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[Android Apps and Games] smoothy666:
If you have a non UK IP they will not play.
[Android Apps and Games] _pigro_:
iplayer works fine on a uk sim while roaming abroad as long as you use a vpn to present a uk ip address.

skygo (the previous hacked version on my rooted GB galaxy note) also worked abroad via a vpn, but ONLY if you remove the sim card - if the sim is present it flags up that the phone is roaming and the app refuses to run.

I havent tried skygo on ICS yet as I am unwilling to lose root but I imagine the roaming check is still there.
[Android Apps and Games] Klaus4:
that means that sky uk is not vailable for roaming?
[Android Apps and Games] gregianos:
It didn't work on Belgium this past weekend with Galaxy Note running stock ICS. I didn't try without a SIM or with a VPN mind you.
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
The old version had a check for roaming in which was removed. Unless we can get past the initial check that can't be removed at the moment though.
[Android Apps and Games] smoothy666:
Gumbald. Can you confirm skygo is now a complete lost course for rooted devices and it is impossible to ever overcome Sky's root checking in there app...?
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Crack out your crystal ball gumbald...

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] angusc:
Can "root keeper" do the job of UN rooting before you want to use the app then reapply the root via root keeper backup? Check it out free on market......

Sent witH desire from One X
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
Its been tried and failed, only way it works is flash unrooted stock
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Does not work anymore

Int

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[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Roaming

Sky have no interest in helping anybody who have roaming problems even their own customers who's ISP are not in the UK, On their forum there are a lot of unhappy Sky Customers who's Firm's ISP they use at home and can't get Sky Go to work due to this. Sky's answer Tough Luck you can't use sky go then. I think it's called "Good Customer Service"

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] smoothy666:
This used to work, but sky spent some time to come up with an update to there app ,so that now its shaped perfectly to fit right up our O HOLE , so no go any more :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] seeafish:
oruralw [Arminian]

Can't get it to launch, but might be down to my buggy rom... i'll try some stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] mythopoeic:
thx

good for android :)
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
Only way to run this new skygo app now is to use clean stock no root and then it may not be available for your devices. If it can be cracked the iphones will probably get it first but this time I don't think they will bypass root detection
[Android Apps and Games] smokinhomer:
Back to S on and t mobile stock ics for sky go !!!! Grrrrr just for my wi fi to pack up and die .....off for a warranty repair lol
[Android Apps and Games] maxbiaggi30:
Looks like Sky have won this battle, then.

A real shame,but many thanks for your work and efforts to "crack" this people.

:good::good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] mossywell:
I did quite a lot of work on this myself including writing a file system monitor to see what it is the app actually does. The one thing that became obvious is that a rooted phone leaves a large number of tell-tale signs. Moreover, even a phone that was rooted but which has has the kernel replaced with a non-root kernel still shows up as root. So it appears that the code simply does a check of a large number of root signs and if any come back as true, the app refuses to load. So, yes, it appears that they've won this particular battle. For now.
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
Just out of interest did you have any luck with encrypted files. I could not get past them after decompile
[Android Apps and Games] smoothy666:
I'm liking the "For now" bit!
[Android Apps and Games] WasherUK:
Is there a way to get it working on non supported handsets that aren't rooted?
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Nope...

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] mossywell:
Didn't try tbh. I was focusing on what the app does rather than the app itself. The reason is that sky have already shown that they are happy to limit access to sky go based on the client version, so if a modified apk is released, they just release a new version and limit access to that version.

