Sky Go and HDMI cables aren’t the easiest things to use together for various reasons. Here’s a workaround to make things a bit simpler for anyone wishing to watch Sky Go.
Sky Go is a great way to enjoy Sky channels on your TV, laptop, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet or phone.
Unfortunately, the service doesn’t allow you to use an HDMI cable directly, but there are ways to work around this issue.
Check that your AirPlay-compatible devices are on. If your Apple TV is in Sleep mode and uses Ethernet, wake your Apple TV with the remote. Make sure your AirPlay-compatible device is near the device you're trying to stream from. If you can't connect to an AirPlay device, try moving closer to it and try again. Sky introduced that its non-contract streaming service, pay-as-you-go, Now TV is now available on Apple TV in the UK. The service will only help Sky Sports day get through now, though. Now sports followers in the UK will have the opportunity to purchase the 24-hour cross for £ 9.99 via their iTunes account, which provides unlimited entry to. To watch Sky Go on an Apple TV you can try running the app on a MacBook and then share your MacBook screen to your Apple TV via Airplay. Screen-sharing from an iPhone or iPad does not seem to work, it only seems to work with MacBooks. Some people have had luck with this method. I have this issue too. Sky Go on Mac, trying to screen through main TV with Apple tv and get a grey square in front of the sky Go screen. Only just got the Sky Go working today after previous problem where it was not accepting the pin. Have seen Now TV customers share same issue on a different forum so Sky need to fix this. You actually can Airplay Sky Go to the Apple TV. It is true the app won't allow it, I mean to just select AirPlay and let it show on the tv like you would say YouTube but if you mirror your screen and then use the SkyGo app on landscape it will mirror on to the tv in fullscreen via the AppleTV.
Some Smart TVs also do not currently support the Sky Go app which means you might be stuck watching it on a smaller screen.
How to watch Sky Go on your phone
If you’re off on holiday or have a lot of travels planned and you’re a Sky subscriber, why not download the Sky Go app on your laptop or phone?
With this installed, you need to log in with your Sky ID and password. You should have set this up when you first joined Sky. With that done, you’re free to browse and enjoy Sky programming on your mobile device or laptop.
You can also download shows and movies to watch while you’re offline if you’re a Sky Go Extra customer, which is particularly useful when you’re heading abroad on holiday to avoid data charges.
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Why won’t my HDMI cable work with Sky Go?
Sky TV hasn’t cited in an official statement why an HDMI cable won’t work when trying to watch Sky Go on your TV.
The reason for HDMI and Sky Go being incompatible is most likely a way of protecting the Sky Go content. Sky may be concerned with what customers could do with the Sky Go content. For all they know, customers could be sharing content with other people who aren’t paying customers by recording shows.
We understand this can be frustrating when you pay for the service and then you can’t use it the way you want to. Many Sky Go customers wish to watch the service on a bigger screen and an HDMI cable enables just that.
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