disgracfull.

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Go/Sky-Go-on-Andoid-Responses-to-Community-questions/ta-p/765930
[Android Apps and Games] biggad:
How did you get it to work? I'm on stock 4.2.1 unrooted and can't even get the official or gumbolds apply to open.
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Sky+.
[Android Apps and Games] spants:
apk modifying skygo italia

anyone seen this? Will it help?

http://www.erkattasoftware.com/2012/12/01/apk-decompiling-modifying-rebuilding-case-study-sky/

Its for the sky italia version but I cant believe it is that different....

Spants
[Android Apps and Games] gloscherrybomb:
Thank you! My project for the weekend!
[Android Apps and Games] spants:
... unfortunately it does look different :(

The older version of skygo ran (but root protection kicked in). The latest version just crashes. Therefore the older version might be best to mod. You will also need to change the identity that it calls (instead of 2.0.0, pretend that it is 2.0.2) to enable it to run (as we do on the ios version).

Unfortunately my java skills are not up to scratch to do this.

I would like to run it on an S3, rooted, JB.

Spants
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
New app has to many encrypted files, so it won't help but hope I'm wrong
[Android Apps and Games] Declan_Carey:
Have a non-rooted ICS Galaxy Tab 2 7 inch p3100.

No way of getting sky go on it then?
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Witchcraft maybe.....

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] gloscherrybomb:
Still gonna take on this challenge at the weekend :)
[Android Apps and Games] bluudolphin:
:good: Gud Luck :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] spants:
so slygo 2.0.2 just crashes on my s3 4.1.2 so I thought that I would take a look on the 2.0.0 version as this runs but tells me its unsupported.

By removing the os version check in the smali code, it crashes the same way as the 2.0.2 version. Therefore my guess is that the support files (sdk) that it is compiled with need upgrading to work. As the files are obfuscated (proguard?) I cant see an easy way to upgrade them.

(But I am new to android.... so probably wrong!)
[Android Apps and Games] voyager_s:
Hello you guys. This may be a silly question at this stage but I can't seem to remember or find an answer anywhere else.

Does sky go work with an unlocked boot loader? No root or nothing. Everything stock. Just an unlocked boot loader.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
It barely works on anything. Are you referring to a Nexus 7? If so, it doesn't work at all, irrespective of your bootloader.
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Given the checks I doubt very much it will, don't think it works on the nexus 7 anyroad....

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] voyager_s:
Its not for my 7. Its for my galaxy nexus when they eventually support 4.1 that is.

I just got a new unlimited data plan, so I'm thinking ahead. Also I think they may have something in the works for tablets like the 7 eventually.

Thanks anyway
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
I still think an emulated version of Android, on Android could be the way to get past these issues?

I am basing this on no fact whatsoever, and I have no dev experience, it just sounds like it should work! Ha Ha!
[Android Apps and Games] jdpenfold:
Just been trying xbmc and sportsdevil plugin on galaxy note, getting sky sports in good quality.

Also get live matches sky don't show.

Could be an option?
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Plenty of ways to get the football.. Your missing the point we pay just as much as an ios user and the very select few android phones that are supported.. Why should we have to do it illegally as that's what you're doing man... :(

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] jdpenfold:
Legalities aside, until sky get their act together and develop an app which ALL subscribers can use, which would seriously impact their service, it's an option.

Use it if you want, it's an option. If sky realise they are losing customers because of it, it may give them the kick up the backside they need to develop a working solution for ALL subscribers.

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Just to make a point, hacking the app and distributing it is illegal, which is what the initial point of this thread was.

Which illegality is acceptable?

I have a working sky go app, I'm just pointing people who don't in a direction they may wish to go!
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
I can't figure out how to get the Streaming TV to work on xbmc. Do you fancy posting how you did it?
[Android Apps and Games] spants:
You have 2.0.2 skygo on Jellybean? If so, please tell me how!

Spants
[Android Apps and Games] jdpenfold:
Didn't do anything special, installed xbmc and sportsdevil plugin and it worked!
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Yeah but how do you go about installing the sportsdevil plugin?

Did you download it from a site and manually install it?
[Android Apps and Games] jdpenfold:
Downloaded maxmustermans repositry and installed the repositry zip, then installed spottsdevil from repositry.