I know sky are reading this post, so I will add that there is one rooted device I can watch sky on: my Windows laptop. :-o Yes,I know, Silverlight and all that. But, whilst I understand that sky have to control distribution of content, given how easy it is to distribute their content using other means (not condoning it, just starting the facts), the effort they are going to to lock out rooted android devices is like locking all the Windows in the house and leaving the keys on the front door!
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
Guess the test sky go apk had a good run, my guess it was leaked because the build was 4 years old. So now sky have this app running on ICS so they claim they should stop update for a while and now something may be able to get done with this apk
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Haha. Well put. It's the lunatic logic of it all is that so bugs me - not so much the fact they devote huge resources to locking us out.
[Android Apps and Games] mossywell:
I doubt very much whether Sky have a team of developers employed to sit around hacking Java code, so I suspect that it's either put out to a team of contractors on a 6 months contract, or outsourced on a fixed price to a dev company. The fact that there are no updates for ages and then (like London busses), a whole load come along at the same time, would back this theory up. Therefore, when the contacts are up, or the dev invoices have been paid and they've packed up and gone home, I would imagine that they will not be so fast to respond to a hacked apk thereafter. ;)

:) Bear in mind that Sky don't need it to control content distribution, just to be seen to be controlling content distribution - to a collection of artistic people. Purely speculatively (no inside track here), I really doubt that Sky are going out of their way to be annoying. It's more likely they're trying to do the bare minimum to convince their content providers that their "doing their bit". :)
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
But they had already done "the bare minimum" with the first version. It was just not possible to get Sky Go to work on an HTC rooted phone - even running a ROM based on an official release for a supported device. The workaround was only available to those of us who knew how (thanks to this thread) - and could be bothered - to fiddle about in the ramdisk files in the boot image and edit the default.prop.

That surely would have been sufficient sop to these content providers. But not for Sky - they then spent another several months developing enough checks to make sure rooted phones were locked out for good!
[Android Apps and Games] hshah:
The app has just been updated... still useless for me :(
[Android Apps and Games] stratosWRC:
Can someone post the latest 2.0.2apk please. v2.0 loads the tv guide etc but says I need the latest version to watch which 'isn't compatible' :(

Galaxy S Adv

GT-I9070

2.3.6
[Android Apps and Games] lilvfr400boy:
Please can someone upload latest apk doing some testing on HTC one x
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
Here you go - but it won't work :laugh:,

View attachment SkyGo.2.0.2.apk
[Android Apps and Games] lilvfr400boy:
Thanks again, tried what I needed too n same old same old device not supported lol

---------- Post added at 07:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 PM ----------

This needs real dev attention to get this too work haha, if anyone needs a tester ill be here
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
There using jb now, very unsupported so they won't
[Android Apps and Games] stratosWRC:
Here you go - but it won't work :laugh:,

Cheers for uploading the file.
[Android Apps and Games] combat goofwing:
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Using-S...elly-Bean-operating-system/td-p/513310/page/3

Sky advisors says it being worked on for the one x
[Android Apps and Games] Kermagod:
Given that he says "X One", I'm not holding my breath.
[Android Apps and Games] Camel Chops:
They've been telling people that they're working on the one x for ages. Personally, I think sky are full of ****
[Android Apps and Games] s2dh:
can someone post the latest apk, i cannot download this from the store...
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
Read back a few posts...
[Android Apps and Games] s2dh:
that file is 3bytes in size and will not run?
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
Just downloaded and installed. Check unknown sources is enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] Smartie36:
Is anyone else having audio sync issues with this app, I got the latest version installed on my S3 from the play store but both the live streams and the anytime content have audio sync issues, it's not out by much, 80-100ms at a rough guess I'd say but it's enough to be distracting.
[Android Apps and Games] combat goofwing:
Suprise suprise the app works with IOS 6 from day one bit no one x or jellybean support months after release
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
If you are on jellybean and haven't already sideloaded flash player for bbc iplayer we now have this...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.uk.co.bbc.android.mediaplayer

It's not that good yet but I'm sure it will improve soonish. Programme downloads to follow soon as well remember - which is what I'm waiting for.

