TiVo’s Fall Update has begun rolling out – with TiVo Roamio, Premiere, and Mini boxes on the priority list slated to receive software version 20.4.4 as early as last night. Deployment is expected to conclude in a few weeks. Package highlights:
On the surface, this isn’t so interesting (and I say that as a Spotify subscriber). Although tracking down Season Passes outside of the 14 day window will come in handy for many. Including TiVo themselves when customers (no longer) migrate busted SPs to new DVRs. However, behind the scenes, this update lays the groundwork for Roamio Android streaming to debut towards the end of the month – finally! Further, based on VP Margret Schmidt’s release notes, it appears Amazon Instant and Vudu apps are tentatively scheduled for a late November update. 2014 is certainly shaping up to be a great year for TiVo owners.
View Comments
I saw the update on one of my boxes this morning but did not do anything with it. I wonder if the spotify app will still require a subscription or if it will follow the iOS (and Android?) model of not requiring a subscription?
I assume the 6-month season pass thing is mostly a database thing - allow queries to items in the database of programs 6-months back rather than just a 2-week database.
I've been wondering for years why there hasn't been multi-channel season pass. Will be nice to finally see that.
Seems like a pretty small update. UPnP, enhancing the podcast downloading capabilities (youtube and the hot area need a facelift), or how about useful apps (not app). 6-months for HSN, really who cares. Get some useful apps.
Any word on if they will allow Mirroring with the Android app, or will it be gimped like the ios version?
It's great to be able to watch something from my Tivo on vacation, but I don't want to crowd around my iPad.