Hope this helps.
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Ok, I have downloaded the zip file, went to settings, installed using "install from zip file" and I got a message saying add-on enabled!

So how do I now access the Plugin to show the sport channels?

Thanks for the help!

Edit, got it working now!

Any other good tv channel add ons?
[Android Apps and Games] bluudolphin:
Totally baffled by how to set this up (Absolute Novice) Just downloaded XBMC remote & don't even know how to set it up :crying:
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
XBMC + ALL related talk here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29737205

Took me 10mins research and a YouTube nexus 7 install video to figure it out.

Mighty impressive tho I must say. (Will be great once I get an N10)

Sent from a Nexus⁴

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Btw, people here seem to be forgetting this thread is exclusively reserved for slagging off the omnishamble cluster**** that is SkyGo.
[Android Apps and Games] bluudolphin:
Many many thanx 2 spants & yourself, managed to download & get it working on my Sammy (P6800) :highfive:

Now 1 more? if you don't mind guys...spants said something about the sportsdevil plugin to view sky, is that correct & if so where can I find it!!!

Looked on the add ons in XBMC but I can't find it:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] spants:
It wasnt me talking about it but the xbmc thread about it is here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=100031

I use xbmc and openelec but this is off topic for the thread..... So, does anyone have a hack/tweak to run skygo on jellybean?
[Android Apps and Games] combat goofwing:
as of this morning sky go works on the HTC one x on ICS, will it work on jellybean god only knows
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Sky has updated Sky Go:-

What's in this version:

- Improved User Interface

- Improved Navigation

- Support for 14 new devices

- Support for Jelly Bean v4.1, 4.2 and 4.2.1

On the forum peeps are saying Nexus 7 and leaked JB for SII working but can't find out what other devices at the moment

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] wombatwilson:
Working galaxy nexus 4.2.1
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Installed on my CM10.1 / 4.2.1 Nexus4. Only Sky News tho as I'm rooted. There is no way past that. I'm not giving up CM/root for 1 app.

Sent from a Nexus⁴

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Great news tho of they've opened it up finally. Well done for the pressure.

I'll be keeping my Nexus10 stock in all probability so great news. I just need to locate one now...
[Android Apps and Games] s2dh:
Had an update today saying JB s supported, but still won't run on my rooted SGS2 on the Resurrection Remix Rom using Voodoo OTA to hide root.

Any ideas?

If not could I install a second working Rom for this as my Kernel is Siyah, if so what works?
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
Today is a good day.
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Yep, installed and runs on my rooted Nexus 7, but I can't stream anything due to root! :(

EDIT

Just done a full unroot via SuperSU, however, Sky Go still says its unable to stream on Rooted devices? Is it possible that, the first time you try and run this on a rooted device, your device ID is sent to Sky and put on a Blacklist?
[Android Apps and Games] voyager_s:
Wow...I see it but I don't believe it. Sky go finally works on my nexus 7 TABLET! Yes!!

Now it looks like I will be unrooting my galaxy nexus also.
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
How did you unroot your N7? I have unrooted mine, but still no joy!

Sky News works?
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Still seems a bit odd that they now support nexus 7 tablet and no other tablets, makes no sense to me but there again I'm a thick sheep loving Welshman lol

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] combat goofwing:
Nexus 7 has no hdmi out so makes sense it's the first tablet to try it on
[Android Apps and Games] Slimboball:
Sky Go working on my S3, but only news channel, as I'm rooted. Rootkeeper didn't work either. :(

Sent from a Galaxy S3 LTE, far far away........
[Android Apps and Games] voyager_s:
And it works on my freshly unrooted galaxy nexus too.

Niiice.

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I never rooted it in the first place. Only had it for about a month and a half now.

