Nearly a year after TiVo brought video streaming to Android, the DVR pioneer has just followed up with video downloads for offline viewing — finally putting the app on par with iPhones and iPads, perhaps even exceeding iOS given cellular capabilities. As TiVo is quick to caution, the recordings you’ll have access to are determined by your carrier’s relationships with the studios (real or perceived, right TWC?). As a FiOS customer, nearly everything is available to me (other than HBO and Fox properties) … although having requested higher quality downloads, as illustrated below, not enough time has elapsed for me to actually sample and report back on TiVo’s latest video goodness.
TiVo Roamio Pro and Plus owners, such as myself, have these capabilities built-in. Whereas Roamio OTA, Roamio Basic, and Premiere DVR owners, will need the TiVo Stream accessory to beam their content around. Presumably, TiVo will simplify things with the upcoming Bolt line and I’m hopeful all models in the new lineup with feature mobile access … and more.
(Thanks Dan!)
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This does not seem to download to an SD card. I looked on my Galaxy Tab and it only recognized the built in storage on the my shows - on tablet screen. This is disappointing, as I hope they change this. I know iPads have no SD card, but this would've helped seeing the cheap price of sd cards these days.
Is your app installed on device or SD card? Wonder if app is on card if recordings end up there too. However it's designed now is how it'll probably stay, that's my guess - they've ticked this box, on to the next thing.
Tried that, did not work. Oh well... Guess you can't have it all when it comes to TiVo. I will have to get a phone with plenty of built in storage. Thankfully I am in the market.