Android TV: Sky GO, install and use - so it goes

Sky subscribers can stream by using "Sky Go" movies and also sporting events live over the Internet. As Sky Go is not available via the Play Store on Android TV is available, the Installation is somewhat more complicated.

• First, you need to install on your Android TV, the "ES File Explorer". Are you looking for it in the Play Store on the Android TV just after the App and download.
• Then you have the "Sky Go"APK file download. You will have to copy the file to a USB Stick and connect it to your TV.
• Before installing, you must change the settings on your Android TV. To do this, open system preferences and navigate to "users", "security and restrictions", and finally "Unknown sources". You enable this Option. After the Installation, you should put these Changes back.
• You open now on your Android TV, the "ES File Explorer", navigate to your USB Stick and then click "Open". A at first appears to be a sub-folder, open it.
• Once you reach the USB-Stick-folder, click on the APK file, and then click "Install", "Next" and "Done".
• In order for the Sky Go App is now installed on your Android TV, but is not displayed on the Homescreen. The Sky Go App, you need to open the system settings the menu "Apps" and then "downloaded Apps". When you first Open the App, you will also have to enter your Sky user data.

So you can now navigate in the App, which is tailored to the use by Android TV, further steps are necessary.

• Either you resort to a mouse-keyboard combination, which connect via Bluetooth with your Android TV.
• Alternatively, it is also possible with the App "TV SideView remote control" is a control option to create. This was designed for Sony devices, but should work in many cases, also with other TVs.
• The App you need to install on your Smartphone and then, with your Android TV. It is important that the TV and Smartphone are on the same network.
• Using the Smartphone display, you can navigate, similar to a digital Computer mouse, on the screen of your Android TV. You tap on an input field, even the Smartphone keyboard to enter.
• In addition, the App is equipped with many function buttons and navigation options.

In addition to the linear TV broadcast, you can access Sky Go, a lot of content via Stream. But: If you have accessed Sky Go so far in a Web Browser, you need to change now.

• To Stream content via Sky Go needs an additional Player to be installed. The previously available Version of the Browser was set.
• The new Sky Go Desktop App, which offers the advantage that the Sky Q users at any time of a look can you previously left off - and also regardless of the device on which the content played was.
• In addition, Sky-Q customers can download films and series directly in the "Sky Go Desktop App" and on-the-go look.