And oh yeah, i nearly forgot; Sky are nothing but a bunch of ***** run by a shriveled degenerate **** and his lying **** son.
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
No surprise sadly. There isn't a companion app for android tablets which the ipad has. Sky suck and I have told them so. My subscription has been bare bones for months but tied into a f**&!** contract :banghead:
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Agreed it sucks and sky are tosser but they have us by the balls... I mean come on, vermin have less channels less HD channels costs more and has nothing like sky go the only upside to vermin is their fast broadband but that's throttled @ 3gb peak times :( sky Broadband ain't... Most of us won't swap and the wankers know it :(

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
I've decided to bite the bullet and unroot to get this ***** working. Bring on the jellybean fiasco!!
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Its already here.

Sent from my 4.1.1 GT-I9300
[Android Apps and Games] MURDO:


I recently used the test apk for the sky go app, but when the update came and screwed us all up, that was that. Now back on stock, but is the S3 supported by sky go?. Found myself streaming visas the browser of late, but would be good to get sky go working again.
[Android Apps and Games] DeeJay00001:
The Xperia S was never a supported device but the test_skygo file used to work on Gingerbread.

Looks like sky has stopped developing this app.

Any news on a new test_skygo app that will work on Ice Cream Sandwich, there must be a developer who can crack this.
[Android Apps and Games] gloscherrybomb:
With 234 pages of posts, I think its far to say Sky have done a pretty decent job of protecting this app from the dev community, and a pretty awful job of serving their customers. Dev challenge is on! Can we perhaps start a bounty?
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
One was started about 15 pages back but its a mess inside the skygo app
[Android Apps and Games] mintvilla:
its actually throtled at 50% so if you have the 120mb speed, its capped at 60, hardly a bad thing.... and its not at peak times its over a certain amount
[Android Apps and Games] rovex:
That depends where you are. Around here its appalling, Virgin media have 100Mega lines, but the chances of having any meaningful throughput at peak times is ZERO. Seriously its so bad you can forget watching anything via iPlayer.
[Android Apps and Games] d10brp:
Using Sky Go on my S3. There is a thread in the S3 general section that talks about a script to unroot quickly to get the app working. Re rooting is pretty easy. However I think this method only works on stock ROMS.
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
I wish there was a easy one click method to downgrade my rom and unroot and make Sky devs and management less wa*k.

Sent from a frustrated 4.1.1 GT-I9300
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
The thing that gets my back up is the way Sky are treating their customers and all the lies that come out from them. They say they can't get Sky Go Supported on Android Tablets and are having a hard time getting it supported for Jelly Bean and yet they have a great app working for tablets ICS and nexus 7 running Jelly Bean for Sky News Arabia and it does work as I've had going on my devices, pity it's not in English lol

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
I've just asked this on another form (sorry), With all the checks Sky Go does to allow it to work on phones, Does any of the devs on here know if these checks would be given the ok on the SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10.1 tablet[wifi + 3G]???? It's a phone also if I read the specs correct.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] gumbald:
It's not on their list though. If it says it's not available when you look for it on the Market, then it's unlikely to run.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Hi gumbald,

No I've not got 1 or getting 1 it was just me wondering aloud which does not happen often lol. The Samsung Galaxy Note is on the list so it was just a though. Are well back to the drawing board then.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Sky Advisor's on the forum are having a party and are so very happy due to this being posted there now just:-

We’re aware that a number of our customers have purchased the popular HTC One series phones and we’re working hard to bring Sky Go to these handsets as soon as possible.

We have experienced compatibility issues with the HTC Media Player on the new series of phones which has meant that we haven’t been able to support them as quickly as we’d have liked.

We’re sorry for delay but would reassure customers we are actively working on this and our ambition is to be able to support the HTC One Series before Christmas.

We are also continuing to work on support for the Jellybean operating system and we’ll let everyone know as soon as we have more news.