Was very happy with the stock jellybean experience, so there was no need to touch it for me.
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Ok, so how did you unroot your GNex? :D
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
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

new devices
[Android Apps and Games] brainimpact:
can someone post the new .apk please
[Android Apps and Games] bluudolphin:
:crying: GUTTED STILL CAN'T GET IT ON MY SAMMY 7.7 TABLET :crying:
[Android Apps and Games] mmace:
Anyone know a way around the root issue with the new update?

not used it before as I only moved to Sky last week and I have a new Nexus 4 (Rooted with custom ROM)
[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
It should be noted that Sky are clearly aware of this thread so root exploits for the new apk, while most welcome, should be carefully discussed/distributed. Not sure how this can be done in practice but if we're not careful, Sky will simply block whatever anyone here is able to achieve.
[Android Apps and Games] mancterrier:
Finally working on my s3 and nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] Camel Chops:
Finally working on my HTC One X, it's only taken 8 months but better late than never!
[Android Apps and Games] StopChewing:
If a solution is found to running thiso on a rooted phone then I would appreciate a PM with details :fingers-crossed:

Not happy that we have to jump through hoops to get it working simply for having a rooted phone.
[Android Apps and Games] WasherUK:
This morning Tvcatchup became available, now sky go and I just found the thread with the bbc iplayer apk. Very happy!

Nexus 7 Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] voyager_s:
Use the toolkit for your respective nexus device. Its literally 1 minute job.
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Where did you get the iPlayer apk? Does it work on 4.2.1?

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Well I have unrooted my Nexus 7, and it still doesn't work with Sky Go! It still says its rooted.

And I don't use toolkits, I prefer to type the commands manually. (And I don't know if you get toolkits for Mac?)
[Android Apps and Games] WasherUK:
http://goo.gl/yKvBY

Yep works on 4.2.1

Nexus 7 Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Yea rootkeeper doesnt work with tempunroot....:( nexus 4 btw

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also thats interesting, do you thin its looking at the custom recovery some how?

you tried clearing app data after unrooting
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Yeah, I have un-rooted, Force Stopped, Cleared Data, Removed Sync (under Accounts in Settings), Rebooted, Logged in to SkyGo and it still says it doesn't work on rooted devices.

I am still on a custom ROM, just without root, unless its looking at that and deciding that I have root access without actually looking for SU?
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Yes bbc iplayer works on my stock nexus 7 running 4.2.1
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Ah your still on a custom rom, that must be it , its probably got some differences somewhere in the rom, for example whats it say in the build prop for the rom?

How did you actually unroot btw?
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
My build.prop is the MoDaCo Custom ROM one, so it probably is looking at that!

I used the unroot option from within settings in SuperSU.

Not going to lose much sleep over it, can get most of the channels on XBMC!
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
lol yea thats true, there must be a way to trick it though :cool:

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Ok so get this... I fulled unrooted using SuperSu on my NEXUS 4, which deleted super SU, so i no more superuser.aok but then i restored root with rootkeeper ( as it had a backup) iv tested with 2-3 apps and it shows as "your device is rooted" i then try sky go and all channels work?!
[Android Apps and Games] StuMcBill:
Custom Rom or stock with Root?
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
i was stock with root
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Yeah, I suppose it does make sense given their obsession with blocking the HDMI port. Sooner or later their devs will come up with a more universal way of achieving this and our tablets will finally get what they deserve!
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
So you are saying you have the latest Sky Go working on a rooted Nexus 4?? Do explain :D.
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Yea , thats exactly what im saying lol, this is what i did

1) ota rootkeeper temp unroot

2) superSU app and use Full uninstall ( This deletes SuperSU apk)

3) back to otarootkeeper and restore root

4) tested root using root checker ... says rooted but no SuperSU app as you can see from the pic

5) tested sky go... works on every channel

Now i tested root with titanium and root checker, both say rooted, HOWEVER, both dont ask for permisson to use root, as the APP is gone, so it seems to just grant it access automatically ( could be risky)

But it works.
[Android Apps and Games] LarsenB:
What N4 ROM you on?
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Stock rom , stock kernel
[Android Apps and Games] LarsenB:
Ok ,

I'm not leaving CM for SkyGo tho. I'd miss the extra's too much now... I'm hooked.

I've a strong feeling this method won't work on CM. Even if it did how would it affect nightly updates?
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Your right it probably wouldnt, i think it looks for a fair number of things, and obv mine is nearly all ok as im stock rom and stock kernel ,
[Android Apps and Games] Ruud00:
If only i could get this working on my acer liquid metal :(
[Android Apps and Games] pangster:
hmm not managed to get it working on my ASUS Padfone 2... :silly::confused: