Take your recordings on the go! With a supported TiVo DVR and the free TiVo app, you're ready to get started.
To begin, download the TiVo app. For help setting up and using features of the app not covered in this article, see How to use the TiVo app for iPad or iPhone or How to use the TiVo app for Android tablets and phones.
You're a few taps away from watching live TV or recorded shows wherever you are – even if you're away from home.
- Be sure that your ExpressTV Powered By TiVo is connected to your home network.
- Launch and sign in to the TiVo app. (See How to use the TiVo app for iPad or iPhone if you need help getting started.)
- To stream a recorded show:
- To stream live TV:
- Tap the Guide button at the bottom of the screen to browse the program guide. Scroll the guide columns up or down to view more listings. (You can also use the numbers on the side of the screen to skip quickly to a range of channels.)
- Choose a show that is currently airing, and tap the title to select it.
- Tap "Watch Now," and then choose "Watch on iPad/iPhone." Your TiVo DVR will start recording the show and it will begin streaming to your mobile device immediately.
You're a few taps away from watching live TV or recorded shows wherever you are – even if you're away from home.
- Be sure that your ExpressTV Powered By TiVo is connected to your home network.
- Launch and sign in to the TiVo app. (See How to use the TiVo app for Android if you need help getting started.)
- To stream a recorded show to your Android device:
- Tap "My Shows" at the bottom of the screen (on a tablet), or tap the TiVo button and choose "My Shows" (on a phone) This will show a list of all recorded shows available to stream. See it
- Tap the title of show you want to watch to view information about it.
- Tap "Watch Now," then choose "Watch on Tablet/Phone." See it
- To stream live TV to your Android device:
- Tap "Guide" at the bottom of the screen (on a tablet), or tap the TiVo button and choose "Guide" (on a phone). Scroll the guide columns up or down to view more listings. (You can also use the numbers on the side of the screen to skip quickly to a range of channels.)
- Choose a show that is currently airing, and tap the title to select it.
- Tap "Watch Now," and then choose "Watch on Tablet/Phone." Your TiVo DVR will start recording the show and it will begin streaming to your mobile device immediately.
If you want access to your recordings when you don't have Internet access (in the car, on a plane, etc.), download them to your iPad or iPhone.
- Tap "My Shows."
- Tap the "On DVR" tab to view the DVR's My Shows list. See it
- Tap the title of the recording you want to download, then tap "Download."
- Choose a download quality, then tap "Download with these options." Note that "Best" quality downloads will take up more space on your iPad/iPhone than "Medium" or "Standard" quality downloads.
- Tap "On iPad/iPhone" to see your recording added to the download queue. See it
- If you have more than one recording waiting to download, you can rearrange the order in which they'll download or delete recordings from the download queue:
- Tap "Edit" on the "On iPad/iPhone" screen.
- To rearrange the download order, drag and drop shows into the order in which you want to download them. See it
- To delete a show, tap the empty circle next to each show you want to delete, and then tap "Delete."
- Downloaded shows appear at the bottom of the download queue (if any shows are in the queue). Tap a show to view information about it. Choose "Watch now", then "Watch on iPad/iPhone" to watch the show on your mobile device. You can also delete it from your iPad/iPhone. See it
Note: Downloaded shows are available to watch only from the TiVo app, not from the "Videos" section of your iPad/iPhone. If you uninstall the TiVo app, the downloads will be deleted from your iPad/iPhone.
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