Sky Go – Companion App

Sky Network Television Limited

About this app

SKY GO opens up new ways to watch TV and is loaded with easy to use features. Matched to your SKY subscription, you can catch up on On Demand titles or download content to watch when you’re offline.

Key Features:
• Watch up to 40 different live channels* (including 4 SKY Sport Pop-ups), depending on your subscription
• ‘Download To Go’ allows you to download up to 25 titles at a time to your device to watch when you’re off line depending on your subscription
• Bookmark up to 50 shows with ‘My Watchlist’
• Hundreds of catch up titles from more than 40 channels, depending on your subscription
• Over 80 seasons of ‘Box Set’ shows
• Featured recommendations from SKY
• A handy 7-day programme guide
• Remote Record your favourite programmes so you don’t miss anything
• Set programme reminders to your device
• Keep content family friendly with parental control settings
• Free for all customers with a SKY box in their home and with at least the SKY Starter package
• Available wherever you have an internet connection in New Zealand

The SKY GO App is supported on Android Phones and Tablets using Android 9.0 and above. You can register to watch SKY GO on five devices per SKY account, and you can watch on one device at a time.

For more information visit the SKY GO website https://www.skygo.co.nz/about

Ratings and reviews

Sky Go is terrible. Constant buffering when casting (every 10 seconds or so). Impossible to watch live sports, which is the only reason we (try to) watch. Yes, am using the latest version of the app, and have tried on multiple devices over time (currently on new S24, and also tried on S21 and direct from PC today) and a high speed fibre connection. Sky Go has always had this issue, and continues to do so even after all these years. Behind the times, and absolutely painful.

Unfortunately for Sky, there are multiple media apps available for big name entertainment companies that show how casting should work; the SkyGo app is not one of them. A shockingly bad casting experience that is made worse by the fact there is no native app for Google TV. The whole app platform needs to be developed from scratch. App for the TV, simple sign in from the device like mainstream platforms do; and casting that actually works. Why is the only content on the app available live..

App is fine unless you want to chrome cast. Freezes every 2 seconds constantly. Ignore their replies to your review, my app is updated, reinstalled multiple times and my tv is brand new. Update 5months later - wow you would think it would get better, but now i cant even watch it full screen on my phone with it constantly stuttering! FIX YOUR APP. Literally none of your trouble shooting tips do anything.

What's new

This release fixes issues, including:
- Fixed the black screen issue on certain devices during video playback
- Enhanced Chromecast connectivity
- Better network detection
- Fixes a crash on start on Android 7-9
- Fixes a background crash on Android 12+