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|Description=Kayo Sports requires verification of precise location in order to stream (done via phone app if streaming on smart TV or in browser).
|Description=Kayo Sports requires verification of precise location in order to stream (done via phone app if streaming on smart TV or in browser).
}}As of July 2026, Kayo Sports requires verification of location for streaming on all platforms (mobile apps, TV, browser). Platforms without native location support (e.g. TV operating systems) require verification via a mobile app with precise location enabled.
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As of July 2026, '''Kayo Sports''' requires verification of location for streaming on all platforms (mobile apps, TV, browser). Platforms without native location support (''e.g.'' TV operating systems) require verification via a mobile app with precise location enabled.


==Background==
==Background==
In September 2025, Kayo Sports began requiring precise location to be provided in the iOS and Android apps in order to stream content.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Location services required for some mobile devices |url=https://kayosports.com.au/en-AU/help/articles/30864153787805-location-services-required-for-some-mobile-devices |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416103721/https://kayosports.com.au/en-AU/help/articles/30864153787805-location-services-required-for-some-mobile-devices |website=Kayo Help Centre}}</ref> The Kayo Sports web player was not initially affected by this change.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />  
In September 2025, Kayo Sports began requiring precise location to be provided in the iOS and Android apps in order to stream content.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Location services required for some mobile devices |url=https://kayosports.com.au/en-AU/help/articles/30864153787805-location-services-required-for-some-mobile-devices |website=Kayo Sports |date= |access-date=2 Jul 2026 |url-status=live
|archive-url=<!-- The website may be using location restrictions, as I am not Australian and both the URL and available archives display nothing. -Sojourna -->
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}}</ref> The Kayo Sports TV apps and web player were not initially affected by this change.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />  
 
==Expansion to all platforms==
[[File:Kayo Sports web player location requirement.jpg|alt=A pop-up displayed on the Kayo Sports web player which requires the user to share location before streaming is allowed|thumb|Kayo Sports web player requires location in order to stream content]]
[[File:Kayo Sports web player location requirement.jpg|alt=A pop-up displayed on the Kayo Sports web player which requires the user to share location before streaming is allowed|thumb|Kayo Sports web player requires location in order to stream content]]
In July 2026, verification of location became required to stream on any platform, including TV operating systems (e.g. Apple TV) and the web player.


==Expansion to all platforms==
Upon first launch of the Apple TV app, the user is presented with a QR code which launches the Kayo Sports mobile app (iOS/Android). The mobile app must be granted location access in order to allow streaming (precise location required on iOS).


In July 2026, verification of location became required to stream on any platform, including TV operating systems (e.g. Apple TV) and the web player.
===Kayo Sports' response===
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Upon first launch of the Apple TV app, the user is presented with a QR code which launches the Kayo Sports mobile app (iOS/Android). The mobile app must have been granted location access in order to allow streaming (precise location required on iOS).
==Consumer response==
==Consumer response==
Discussion of the initial changes in September 2025 included concerns about user privacy.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=JAR5E |title=Kayo now requires location services for "some customers" from 24 September |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/1nrj0ln/kayo_now_requires_location_services_for_some/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=27 Sep 2025 |access-date=2 Jul 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260703002049/https://old.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/1nrj0ln/kayo_now_requires_location_services_for_some/ |archive-date=3 Jul 2026}}</ref> Negative reviews on the App Store criticise the requirement for precise location in order to stream content.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Kayo Sports App |url=https://apps.apple.com/au/app/kayo-sports/id1434518367 |website=[[Apple App Store]] |date= |access-date=2 Jul 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630114414/https://apps.apple.com/au/app/kayo-sports/id1434518367 |archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref>


Discussion of the initial changes in September 2025 included concerns about user privacy.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kayo now requires location services for "some customers" from 24 September |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/1nrj0ln/kayo_now_requires_location_services_for_some/ |website=Reddit}}</ref> Negative reviews on the App Store criticise the requirement for precise location in order to stream content.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kayo Sports App |url=https://apps.apple.com/au/app/kayo-sports/id1434518367 |website=App Store}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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