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isPermaLink="false">http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8977</guid> <description><![CDATA[TiVo released more than a software update for the TiVo Premier tonight, they also released the long-awaited official TiVo Android App! That may explain why they recently had the 3rd party TiVo Commander app pulled from the Android Market, to &#8230; <a
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href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tivophone.android"><img
src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-8-179x300.jpg?9d7bd4" alt="TiVo Android App 8" title="TiVo Android App 8" width="179" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8985" /></a> TiVo released more than a <a
href="http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-premiere-family-gets-new-software-with-updated-hd-ui-and-multi-room-streaming/">software update for the TiVo Premier</a> tonight, they also released the long-awaited <a
href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tivophone.android">official TiVo Android App</a>!  That may explain why they recently had the 3rd party <a
href="http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/12/03/the-excellent-tivo-commander-android-app-pulled-from-android-market-due-to-tivo-takedown-request/">TiVo Commander app pulled from the Android Market</a>, to eliminate any potential confusion with this official app.  I now have both installed on my Galaxy Nexus and the icons are nearly identical.  While TiVo Commander was a great app as a stopgap the official app is simply superior in every way, as far as I can tell.</p><p>The Android app looks much like the most recent update of <a
href="http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/07/12/tivo-releases-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/">the iOS version</a>, and includes pretty much the same functionality.  The app works with TiVo Series4 (Premiere family) and Series3 (S3/HD) units, though some of the features only work with the Premiere:</p><ul><li>Browse the channel guide without interrupting the show you’re watching &#8211; View shows up to 14 days in advance</li><li>Schedule TV show/movie recordings and ongoing (Season Pass&reg;) recordings</li><li>Browse your recorded shows list and play a show from the App</li><li>Find exactly what you want to watch &#8211; Search across TV, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video &#038; Blockbuster —and see integrated results on Demand to find what you are looking for</li><li>Explore cast and crew while watching a show</li><li>Comment about what you’re watching on Facebook or Twitter</li><li>Use a TiVo remote control replica or our intuitive, gesture-based remote control</li><li>Manage your ongoing (Season Pass&reg;) recordings and your To-Do List &#8211; Delete and reprioritize recordings for your favorite shows</li><li>Instantly schedule, search and browse for shows while you’re away from home</li></ul><p>If you have an Android device running 2.1 Froyo or later, <a
href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tivophone.android">grab it now</a>.</p><p>Note that this <i>only</i> works with TiVo Series3 (S3/HD) and Series4 (Premiere) units.  It does <i>not</i> work with the old Series1 or Series2 units, nor any DirecTV TiVo model.  The description does explicitly state that it works with RCN &#038; Suddenlink provided TiVo units &#8211; and I&#8217;d guess it also works for Grande Communications and Charter customers, but it&#8217;d be good to have confirmation of that.  Also, you must enable the Network Remote Control feature under Settings &#038; Messages -> Settings -> Remote, CableCard, &#038; Devices -> Network Remote Control.  Or whatever the path is on your specific model and software revision &#8211; just look for it under Settings.  If you don&#8217;t have it enabled, the app cannot connect to your box.</p><p>On thing I want to call out, the app description says this is for your<cite>&#8220;Android phone or 7inch tablet&#8221;</cite>.  That&#8217;s oddly specific.  I don&#8217;t know why I wouldn&#8217;t work on a larger tablet, even if it isn&#8217;t fully optimized for them.  Just as there are different versions of the iOS app for the iPhone/iPod Touch and the iPad there is probably a tablet-optimized version of the Android app.  If you have a larger tablet and you give this a try, leave a comment about how it works for you.  I&#8217;d also love to hear from Virgin Media TiVo users on whether this app works for you.</p><p>Some screenshots:<br
/><a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-1/' title='TiVo Android App 1'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-1-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 1" title="TiVo Android App 1" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-2/' title='TiVo Android App 2'><img
width="84" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-2-84x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 2" title="TiVo Android App 2" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-3/' title='TiVo Android App 3'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-3-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 3" title="TiVo Android App 3" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-4/' title='TiVo Android App 4'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-4-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 4" title="TiVo Android App 4" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-5/' title='TiVo Android App 5'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-5-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 5" title="TiVo Android App 5" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-6/' title='TiVo Android App 6'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-6-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 6" title="TiVo Android App 6" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-7/' title='TiVo Android App 7'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-7-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 7" title="TiVo Android App 7" /></a> <a
href='http://www.gizmolovers.com/2012/01/06/tivo-releases-official-android-app/tivo-android-app-8/' title='TiVo Android App 8'><img
width="89" height="150" src="http://www.gizmolovers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TiVo-Android-App-8-89x150.jpg?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="TiVo Android App 8" title="TiVo Android App 8" /></a></p><p>EDIT: TiVo published a video overview today:<br
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