Steps to Chromecast Sky Go using the phone: Plugin Chromecast to the HDMI port of your smartphone on which you want to cast the Sky Go. You have to connect both Chromecast and phone to the same WiFi network. Now Go to setting. Sky Go is available on Chromecast, but only on Chromecast Ultra and Chromecast 3rd Generation. Since Sky Go doesn’t support casting from a browser currently, you’ll need to install the latest.

Some things are just made to be watched on a big screen. So, when it comes to Sky Go, there are times you want to ditch that laptop, tablet or smartphone and kick back in front of a TV. Here’s how to stream Sky Go on your TV.

Sky Go has been around for some time now and it’s gone through several iterations, including some confusing crossovers with the Sky Q app. The app’s main function is letting you watch your Sky package over the internet – a super useful feature when you’re away from home or just not in the same room as your Sky box.

Related: Read our full Sky Q review

While being able to watch Sky on your Android or iOS device – from a Samsung Galaxy phone to an iPad – will be a marvel for some, sometimes it just isn’t good enough. The heart-pounding action scenes of Game of Thrones or Gangs of London on even the largest mobile device just won’t do.

We’ve put together this handy guide to show you just how to watch Sky Go on a TV.

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How do I stream Sky Go to my TV?

Kicking things off on a bit of a downer, the simple answer is you can’t. Never fear, you can get Sky Go on a TV using a good ol’ cable.

Unfortunately, Sky is yet to add any kind of casting function to the Sky Go app – as you can do with other streaming services like Netflix or Amazon – and this means there’s no way to shift the app’s mobile content from your phone or tablet to a TV. A lack of a Sky Go app on smart TVs doesn’t help the situation either.

Instead, you’ll need to grab your laptop and download Sky Go if you haven’t already. The next step is to check what connections your laptop has and, fingers crossed, it has an HDMI port and you’ve got a handy HDMI cable lying around.

Other solutions include a VGA/DVI connection on some older machines or a more flexible Thunderbolt port, but HDMI is the simplest way of going about things. Here’s exactly how to do it:

• Open the Sky Go app on your laptop
• Find what you want to watch and go fullscreen
• Attach the HDMI cable to your laptop
• Plug the other end into a free HDMI port on the back of the TV
• Make sure you are on the correct HDMI input on the TV and you are all set

In this post, we will discuss everything you need to know about Chromecast Virgin TV Go to your TV. Let’s get started!

Virgin Media is quite popular for its cellular, broadband, and pay-TV services in the United Kingdom. Alongside Sky and BT, Virgin Media is one of the largest competitive television providers in the British market, with millions of digital cable subscribers.

Similar to Sky and BT, Virgin Media also offers a complimentary online live TV and on-demand service named Virgin TV Go. It gives you access to 80+ channels (including the ones from Sky) and thousands of on-demand TV shows, movies, and box sets. All you need is an active Virgin TV subscription and stable Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity to access the service on the go.

If you are a Virgin TV subscriber, then you probably have known about this app before. It’s excellent for watching live TV channels and on-demand content on your smartphone or tablet when you are not at home. But, what about streaming the same content on a bigger screen? Is it possible to cast Virgin TV Go streams to a Chromecast?

In this guide, you will find the answers to your questions about Virgin TV Go and whether you can cast the streams on a Chromecast device or not.

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Can you Chromecast Virgin TV Go Content?

Sadly, the Virgin TV Go app doesn’t officially support the casting feature, which means you won’t be able to watch your favorite channels and on-demand shows on a bigger screen over Chromecast or any other media streaming players.

The real reason behind the exclusion of the casting feature is streaming rights and licensing agreements with third-party networks, which is a common practice for dozens of other streaming services in the UK, such as Sky Go.

However, there’s a reliable workaround to this issue, and you can rely on it to watch Virgin TV Go on your television over Chromecast. It isn’t the best option in terms of intuitiveness and stream quality, but it still is the only viable method you can follow to cast content from the Virgin TV Go app to a Chromecast device.

Cast Virgin TV Go to Chromecast from a PC / Laptop

The Virgin TV Go app is available for Android, iOS, and Windows 10 devices. If you want to cast Virgin TV content to a Chromecast device, then you will require to have Windows 10 installed on your PC or laptop.

