Control TiVo YouTube using a smartphone or tablet
 

Came across this tonight and thought it was rather cool - apologies if it's been pointed out before

You can control the YouTube app on TiVo using an Android device without any major networking hassles, and it works now.

All you need to do is make sure you've authorised the TiVo app with your YouTube account and then follow the instructions under the 'Pair' option (all the way to the right under 'My YouTube' on TiVo)

If you have Android 3 or 4 then it's all built into the main YouTube app, or you can download 'YouTube Remote' from Google Play

You then have full control over what appears on the YouTube TiVo app from the YouTube app on your device - and it's very responsive. It also allows for much better playlist building - because you can do search and add all on the device without interrupting what is playing on the TV

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It's also posible on IOS (even IOS6) by going to m.youtube.com. Makes it about a million times easier to use!

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I didn't know that about ios that is pretty awesome. Will give it a go can't be worse then using the keyboard on the US TiVo app.

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Tried this today and can't believe I could have ages ago. It certainly makes searching, loading and controlling videos on the YouTube app much quicker and better, and making your own playlists on the spot is awesome too. Best YouTube app we've had so far.

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This is excellent. Is there any way to keep the pairing or do I have to re pair each time I go in?

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I thought it kept the paring?

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First chance I had to use it was last night. I logged in twice and had to pair each time. No big deal-to be honest I thought the app was pretty much unusable until you started this thread so I'm chuffed either way.

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The is superb why has it taken me so long to find this it makes controlling YouTube so much better.

I can get my iPhone to work but when I use my iPad the options for paring seem o be missing has anyone got theirs o work.

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Ok I can get it to work if on my ipad if a use a different browser than Safari like Atomic. The Youtube layout on Safari is completely different and is currently missing options to pair.

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Well the YouTube app on Android does remember the pairing - so as long as you've got the app running it'll work without any setup again

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I've just tried it on iPad and it worked straight away from the default Safari browser, seems to keep the pairing as well. Great find as it makes it much more user friendly, thanks.

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What URL did you use in Safari on the ipad?

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Wonder if the title of this thread should be changed as its working via the mobile website too

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I just typed m.youtube.com in the address bar and it went straight there.

http://m.youtube.com/

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Have you got the new Youtube layout on your iPad as I have so don't get that four square button to select a TV device.

Ben I would say change the title I had no idea this was possible and really makes the Youtube app so much easier to use.

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It would be have to be one of the mods that would need to change it

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I'm not too sure, I don't use it too often, and normally via the app. If I search on google and select the normal YouTube it automatically goes to the mobile version which has the square button to go to the TV option. Sorry I can't be more help. If I could work out how to attach a photo of the screen I could post what I get.

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This is what I see, hope it helps.

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Thats the layout I see when I use Atomic browser but through Safari I see a different layout.

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New YouTube app for iPhone launched http://youtube-global.blogspot.co.uk...-for-your.html so wondering if this included the right bits for the YouTube app paring?

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Not as far as I can see, the usual Google not pulling products in the same direction.

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The YouTube app on TiVo pairs very well with my iPhone / iPad I rarely ever used the YouTube app on my TiVo prior to pairing. The remote made it at best very painful, let's face it it was ****. Now it's a brand new channel with extraordiry amounts of content.

How to connect:

1. Open YouTube app on TiVo and scroll down to MY YOUTUBE and then Pair (you will be given a nine digit code).

2. I then open on my iphone / ipad
http://m.youtube.com/#/menugrid
(I have bookmarked this URL as it takes me where I need to be directly) then open Add TV put in the code and you're up and running.

YouTube will never be the same again!

Another URL for YouTube that I like =
http://www.youtube.com/movies?fl=f&pt=fm
(gained that URL from an OP can't remember where but I'm grateful all the same).

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Looking at the first post the OP has stated that on Android there is a separate remote app so I guess the native app doesn't have it built in.

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Actually, it does - but only if you are on Android 4 or above (or have the table specific Honeycomb). For those versions below you have to use the remote app (or the website as those on iOS do)

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Hi, sorry to be a numbnut, but does the tivo box need to be connected through router first to do this?

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That's the cool thing about it - no it doesn't.

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Wow , is good. Just wont keep the pairing. Have to input code each time I use it. :(

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Android Froyo and Gingerbread can now also get the newer app UI with the extra TV options http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/you...bread-devices/

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Just thought I'd add that YouTube have now added this option to the website - so you can now do it from a computer

Just go here http://www.youtube.com/pair

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I love the VM anywhere app on my iphone to set programmes. When I was in Crete this year I wanted to set up a series link for Under the Dome the realised VM don't support Apple very well in this department and my phone has limited use abroad if any.