Shaw Go Gateway app - Android tablet

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Learn how to set up and use the Shaw Go Gateway app on your Android tablet. The Shaw Go Gateway app allows you to navigate your Gateway's TV listings page, set individual and series recordings, use the app to initiate playback on your portal, and search for programs based on keywords and categories. Below you can find information on how to log in and navigate the app.

To access Shaw Go Gateway app support on other devices, follow these links: Android Tablet, iPad, or iPhone.

Note: As of August 14, 2024, this app is no longer available to download.

How to sign in and authenticate

To open the app, simply tap the icon on your device's home screen. Once opened, you will be prompted to sign in with your Shaw ID and password.

Shaw ID Overview

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Browsing and searching

To browse content on the Shaw Go Gateway app:

Tap on Guide, which can be accessed by tapping on the Menu
Scroll up, down, left and right to navigate through the interactive guide.
You can also tap on any channel listed in the left-hand column to see a detailed breakdown of the upcoming programming for that station.

Using Filters

You are able to navigate the Gateway guide by using filters. Filters are available through the Guide Options icon 157842_pastedImage_3 on the top of the app, and let you reduce the types of content that appears on your guide. Filters include Favourites Only and HD Only filters within Guide Options to further filter your results. You can set favourites and hide channels from appearing in your guide by swiping from the left side of the guide.

To see select times, or to have your guide display current listings, tap Today at the top of the app. From here you can select the date range that you would like to be displayed on your guide, or select Now to display current listings.

Searching for Content

To search content, tap on the Search icon on the menu access bar at the bottom of the app, and then enter your search criteria. You can further narrow your search results by filtering by title, keyword or cast & crew. To organize results, either tap on the date icon (clock) to view listings by date or the alphabetical icon (A) to view by title (tap a second time to change ascending/descending). You can further filter these results by enabling the filters for Favourites Only or HD Only within Guide Options icon at the top of the app.

Guide Options: Tapping this icon will allow you to set a number of different filters to limit the types of content you are seeing on the Shaw Go Gateway apps Guide view. Filters include HD Only and Favourites Only. If you are using this app on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can find this option through the settings menu.

How to set recordings

To set a recording through the Shaw Go Gateway app, simply tap the program you'd like to record from the guide or search menus, then tap Record Once, or Record Series. Record once will record only that specific episode. Record series will record all episodes of that television show, based on your series settings.

How to manage recordings

To access your recordings through the Shaw Go Gateway app tap Recorded TV, which can be accessed by opening the quick menu (tap on the menu icon). From here you can sort through your recordings and filter by recorded, scheduled and series recordings. You can also determine the order in which these appear by date recorded or title.

Series Recording Settings

To set the settings for a series recording:

Tap the Menu icon
Choose Recorded TV
Tap on the series that you'd like to edit.
Choose Series Recording and then select Series Options
Select your preference for that series.
Once completed, tap Update Series to save your changes.

Settings include:

Set start time (start recording up to 5 minutes early, or 5 minutes late)
Set stop time (stop recording up to 5 minutes early, or 5 minutes late)
Choose how long an episode will be kept
Determine how many episodes will be kept
Choose which episodes will be recorded (new or repeats)

Through the Shaw Go Gateway apps DVR settings, you can set your preferences so that you are automatically set up with these options each time you set up a new recording.

To change recording settings for an individual title, simply tap Options when viewing the title in your Recorded TV menu.

Please be aware: Currently, if you attempt to modify the Series Options of one of your recordings through the Shaw Go Gateway app (for example: have the recording begin early or end late) it will result in a disruption to video playback on your Shaw Gateway system that may require a reset. For the time being, modifications to your series recordings can be safely made directly through any connected Portal. We are aware of this issue and are working towards a solution.

Delete Recordings
You can also delete both your individual recordings as well as your series recordings through the Recorded TV menu. To delete an individual recording simply tap on it from the menu and then select Delete.

To delete a full series, tap on any episode within a series, then tap Series Recording, then Delete. This will delete all of the recordings in that series, and no future episodes will be recorded. If you would like to stop the series from being recorded, but keep all recorded episodes you can select Cancel.

Please Note: If there is no content associated with a series, and you want to remove the series, always use the cancel button.

Watch on TV feature

From the Shaw Go Gateway app you can use the app as a remote to begin the playback of recorded content or to navigate to another channel. To do this, simply tap on the content you'd like to view, then select Watch on TV.

If you are using multiple portals with your Gateway system, you can choose which portal to stream to by clicking the drop-down arrow next to the "Watch on TV" button. You can set up custom names for your Gateway portals through account settings.

Parental Controls

The Shaw Go Gateway parental controls feature allows you to lock content for display based on TV or Movie Ratings, or on channel number. Once a lock is set, these locked titles and channels will not be displayed on the Shaw Go Gateway app. Setting up parental controls through your Shaw Go Gateway app will not prevent these channels or ratings from appearing on your TVs guide.

