topic Re: Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers? in Sky Go

Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers?

rkjj — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:09:19 GMT

It's certainly possible technically... so is there any chance those features will come to PC/Mac soon, for live programmes, or will Sky Go remain comparitively crippled? We're been used to these fuctions on Sky for a couple of decades, and personally I feel they're almost essential.

Also, what's the status on a native Apple silicon Mac app? Thanks guys! 🙂

Re: Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers?

TimmyBGood — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:10:58 GMT

@rkjj

Short of being a Time Lord, how does anyone fast forward live television?

Pause and rewind are hardware dependent because they require local storage, and that's not available on many Go client devices.

Re: Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers?

Annie+UK — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:16:36 GMT

Sky Go is a streaming client, on my devices, you can pause and adjust the timeline so I'm confused as to why a PC client would not also allow this

Re: Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers?

rkjj — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:51:33 GMT

"Short of being a Time Lord, how does anyone fast forward live television?"

When they've had it on pause for a while, or rewound, then yes, unsurprisingly.

Re: Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers?

rkjj — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:53:38 GMT

"Sky Go is a streaming client, on my devices, you can pause and adjust the timeline so I'm confused as to why a PC client would not also allow this"

Exactly. Many other streaming services can manage this feat on PC and Mac, so I don't unsderstand the issue. Not being able to pause what I'm watching in 2025 is absolutely bonkers.

Re: Any chance of fast forward/rewind/pause coming to Sky Go on computers?

McBarracuda — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:27:52 GMT

It is so frustrating, the mobile device can pause and rewind which is great but having a small screen is a terrible viewing experience when I'm at home and can't use the main TV because it's being used by the rest of the family.