topic Go and recording in Sky Stream

Go and recording

Wibbly-Woo — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:02:25 GMT

If I downgrade from Q to Stream - Can I still view TV live on my laptop/tablet using GO and also can I record programs to view later on the device using GO ?

I understand that there is the ability to record to the cloud on the Stream box - how does this work ?

How about recording to USB stick from the stream box ?

Re: Go and recording

Angel_Aka — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:08:21 GMT

@Wibbly-Woo wrote:
If I downgrade from Q to Stream - Can I still view TV live on my laptop/tablet using GO and also can I record programs to view later on the device using GO ?
I understand that there is the ability to record to the cloud on the Stream box - how does this work ?
How about recording to USB stick from the stream box ?

You can still stream your subscription channels via the Sky Go app when you have Sky Stream.

You cannot record programmes to view later though - there is no 'remote record' functionality on the Sky Go app with Sky Stream, and nor is there the ability to add a programme to a playlist. You cannot attach a USB flash drive to record onto either. This is simply not how Sky Stream, and indeed most other streaming services work.

SkyOS uses the 'playlist' function which tags progammes you want to watch later on demand. Some content will 'cloud record' or rather, tag a stored section of a live stream for you to view later. It's not like a recording on a hard drive though, it's just a file on a server which Sky can remove at any point, depending on streaming rights. You don't have a planner like Sky Q, so you can't 'delete' cloud recordings, you just remove them from your playlist. They remain on the server for others who have playlisted them to view.

Re: Go and recording

Tommy2 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:26:55 GMT

as @Angel_Aka has mentioned you cant traditionally record on Sky stream but you can add programmes and series to your playlist for you to wtach later. I wouldnt class it as a "downgrade" as Sky stream is the way forward now.

Re: Go and recording

TimmyBGood — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:06:19 GMT

@Wibbly-Woo wrote:

How about recording to USB stick from the stream box ?

Given there's no USB port on a Stream puck, that would be tricky ; )

Not that Sky would ever have permitted it...

(and yes, while some television operating systems facilitate USB recording of free-to-air content arriving over a built-in digital terrestrial television tuner, they don't do so for HDMI sources)