topic Re: New software in Sky Q

New software

dennis7 — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:43:26 GMT

Main box and 2 mini updated to Q250.000.11.00L overnight.

Re: New software

jasonuk1975 — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:01:57 GMT

Do you notice any differences??

Re: New software

MightyQuinn — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:06:57 GMT

@dennis7 wrote:
Main box and 2 mini updated to Q250.000.11.00L overnight.

Hi @dennis7 That is unusual, jumped from Q230 to Q250?

Re: New software

nigea99 — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:11:47 GMT

@jasonuk1975 wrote:

Do you notice any differences??

Probably the only noticable difference is a new option

Home - Settings - Setup - Prefernces

Smart Standby Mode

(on by default)

which also switches the SKY Q box with the Long Press TV power off (assuming HDMI control is on) - i.e. a single (long) press switches off both the TV & SKY Q box

Re: New software

Laing1 — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:31:18 GMT

@MightyQuinn yep Q24 has been amalgramated with Q25

the main 2 changes are as follows

Press and Hold Standby will also turn off the TV as well as the Sky Q box.

Reduce the time the banner for watch from the start is on screen

Re: New software

PandJ2020 — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:38:30 GMT

@Laing1 wrote:
@MightyQuinn yep Q24 has been amalgramated with Q25

the main 2 changes are as follows

Reminders and slo mo wasn't added then? 😆

Re: New software

Invisiblename — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:17:02 GMT

@PandJ2020 wrote:
@Laing1 wrote:
@MightyQuinn yep Q24 has been amalgramated with Q25

the main 2 changes are as follows

Reminders and slo mo wasn't added then? 😆

Hush your mouth! 😜

Re: New software

Pogit — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:18:59 GMT

I believe the menu tiles and text are bigger as well making them easier to read but I could be imagining that. Though weirdly now I've noticed it not all tiles are the same height making some more prominent than others so it could be a prominence / prmotion thinng thing or slinging with external content as own content seems taller for example in sport top picks is noticeably taller. I'm finding tiles much easier to read which is a good thing.

Re: New software

Super+Anthony — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:05:28 GMT

@PandJ2020 We need to keep pushing Sky to bring it back.

Re: New software

simon194 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:41:58 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
@PandJ2020 We need to keep pushing Sky to bring it back.

No point otherwise it would have been added by now. Anyway, with probably only another 4 years of satellite broadcasting from Sky, there really is no point.

Re: New software

Daniel0210 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:49:30 GMT

@Super+Anthony

They can't bring back what wasn't there to begin with.

@PandJ2020

See what you've started now 😩

Re: New software

Chodley — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:52:53 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
@PandJ2020 We need to keep pushing Sky to bring it back.

They won't bring it back so please god no, do not "keep pushing it"

Re: New software

PandJ2020 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:56:22 GMT

@Chodley wrote:
@Super+Anthony wrote:
@PandJ2020 We need to keep pushing Sky to bring it back.
They won't bring it back so please god no, do not "keep pushing it"

My reply was tongue-in-cheek of course. Development on Q will almost certain be 'in maintenance' now whilst they eventually transition away from the dish....

Re: New software

Super+Anthony — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:24:05 GMT

I was only joking as well. Sky Q will be gone by 2025 or thereabouts I suspect.

Stream is the way forward but it needs to be improved.

Re: New software

PandJ2020 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:54:14 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
Sky Q will be gone by 2025 or thereabouts

...a bit longer than that. (2028 I believe)

Re: New software

Babetta — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:07:29 GMT

Yes that's correct, there wasn't q240 for some reason, straight to 250

Re: New software

Daniel0210 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:10:13 GMT

@Babetta

@Laing1 wrote:

Q24 has been amalgramated with Q25

the main 2 changes are as follows

Press and Hold Standby will also turn off the TV as well as the Sky Q box.

Reduce the time the banner for watch from the start is on screen

Re: New software

Super+Anthony — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:47:29 GMT

@PandJ2020

When will Sky's satellite service come to an end?

Phase Estimated Date (Year) Sky Q Satellite Service 3 2023 Reduction of Sky Q promotions 4 Late 2024 Announcement of Sky Q phase-out 5 Early 2025 Sky Q unavailable to new customers 6 Late 2025/Early 2026 End of Sky Q service

https://www.cable.co.uk/blogs/is-sky-q-being-phased-out-20231116/

Re: New software

Invisiblename — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:04:58 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
@PandJ2020
When will Sky's satellite service come to an end?
Phase Estimated Date (Year) Sky Q Satellite Service 3 2023 Reduction of Sky Q promotions 4 Late 2024 Announcement of Sky Q phase-out 5 Early 2025 Sky Q unavailable to new customers 6 Late 2025/Early 2026 End of Sky Q service

https://www.cable.co.uk/blogs/is-sky-q-being-phased-out-20231116/

Let's be clear - this not from a formal Sky source, but a blog guestimate!

Quote: "It will be interesting to look back at this blog in a few years' time to see how close we got to the correct timeline."

Re: New software

Pogit — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:50:32 GMT

Exactly and there nothing ti say that even if sky does go all in IPTV that it will all be done via fixed line it coulld just as easily be done via Sat or RF(including moble) alot of mo ey is going i ti IP via satalite as it makes alot sense if its pulled off at the end of the day cables are a limited rescource and its a big **bleep** planet.