topic Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today in Sky Stream

Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

lettice — Tue, 13 May 2025 12:51:49 GMT

Noticed today, thirty rails have appeared on my Sky Stream, below the Settings rail.

Heard it's also same on Sky Stream.

Do think the Settings, Search, MySky rail, should always be the last and bottom rail.

Its kind of OTT in my view.

All those individual rails should I think be placed under/within the TV Shows, Movies, Sports, Kids, News, Audio and Music, Fitness, International sections.

Having that many upfront, puts you off scrolling...

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ScottishClaymore — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:33:06 GMT

Why are Sky changing layout on TV when they should be fixing issues because the now have a Best of Sky rail & when you scroll down to settings they have rails of different categories after Settings , Search etc

Re: Rail overkill added today on Sky Stream

cookiemonsteruk — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:51:40 GMT

@lettice

Just noticed it after reading your post. Defo overkill in my opinion

Re: Last few days, technical fault with channel, disney plus etc works.

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:14:42 GMT

@ScottishClaymore I wish the Search and Settings options were moved to the top of the screen. It makes far more sense and is more user friendly to have them there than at/near the bottom as they are now.

Re: Last few days, technical fault with channel, disney plus etc works.

Dazzasky — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:20:27 GMT

@ScottishClaymore wrote:
Why are Sky changing layout on TV when they should be fixing issues because the now have a Best of Sky rail & when you scroll down to settings they have rails of different categories after Settings , Search etc

It's the same on Stream as well. That is a lot of rails after the settings rail.

Re: Last few days, technical fault with channel, disney plus etc works.

Barry+Mc+Kelvey — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:33:48 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@ScottishClaymore I wish the Search and Settings options were moved to the top of the screen. It makes far more sense and is more user friendly to have them there than at/near the bottom as they are now.

Hi @Anonymous

Having moved from Sky Q to Sky Stream almost two weeks now, I totally agree with you. I'd love to see Settings next to Playlist, on the very first rail.

I guess rather than scrolling to the bottoms, the quickest option is, to use Voice Control and say Settings.

Barry 🙂

Re: Rail overkill added today on Sky Stream

Fothergill1 — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:41:28 GMT

@lettice Well spotted, I don't usually go any further down than the Apps rail so hadn't seen them. They could be quite useful but I suspect they will soon disappear.

Re: Rail overkill added today on Sky Stream

Mark39 — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:34:25 GMT

@Fothergill1 wrote:

@lettice Well spotted, I don't usually go any further down than the Apps rail....

Yes, same, so the additional rails don't really matter to me one way or the other. I rarely use them anyway to find content that might appeal.

Re: Last few days, technical fault with channel, disney plus etc works.

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:42:14 GMT

@Barry+Mc+Kelvey I don't use voice control. I found it more frustrating than helpful.

Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

Dazzasky — Tue, 13 May 2025 14:21:51 GMT

I don't mind the extra rails, makes no difference really.

Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

MarkGoldsmith — Tue, 13 May 2025 14:53:47 GMT

In my opinion those extra rails are really unhelpful as they are so far down the screen how many people would actually scroll down that far.

I would prefer the Home screen to be as clutter free as possible. Quite happy for sky to have a couple of interchangeable rails based on what content they have decided to push/recommend but would say any of these additional ones would be far more at home on the sub menus for Movies/TV Shows etc for those that wish to view them.

Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

Stephen+Mourton — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:32:39 GMT

I think I'm with you all on this one . It is just too much. We have the bar near the top by the Playlist if we want to search TV, Movies, Sport, Kids , News, etc. Put them all in there, nice and neat and tidy. I doubt I will ever go all the way down there to search. It just makes it all feel a little cheap & cluttered.

Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

Super+Anthony — Tue, 13 May 2025 17:20:52 GMT

Not great for people who are Neurodivergent and clutter and too much information is overwhelming.

Also having settings muddled or mixed in the middle is not helpful and user friendly

Sky - have you taken this into consideration?

Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

GD1 — Tue, 13 May 2025 16:40:26 GMT

I barely ever go past the playlist & TV Guide area as I could find whatever I wanted there, don't see the point of all the extra rails to be honest.

Re: Last few days, technical fault with channel, disney plus etc works.

TimmyBGood — Tue, 13 May 2025 17:19:10 GMT

@ScottishClaymore wrote:

Why are Sky changing layout on TV when they should be fixing issues

Typically because user interface design is different team to those working on the back end (of any software platform)

Re: Rail overkill added today on Sky Stream

peter-marlow+1966 — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:03:44 GMT

It's the same on my sky glass tv to more rails now under the settings and I like it personally

Home page

peter-marlow+1966 — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:12:01 GMT

Has anyone else noticed the change to the homepage with more rails now under the settings, I like it things like now added competition reality shows, suspenseful crime drama,wild western movies and others

Re: Home page

Dazzasky — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:14:43 GMT

@peter-marlow+1966 wrote:
Has anyone else noticed the change to the homepage with more rails now under the settings, I like it things like now added competition reality shows, suspenseful crime drama,wild western movies and others

It's something that came on today. I don't mind it myself but some people have posted they're not keen.

Re: Home page

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:22:56 GMT

I never scroll down that far unless I need to use the Settings or Search, which for user friendliness should be located on the top bar with playlist etc. It's stupid them being located where they are as not everyone likes the voice control. I found it frustrating so turned it off.

Re: Multiple content rails added below settings rail today

Magic6 — Wed, 14 May 2025 22:35:32 GMT

While the rails are overkill, I hope that the sky news rail become accessible at anytime as a result. I normally find it only appears for me later in the day. This would be handy as no sky news red button or app on stream.