SeánP

Sky Knowledge Advisor

03-10-2012 09:34 AM

How and why they are so happy is beyond me I'm sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] rovex:
They make it sound so difficult to multiple support phones and OS versions when it really isnt. Other companies manage DRM protected streams without issue, so either they are just deliberately and wilfully being annoying and as such dont deserve our money or they have really bad developers. Come on Sky.. Which is it?
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
That's the question that Sky will not answer sadly rovex, it's be asked and ignored so many times that Sky now issue a warning for spamming, I kid you not I had 1. I like the reply an adviser gave yesterday that Sky has no plans to support Android Tablets due to the Lack of Market Penetration, which is an old excuse and then last night this came out:---

http://phandroid.com/2012/10/02/stu...t-market-share-jumping-to-48-ipad-down-to-52/

Which just show Sky as being complete fools.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Lol. Post link for forum please...

I might start 'spamming' them with cold hard facts too.
[Android Apps and Games] combat goofwing:
here you go

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Using-Sky-Go/bd-p/skygo_using
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
wolfboy1984, Just so you know I'm now banned for life from the Customer Form. lol

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
They may block one profile but not an i.p address. I've got 3 email addresses to use...

Let's nuke them. Lol :D
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Yes they can and do it, Nobody using my network can log onto the forum. My son using his phone all is ok if he trys on my Tab he's blocked. This is what I had back from them.

I am no longer willing to continue to discuss the bans or the Sky forum as a final decision has been made regarding your access.

As you have been previously informed, you have been banned from the Help and Support community forum for repeated breaches of the terms and conditions that you accepted when you first registered. In addition, despite numerous warnings and a discussion with the Community Manager you have continued to break house rules by spamming questions.

Because of the nature of your breaches of our terms and conditions it has been necessary to block your access at network level.

Yours faithfully

A S T

Head of Communities & Social Media

I've tried all ways but can't get around it.

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
Have you tried a VPN like hidemyass, type proxy server then look for hide my ass then you should get back in :)
[Android Apps and Games] TheIntruder:
Or Google tor that should sort it too

Int

Sent via smoke signals
[Android Apps and Games] dave_uk:
I'm not sure why'd you bother to go to any lengths really to try to engage with Sky when they so clearly don't give a toss, unless your head is magnetically attracted to brick walls.... :banghead:
[Android Apps and Games] CR5N:
Agreed. I won't give them the satisfaction of fobbing me off anymore. Got bored of the 'knowledge' advisors avoiding my questions and linking me to equally useless posts by other members of the sky 'we-don't-really-give-a-f*(%-about-customers' team. They essentially have a monopoly and don't need to care with the result that they just shrug their shoulders at genuine customer complaints.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Still can't get on even with "hidemyass" but as have been said it would be a waste of time any way as they would pick up that it's me and get another life ban lol. Sky as has been stated have no interest in their customers well apart from us being cash cows that is, I would think they should have changed by now what with everything that's going on with them losing so much, FreeSat, Rugby et al, falling customer numbers. The Tom Tom drums told me yesterday that HTC Series One support before Xmas as they have said will be for ICS and NOT Jelly Bean. Hence yet again why they are saying don't update your phone as Sky Go will no longer work if you do. Just proves that everything that their CEO says are lies and bullsh.t'

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] Restorer:
And HTC have just announced OTA updates for the current One's to Jelly Bean will happen during October :laugh:. And of course before this month is out, owners of the new 4G HTC One X+ (which will be shipped with JB) will be asking when/if Sky Go will be available for them? And so this never-ending game of catch-up will continue, pissing off God knows how many customers along the way.

The simple fact of the matter is now quite clear. If you want Sky Go, you need to either buy Apple or stick with some ancient device. They really do need to make a very fast U-Turn on this ridiculous policy of trying to tailor the software to fit each new model that comes along :mad:.
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Yep i agree.They should do it properly or not at all...

I thought them making the Galaxy Nexus (ICS) compatible after its JB upgrade would be a one off.

How could I be so stupid?!
[Android Apps and Games] ac_utd:
Didn't realise this is a Sky bashing thread.

