Anyone loaded TiVo app on FireTV?

Well, my thought is that the streaming app will be based on the Android app.... They couldn't deliver until that was done. Now that the android app has been completed and deployed it is just a simple port of the codeset.

 

Looks like it's possible with an app called Wukong. The reviews even mention it working specifically for the Fire Tv Stick, as well as for the Xfinity app as well. I'll update it my experiences once I try it tonight.

BTW, Slingplayer released a Free app for FireTV, for those who also have a Slingbox.

 

A wireless mini! That also doesn't require a 4-6 tuner TiVo. This is a new option for a household that has the two tuner TiVo's and wants to add another TV inexpensively, being as the minis don't work with two tuner units.

 

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Sort of. They would still need to buy a Stream if wanting to use with 2 or 4 tuner boxes, since this is running the tablet Tivo App, which in turn needs H.264 format video.

 

I can confirm that the app "Wukong" app works great. A little weird using the mouse, but I can imagine it's similar using a controller.

I tried the Xfinity TV Go and the Tivo (phone) app. Need to figure out how to get the Tablet version.

You can download here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wukongtv.wkremote.client.en&hl=en

 

If it's allowed, can someone post a link to the tablet version of the Tivo App? I only have an Android phone, so it runs a different version. I'd like to have one similar to the one in the video posted above by Dan.

 

All I see are these two:



I should be grabbing the one that says "TiVo Tablet (Obsolete)" ??

 

The "TiVo Tablet (Obsolete)" one is 2.0.

The "TiVo" one (#1 on that list above) says "varies by device" on the Play Store, but when I check the version number of that app installed on my Nexus 7 tablet, for example, I see that it is version 2.0.1 there. So that's the one I should sideload onto the FireTV, yeah? I hope so, because I'd feel better with the one that's not labelled "obsolete" anyway

 

Yes, I read that on the Amazon website. This will make it a lot better than Chromecast for hotel use.

 

Is there any reason to think they WANT to put TiVo access into streamers that connect to TVs? They don't support HDMI out or Google casting with their current apps.

This does sound more likely due to CableLabs' concerns, but it doesn't help with travel.

 

Based on their own presentations - yes

 

Stupid question. any chance this will work on a chromecast? Three fire stick seems to be oos until January.

 

Hmm, still can't get the correct Tivo APK so it looks like how it'll look on the tablet and/or iPad. I had a friend of mine download it onto his tablet and extract the APK and email it to me. Loaded onto the FireTV Stick and still get the same phone looking version. It appears that the APK should be the same for both phone and tablet? This is the file name..."TiVo_com.tivophone.android_2.0.1_16700.apk"

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I could use the phone version as it works, but the GUI isn't great for TV use.

 

Maybe then the one needed is the "TiVo Tablet (Obsolete)" one after all?

(See my post above.)

 

Why don't you give it a shot and let me know. If I could get Bluestacks to run properly on my old Windows PC, but it won't work. And from what I've read, it doesn't run well on Mac.