Parental controls that have been set directly on your Shaw Gateway will automatically be honoured by the app. For example, if you attempt to tune to a TV channel that has previously been locked for playback on the TV, you will be prompted by an alert that the channel cannot be watched.

To set up parental controls on your Shaw Go Gateway app, navigate to Settings within the quick menu and choose Parental Controls.

Settings

To access the Shaw Go Gateway Apps settings, tap the Menu icon and then choose the Settings option from the menu bar at bottom of the screen. On the left, you can tap Guide, DVR, Account, Sync, or Parental Controls to access specific settings for those categories.

Guide: From the guide settings, you can change the way that channels are sorted (by number, name, or "like portals") and which type of video content is displayed on the guide (Pay Per View, Music, Local Access, Government Access, Educational Access, and On Demand).

Channel Types: Allows you to choose which types of content appear in your guide (Pay Per View, Local Access, etc.).
Sort Channels: By number, name, or by "like portals".

DVR: Through the DVR settings you can determine the way that space conflicts are resolved (ask or determine automatically) as well as change whether you are prompted for series options when scheduling new series recordings.

Resolve Space Conflicts: Set to "Ask" or "Automatically". The automatic setting will delete episodes of lower priority to make room for new content when possible.
Scheduling New Recordings: Choose either "Prompts for Options" or "Uses Default Options". You can set default options below by clicking on Default Options.
Default Options: Tap here to set your preferred recording defaults, which includes the options for the start time, stop time, episode limit, how long to keep the episodes, and which episodes to record.

Account: Log out of your account, view Terms of Use and app versioning, and change whether you provide usage data through the account settings.

Portal Names: Displays portals that you are connected to.
Legal: View Terms of Use.
App Version: Displays the current version of the app that you are using.
Usage Statistics: Enable or disable the automatic sending of usage statistics. Sending usage statistics helps us improve the application, and only anonymous data will be sent.

Sync: Through the sync settings, you can manually sync your app with your Gateway. You are also able to determine whether the app or your portal's settings will override the other, as well as the ability to enable hiding channels, favourites, and recording defaults.

Direction: Sets the direction by which the sync happens (sync settings from portal, from app, or merge).
Data: Determine which information is synced between your portal(s) and the Gateway app.
Sync: Syncs the Gateway app with your portal(s).

First-time users may want to align their Go Gateway app and Gateway portal settings by doing the following:

Select the "Copy Settings from Portal" setting listed under direction, then tap Sync. This will import the settings you have made on your Gateway portals into the app.
Set the sync direction to "Merge", which ensures that changes made to either your Gateway portal or Go Gateway app will be applied jointly.

Parental Controls: In the parental controls settings you can set parental controls for your Shaw Gateway. This will allow you to block certain types of content based on the type of content or rating.

Set up: To set up parental controls you will first need to create a PIN. Once created, you can enable or disable parental controls through the Shaw Go Gateway app, as well as set your relock timer preferences.
- Relock Timer: When you unlock a show, you open a temporary viewing window. Parental Controls will relock after this time
Lock Channels: Lock Video On Demand, Pay Per View and individual channels
Lock by Rating: Set your TV and MPAA Ratings
- TV Rating: All Children, Older Children, General Audiences, Parental Guidance Suggested, Parents Strongly Cautioned, Mature Audiences Only, Not Rated
- MPAA Rating: General Audiences, Parental Guidance Suggested, Parents Strongly Cautioned, Restricted, Adult Content, Not Rated

FAQs

Here are some answers to commonly asked questions about the Shaw Go Gateway App.

How do I hide and un-hide channels?
To hide channels, simply drag the left sidebar out by swiping from the left edge of the screen when viewing the guide. Tap the "view" icon (eye) to hide or un-hide channels.

How do I set and remove favourites?
To set favourite channels, simply drag the left sidebar out by swiping from the left edge of the screen when viewing the guide. Tap the "favourite" icon (heart) to favourite, or un-favourite channels.

How do I set recording priorities?
You can set your recording priorities by opening the app menu (tap on Shaw icon or swipe from the left side of the screen) and then choosing Recorded TV. From here you can select Priorities. To set recording priorities, simply drag your scheduled content into your preferred priority order, and then tap Save Order once complete.

What do I do if I get an error message or error code?
If you receive an error message when using the Shaw Go Gateway app, refer to this article for troubleshooting error messages.

How can I search for content?
To search content, tap on the menu icon (Shaw) in the left-hand corner of the app or swipe from the left edge, then choose Search. You can narrow your search results by filtering by TV shows, movies and recorded TV. To organize results, either tap on the date icon (clock) to view listings by date or the alphabetical icon (A) to view by title (tap a second time to change ascending/descending).