Looks like Verizon has finally taken my advice and has begun consolidating their disparate FiOS-related apps into a unified control panel. Instead of say launching an individual mobile program to change channels on our Verizon DVR and then launching another to manage recordings, those formerly distinct functions are now logically accessed and controlled via the single interface of MY FiOS. Further, Verizon tells me:
The new app will allow Verizon customers to more nimbly enjoy the company’s expanding base of remote-access media and entertainment services, while also making it easier to manage their personal accounts anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. It also paves the way for easy access to dozens of new remote applications currently in development by Verizon and the company’s content provider partners.
MY FiOS is now available to Android owners in the Market with the iPhone equivalent expected to hit later this year. I assume Verizon intends to decommission their earlier app smorgasbord, but they indicate both new and old apps will coexist for the time being.
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I tried the My Fios app, but all it does is point me to the other apps which I need downloaded on my phone!!
I liked the new Remote/DVR manager but it drained my battery so I had to delete it. The old DVR manager app will have to do...
Hmmmm... that's not exactly how I understood it to operate. Guess I'll dust off my Sprint EPIC 4G, charge it up, and try this out tonight. If it is merely an app catalog+launcher of sorts, that's much less compelling. Perhaps that's a stop-gap to get this rolling and I'm not even sure they could pull off the equivalent on the iPhone. (Yes, that's my iPhone above. No, that Too Much Verizon folder isn't normally there - it's a custom prop for this post.)
Yeah, it's just a launcher for other apps. None of which can be moved to the SD card. So I had to uninstall all of them and return to using the older Fios DVR app.
I assume this is just one step of many in the right direction.