Assuming that you use Windows 10 on a daily basis, click this link to the Microsoft Store and download the Virgin TV Go app on your computer. You must log in to the app with your Virgin Media account.

Since the Virgin TV Go app doesn’t officially support Chromecast, you will also need Google Chrome for the alternative process to work. You can install it on your PC or laptop from google.com/chrome.

Before you proceed to follow the steps below, confirm that your Chromecast device and PC/laptop is connected to the same Wi-Fi hotspot or LAN connection. Otherwise, the process won’t work at all. The process goes as follows:

• First, open up a fresh Chrome window, then launch the Virgin TV Go app on your PC or laptop.
• Log in with your Virgin Media account if you haven’t already done it before.
• Once you are logged in, choose your preferred live TV channel or on-demand content to playback in the Virgin TV Go app, then go back to the Chrome window.
• Next, click the vertical three-dot menu icon at the right end of the navigation bar and choose the Cast… option from the drop-down list.

• Now select Sources in the following window and choose Cast desktop from the options.
• Finally, click the name of your Chromecast device in the list click Share to cast the desktop screen over to your TV.

If the steps have been followed correctly, then you should be able to see the entire desktop on your TV over a Chromecast connection. You can then minimize the Chrome window and return to the Virgin TV Go app to stream your favorite live TV channels and binge-watch box sets on your big screen.

In case the playback is choppy or showing artifacts, make sure that your devices are getting the best possible connectivity in your home network. To watch Virgin TV Go streams smoothly at the highest quality possible, you will need a minimum of 10Mb/s internet bandwidth to spare. Also, keep your expectations low as this workaround isn’t guaranteed to deliver optimal video and sound quality in most instances.

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If the Virgin TV Go app for Windows 10 doesn’t work for you, then you can also visit virgintvgo.virginmedia.com (web version of Virgin TV Go) from Chrome and repeat the steps once again.

Alternative Method: Use HDMI to watch Virgin TV Go on your TV

Chromecast From Sky Go To Desktop

If you already own a PC or laptop, then you shouldn’t really bother following all the steps above to cast the desktop screen to your Chromecast device for watching Virgin TV Go’s live and on-demand content, unless you don’t have any other choice.

Most desktops and laptops come with an HDMI port, and so do all the TVs and monitors from the last decade. You can buy an HDMI cable for cheap and connect your computer directly to your TV. It provides not only better image quality than Chromecast streams but also passes uncompressed audio to your TV through the same interface. It’s also reliable and mostly a plug-and-play solution.

Chromecast Sky Go Mac

If you want to use your smartphone to watch Virgin TV Go to TV, then your options are quite limited. Due to the DRM restrictions on the Android version of the Virgin TV Go app, mirroring the streams on the Chromecast will only show a blank screen.

The same goes for iPhones, albeit it requires users to install third-party apps just to mirror the iOS screen on a Chromecast device, adding extra problems on top.

However, many users had luck with using Samsung DeX, which is a feature found on Samsung’s mid-range and flagship devices. With Samsung DeX, you get a full-view desktop interface when you connect a supported Samsung device to a TV or monitor using a USB-C to HDMI adapter.

If you have a DeX-compatible Samsung device, then you can get the Virgin TV Go app working in DeX mode and stream the content directly on a bigger screen.

However, note that you won’t be able to use your Samsung phone normally when using Virgin TV Go in DeX mode, as it has to be connected to the USB-C to HDMI adapter for the rest of the streaming session.

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Watching Virgin TV Go on TV: What’s the Best Option?

As we mentioned it several times in this guide, Chromecast isn’t officially supported by the Virgin TV Go app for several reasons. While you can follow our workaround to get Virgin TV Go streams mirrored to a Chromecast, it’s best if you use an HDMI cable instead to connect your computer to your TV for the same purpose.

Compared to the Chromecast solution, it offers marginally better video and audio quality, zero latency and lip-sync issues, and saves you from the hassle of network troubleshooting.

In case Virgin Media decides to add Chromecast support to their Virgin TV Go app in the near future, we definitely will update this guide with newer information.