Please scroll down for a description of the functions and newly added features!
With Shaw Go Family, Shaw and Shaw Direct subscribers get instant access to much-loved Family series – anytime, anywhere.
Features:
- Video Bookmarking with Progress Bars: Stop a video and pick up right back where you left off… never miss a moment.
- Intelligent Streaming: Best-possible video quality at any connection speed, up to 720p HD over WiFi.
- Parental Controls: For younger children, select TV ratings that require PIN access.
- Social Sharing: Share your experience with friends using your favourite social media tools.
- Smart Search: A predictive search and discovery tool that lets you find the content you want, faster.
- App Tour: Instructional screens that show how to navigate the app.
Functions:
Using your Location Services (GPS and Network-based), the Shaw Go Family App will:
- Enable streaming of live or available content in accordance with Shaw’s License Agreements;
- Synchronize to the schedule in your current region through use of approximate and precise location retrieval.
Using your Photo/Media/Files permissions, the Shaw Go Family App will:
- Temporarily store, modify or delete the contents of your locally stored data on the device or externally to an applicable storage device as needed;
- Test access to protected storage for the purpose of facilitating user data retrieval and use of content for registered devices, to facilitate technical assistance should network access be denied, and to increase the application productivity.
Using your Network access permissions, the Shaw Go Family App will:
- View connection information, see available Wi-Fi connections to enable the apps to connect to the Wi-Fi network;
- Detect the network state, read the device status, detect running apps, view app history and identity;
- Prevent the app from entering sleep mode;
- Change network connectivity;
- Enable the app to automatically adjust to user’s preferred network.
Restrictions:
- Access to the video content on Shaw Go Family is only available to Shaw and Shaw Direct television customers with an active subscription to Family.