Sky UK start rolling out OS 2.0 update to Sky Glass and Stream TV users
Sky (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) has today confirmed that they’ve begun to deploy their final non-trial Sky OS 2.0 software (firmware) to the provider’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service, which as previously reported introduces lots of new features (e.g. AI voice search, revised cloud recording and UI improvements).
The deployment isn’t a surprise because the official Sky OS 2.0 beta trial finally came to a close at the end of October 2026, which was always expected to be followed by the full release. The new update is now being automatically and gradually rolled out to Sky’s customers over the “coming weeks“, so if you don’t have it yet then you won’t have long to wait.
We’ve already written about some of the new features before, but customers can expect a improved AI-powered voice search (Smart Voice), improved cloud recording (My Library), a new navigation bar at the top of your Home screen, a dedicated Sports Home, a new sidebar for the player (featuring more programme information, recording options etc.), new Mini TV Guide that opens in a sidebar, a refreshed main TV Guide and various other User Interface (UI) improvements.
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In addition, closer integration of all these changes and systems with the Sky Go App on mobile devices is also expected.
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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A bit of sticking plaster update, yes it opens up and makes clear the difference between recordings and watchlist items but still Sky haven’t resolved the issues around continue watching for example.
Shows get stuck on the rail and you have to go through cumbersome steps to try and get rid or wait a month when it might drop off. Or turning off analytics which can force a complete purge.
UI is still slow and clunky, the TV guide has an annoying bug of if you select say Saturday and scroll along to record / watchlist something but then on return to the TV guide it defaults back to today instead of staying on Saturday.
I hope it fixes the Sky Stream pucks,freezing midway when you are scrolling for a program to watch. I am fed up of having to pull the power lead out and waiting for the box to reset.
I couldn’t care less regarding streaming TV as I will never do that. It’s awful, it can cut out at any time, you can’t own any show and far more things that are unacceptable in 2026. At the moment I’m with Sky Q. If sports fans watch on Sky Q including their two UHD channels and they switch to streaming they are going to stick to broadcasting and you won’t get that time-lag either. Also I value my privacy which is what streaming is all about.
Yes, my broadband is 150Mb and could be better. That’s with Sky as well.
If you have Q and especially if you have multiroom, chances are you have it connected to the internet. Sky already know what you’re watching.
Sky Stream has the real time channels which knock the delay down considerably.
I had SKY Q but now have SKY Glass and think its brill i only had a little probs with my SKY Glass which is rewind function messes up when i wind back example i wind back and it go back 2min then when press play it jumps stright to the end of the program again or it wont rewind far enough for me and i had my pic blank out and the rewind bar will come up for no reason but no.other probs apart from that SKY Glass is brill