TiVo App Goes Universal, Finally Available For iPhones Everywhere
July 12, 2011
We told you it was coming, and here it is: TiVo for iPhone has gone live in the App Store. While originally available for the iPad only, TiVo is now a free universal download.
For Premiere DVR owners, the app is a fully-fledged show scheduler and system interface, allowing you to view channel guides, casts, and other information while your current TV program plays in uninterrupted full-screen. You can also browse third-party services (Netflix, Blockbuster, etc.), scroll through your recorded archives, post to Twitter and Facebook, and use your iDevice as a standard TiVo remote.
For TiVo Series 3, HD, and HD XL customers, that list of enhancements is greatly abridged; and non-TiVo subscribers can use the app only as a channel and show guide (which is actually kind of cool).
Still, TiVo is free on iTunes, and -- even if you've got an older DVR -- the app's definitely worth a try.