TiVo Any love for android? - Page 2

cfwatcher · 09-02-2012, 21:40

Anyway, back to the OP.... I had the official Tivo US Android app working before the latest update. The channel icons were entirely wrong but it worked after a fashion, not as well as the iOS version I have on an iPad and iPhone. I couldn't make the android version work with the python scripts so resorted to reverse engineering it. There is a direct reference to Virgin Media Tivo in the code that checks for valid devices so I was able to modify the code to recognise our tivo directly as valid. Unfortunately after the latest Tivo update from VM the device is found on the network but fails to respond so the app is useless. I've not bothered to spend further time on this since our iPad works fine. Unfortunately for android you'll have to make do with something like RCX, a remote control replica rather than the full featured access to My Shows and searching across all content that the iOS apps still allow.

TonyHoyle · 09-02-2012, 21:56

I had it working (didn't have to do much to the scripts, just alter them so I could broadcast both Tivos).. the app connects, but gets kicked out immediately by the Tivo - presumably the box is set to reject anything it doesn't see as a VM app (even modifying the code probably wouldn't work for me as I had to put the Tivo on its own network since VM hardcoded it to barf if its network address didn't start with 192.168 - a particularly annoying bug as it took me 2 days of hacking to work out why the hell it wouldn't work..).

It seems to be very basic compared to the pictures of the ipad app anyway.. but nice to get an EPG on the phone. Pity it no longer works, and I don't hold out much hope for an 'official' app TBH. It doesn't seem to be a priority for VM.

Graham M · 09-02-2012, 23:53

Behave and keep it on topic please

tac2983 · 10-02-2012, 14:40

Cheers guys, guess i have two options, move to the states and get TiVo or wait for VM to sort themselves out.

Sooooooooooooooooo angry with VM!

robolots · 13-02-2012, 18:54

Am I missing something here (and will probably get flamed) but am I right in saying that if you have an Iphone/Ipad you have a working Tivo app and if you have an Android device you don't?

Gavin78 · 13-02-2012, 19:12

Lets face it VM staff on here wont agree to any slander or bad rep towards VM they'll lose their jobs....

come appraisal time they can bown tongue the boss and show how much rep work they have done on here for the company....I can't say they have ever agreed to anything bad about the company unless it reflects personally on them e.g. job cuts etc

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BTW thats not fact just opinion of course!!!

Sirius · 13-02-2012, 19:17

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Originally Posted by Gavin78

Lets face it VM staff on here wont agree to any slander or bad rep towards VM they'll lose their jobs....

come appraisal time they can bown tongue the boss and show how much rep work they have done on here for the company....I can't say they have ever agreed to anything bad about the company unless it reflects personally on them e.g. job cuts etc

---------- Post added at 18:12 ---------- Previous post was at 18:11 ----------

BTW thats not fact just opinion of course!!!

Do you lean to one side with the weight of that chip on your shoulder, just opinion of course!!!

Gavin78 · 13-02-2012, 19:21

I do as it happens to the left!!!!

Sirius · 13-02-2012, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Gavin78

I do as it happens to the left!!!!

Thank you that's good to know.

Dan20 · 14-02-2012, 00:42

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Originally Posted by robolots

Am I missing something here (and will probably get flamed) but am I right in saying that if you have an Iphone/Ipad you have a working Tivo app and if you have an Android device you don't?

The Tivo Commander app no longer works but there are other Android apps that continue to work OK. I am now using RCX for Tivo, this includes the usual controls and a nifty qwerty input for search.

Digital Fanatic · 14-02-2012, 01:01

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Originally Posted by Gavin78

Lets face it VM staff on here wont agree to any slander or bad rep towards VM they'll lose their jobs....

come appraisal time they can bown tongue the boss and show how much rep work they have done on here for the company....I can't say they have ever agreed to anything bad about the company unless it reflects personally on them e.g. job cuts etc

---------- Post added at 18:12 ---------- Previous post was at 18:11 ----------

BTW thats not fact just opinion of course!!!

I find your post offensive and of poor taste. I have always posted on here in my own time and to no PERSONAL gain during my employment with VM.

Gavin78 · 14-02-2012, 02:34

Well it was just an opinion and of course you would find it offensive you work for VM.

Without looking back at all 8k posts I've always found VM staff in here limited in information but quick to pounce when its something negative towards the company.

This of course is just an observation not fact a personal opinion and as said I haven't seen all the 1000's of posts made on here by vm staff so could be wrong.

However my post was in reference to an earlier post about the tivo commander I found that in poor taste to the member who was jumped on right off the bat but well its a forum at the end of the day everyone has an opinion.

I say leave it be now let the topic go back on track I'm sure I have enough VM negatives on my profile now to get the message you didn't like what I said.

Digital Fanatic · 14-02-2012, 03:08

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Originally Posted by Gavin78

Well it was just an opinion and of course you would find it offensive you work for VM.

Without looking back at all 8k posts I've always found VM staff in here limited in information but quick to pounce when its something negative towards the company.

This of course is just an observation not fact a personal opinion and as said I haven't seen all the 1000's of posts made on here by vm staff so could be wrong.

However my post was in reference to an earlier post about the tivo commander I found that in poor taste to the member who was jumped on right off the bat but well its a forum at the end of the day everyone has an opinion.

I say leave it be now let the topic go back on track I'm sure I have enough VM negatives on my profile now to get the message you didn't like what I said.

You do realise that the CF Team are not Virgin Media Staff (apart from Stephen ) don't you?

I lose my job in a few days time and was going to stick around and carry on helping out, but if this is the sort of thanks I get then what's the point?

Sirius · 14-02-2012, 07:42

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

You do realise that the CF Team are not Virgin Media Staff (apart from Stephen ) don't you?

I lose my job in a few days time and was going to stick around and carry on helping out, but if this is the sort of thanks I get then what's the point?

Every forum has a few offensive little idiots, We have just seen one in all his glory .

howardmicks · 14-02-2012, 09:01

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

You do realise that the CF Team are not Virgin Media Staff (apart from Stephen ) don't you?

I lose my job in a few days time and was going to stick around and carry on helping out, but if this is the sort of thanks I get then what's the point?

Just ignore