If you have a Sky TV subscription, you’re automatically given access to its on-demand service Sky Go, which allows you to watch programmes on a smartphone, tablet, desktop PC or laptop. But not – or at least not any more – if you’re one of the millions of people who use Chrome, Google’s hugely popular web browser.
This is because Sky Go requires a plugin called Microsoft Silverlight in order to work, and Google recently stopped supporting Silverlight as a way of displaying online interactive content, switching to the far more popular HTML 5.
Sky Go have never officially supported Chrome although it does work and a good proportion of their userbase use it successfully. There were some Silverlight errors fixed by Sky recently that show up in Chrome on their platform; it seems only on Mac OSX that isn't going to be supported by Google.
Sky go is absolutely useless, I bought the entertainment pass for GOT on Sky Atlantic and it really is a shambolic mess. Freezes all the time, takes an age to load and doesn't work on Chrome. Sky need to get there act together with this and take a leaf out of Netflix's book which is a. You can download the Sky Go app for Android devices on Google Play or from iTunes for Apple devices. You'll also need to make sure your Chromecast is Generation 3 or Ultra. Open the Sky Go app on your tablet or smartphone. At the top right of the app, you'll see the Chromecast icon which looks like a. Some things are just made to be watched on a big screen. So, when it comes to Sky Go, there are times you want to ditch that laptop, tablet or smartphone and kick back in front of a TV.
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As a result, Sky Go no longer works in the desktop version of the Chrome browser. Sky’s current stance on the matter is that it has no intention of changing Sky Go, meaning that for the foreseeable future it will stay inaccessible on Chrome. We’ve reached out to Sky for a comment and some clarification, but have yet to receive a response.
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How to get Sky Go working on your computer again
So, what can you do about it? Sadly, you’re powerless to get it working in Chrome again. It’s simply not going to happen until Sky decides to change something. That leaves you with two options.
Sky Go Chromecast
1) Use a different web browser
Sky Go Chromebook
It’s a pain, we know, particularly if you only ever use Chrome, but it’s a simple enough solution. Just go to go.sky.com as you normally would, but use a browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Safari. If you’re using Windows 10, be warned that the new Edge browser doesn’t support Silverlight either (yes, Microsoft’s own browser doesn’t support Microsoft’s own plugin).
2) Download Sky Go Desktop
Your other alternative is to download the dedicated desktop app. It offers largely the same functionality as the Sky Go web page with a couple of additional features. It allows you to save programmes to watch offline, and you can also access it via another internet-capable device (like your smartphone) to download programmes when you’re out and about.