topic Re: Can I record with sky stream in Sky Stream

Can I record with sky stream

Kirsty155 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:21:51 GMT

I am new to sky stream and thought I would be able to record programs but there is no record option on the handset

Re: Can I record with sky stream

SKY1992bf — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:26:06 GMT

@Kirsty155 No you can't record in the conventional sense you add things to a playlist and watch later from there

or use the channels catch up apps directly to watch later

Re: Can I record with sky stream

Kirsty155 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:27:29 GMT

Thank you. So adding to a playlist effectively saves that program?

Re: Can I record with sky stream

SKY1992bf — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:42:23 GMT

@Kirsty155 wrote:
Thank you. So adding to a playlist effectively saves that program?

@Kirsty155 yes but not indefinitely only for as long as the broadcasters makes the program available ( this can be either days, weeks, months, years)

it's also important to note that whilst may hold the as live rights they may not necessarily also hold the on demand rights

the means for example if you add a film from say channel 5 to your playlist to watch later and not live when you go to watch it the system will direct you to the channel/service that holds the on demand rights this may require you to upgrade to for example sky cinema in order to watch if you don't already subscribe to it

Re: Can I record with sky stream

CoffeeDrinker — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:57:46 GMT

@Kirsty155 If you scroll down all the way to the bottom of your Sky Stream's home page, there should be a section called Get to know your Sky Stream. In there are a couple of useful video guides; Adding to playlist & Accessing playlist. The videos are only a minute or so long and will show you what Sky Stream's equivalent to Sky+HD/Sky Q recording and playing recordings is.

Re: Can I record with sky stream

TimmyBGood — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:42:37 GMT

@Kirsty155 wrote:

So adding to a playlist effectively saves that program?

Not really: it either bookmarks the item in a channel app for playback from there, or creates a 'cloud recording' which will persist on Sky servers for up to a year (although potentially only for a much shorter time)

Re: Can I record with sky stream

spannernick1 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:39:56 GMT

Sky Steam's Recored Button is the `+` button on the remote but need to set up a profile first before you can use it, thats why its red... 🙂 I wish the remote had the soruce button... 🙂 to switch soruces I have to use the Sky Q remote... 🙂

Re: Can I record with sky stream

Hollyivy2 — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:21:00 GMT

I have recorded f 1 Mexico and when I try to watch it it says upgrade why it was itv 4

Re: Can I record with sky stream

Hunter2660 — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:42:01 GMT

I presume you mean the highlights which were on Channel 4. It's available to view in the All 4 app if it isn't in your playlist.

Re: Can I record with sky stream

MarkGoldsmith — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:52:09 GMT

@Hollyivy2 wrote:
I have recorded f 1 Mexico and when I try to watch it it says upgrade why it was itv 4

That would imply you added the Sky F1 coverage to your playlist ( and aren't a Sky sports subscriber). You would need to add the channel 4 coverage to your playlist or alternatively just open the Channel 4 app and watch it that way ( as all the playlist would do is open the version from the Channel 4 app).

Re: Can I record with sky stream

AnnPea1 — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:56:25 GMT

I am in Ireland and added an RTE movie to my playlist but when I go into the playlist it is Sky Movie which I don't subscribe to Sso I can't watch it, although I added the movie on RTE.

Re: Can I record with sky stream

TimmyBGood — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:47:25 GMT

@AnnPea1 wrote:

although I added the movie on RTE.

If RTE didn't pay for on-demand rights alongside those for broadcast then the content cannot be distributed that way.

Re: Can I record with sky stream

james556 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:45:23 GMT

I am new to Sky stream but used to have a Q box. If I add say an ITV programme to a playlist and want to watch it can I fast forward through the adverts

Re: Can I record with sky stream

Angel_Aka — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:55:06 GMT

@james556 wrote:
I am new to Sky stream but used to have a Q box. If I add say an ITV programme to a playlist and want to watch it can I fast forward through the adverts

If you have the ad-skipping pack as part of your subscription then yes, you can fast forward through the ads on ITVX.

Re: Can I record with sky stream

james556 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:02:33 GMT

Thank you