:)
[Android Apps and Games] bombaybadboy:
I'm sure its just one of many on xda :D
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
Not a Sky bashing thread at all, just talking and pointing out how foolish Sky are looking with their obsession and love in with Apple and thus ignoring the majority of it's customers who have Android. On customer services sky has added a new line for their people to tell customers and that is "Well buy an Apple device and your problem is sorted" This is what more and more people are saying on the forum of late. I got in contact with Channel 4 after I read that their channels are coming to Sky Go and asked were they happy that Sky Go does not support Android Tablets,HP's webOS,RIM's QNX platform and only limited smartphone's unlike their 4OD app at present. The reply I had in a nutshell told me I didn't know what I was talking about and that I was wrong. So it look's like Sky have stitched up channel 4 as well lol. I'm still amazed that none of the tech sites have asked sky why?

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] avilegend:
Ok, I have read so much on this forum, and I am so confused. If someone could please help me in answering the following questions?

I would seriously appreciate it! I really will.

Firstly I really want the hacked sky go app! I have seen it before on a s2 a friend had, but had no idea how to get it!

I have a HTC sensation, it is on ICS 4.0.3, it is rooted and has CWM and supersu.

I have downloaded the test app and installed it on my device, but when I open it, it says Unfortunately, sky go has stopped.

What could be the reason for this?

Can someone please help and guide me through the right path?

Thank you in advanced.
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
Doesn't work anymore. Give up.
[Android Apps and Games] avilegend:
Well at least now I know the truth. There was no point in buying an android phone if sky wont work on it.

Oh well may aswell jump back on Iphone
[Android Apps and Games] wolfboy1984:
I didn't realise you can buy Sensations pre rooted.

Bye.
[Android Apps and Games] ac_utd:
Don't get me wrong. I meant it in jest and agree they're sh*t.

I guess bashing Sky isn't really going to help me get sky go working on my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
ac_utd,

True Sky bashing will not get Sky to move their restrictive practice for android but it can be fun trying. lol

I see T3 have given Sky Go an award for best of something last night, also the next web have given Sky Go the award of the best Android app of 2012

Unbelievable what are these sites on??? lol

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] ac_utd:
I'm using Sport TV original app which is no Sky Go, but does the job.

In other news, I feel happier of getting a good deal out of sky with an hd box and hd channels for an extra £1 a month.
[Android Apps and Games] rferrett:
It seems Sky's message is in order to prevent paranoid fantasys about piracy we are making Sky Go so unusable our customers will be forced to cancel subscription and use illegal Sopcast streams instead.

Ok Sky, if you insist on not taking my money.....
[Android Apps and Games] sheepybach:
You have to laugh at these awards on times, Sky News sponsored 2 categories Tablet/Gadget of the year both won by Nexus 7 and sky news are really talking the Nexus 7 up about how good it is et al, pity the Nexus 7 is not able to stream live Sky News lol. When I cancelled parts of my sky they wanted to know why and so I told them the reason being is that I can't use Sky Go as I should be able to due to your policy, He not like that and passed me up the line and was told I was very wrong and Sky Go works on all sorts of Android devices,I asked him to name them but alas he couldn't. Enough said me thinks

iechyd da
[Android Apps and Games] jean001luc:
Keeps failing with 'Unfortunately skygo has stopped working' - both versions
[Android Apps and Games] daz_2000:
Im desperate for sky to sort Sky go for JB and note 2.
[Android Apps and Games] pjg_pigeon:
+ 100’s:crying:
[Android Apps and Games] SD021489:
Skygo Test WAS working on Arc S, but now is not?

I originally downloaded the test apk for skygo and it worked straight away on my arc s.

Worked for a few months.

Then from no where I get an error message saying the app has stopped unexpectedly.

First i tried reinstalling the app. No joy

Then I factory reset my phone. No joy.

Downgraded firmware from .62 to .42 and rooted, used OTARootkeeper to hide root and launched app, still same error message.

Is anyone else getting this? And can anyone suggest anything?

REALLY REALLY need to sort this out please, any input is appreciated.

Shaun.
[Android Apps and Games] LarsenB:
Don't work anymore. Sky changed it. No-one can hack it.