Out-of-Home Streaming
Out-of-home streaming lets you stream content from your compatible TiVo device at home to your iOS or Android device anywhere in the world! Finally, you can watch what you want—where you want to.
Check compatibility
Before installation, make sure that your DVR and mobile device are compatible with out-of-home streaming, and that your home network is functioning.
Out-of-home streaming is compatible with the latest versions of TiVo Experience 3 and TiVo Experience 4 on the following:
- TiVo EDGE Series
- TiVo BOLT Series
- TiVo Roamio Plus and Pro
- 4-tuner Roamio and TiVo Premiere DVRs require a TiVo Stream
To verify if you have the latest version of the TiVo software, Force a Connection to the TiVo Service.
TiVo App for iOS software version
Your iOS device must be running the TiVo App with software version 12 or higher. For more information about installing the TiVo App on your iOS device, see TiVo App for iOS: Installation.
TiVo App for Android software version
Your Android device must be running the TiVo App with software version 9 and higher. Note: 6.x to 8.x are compatible, but functionalities may be limited.
For more information about installing the TiVo App on your Android device, see TiVo App for Android: Installation.
Network requirements
Out-of-home streaming requires a fast, reliable Internet connection on your DVR and mobile device. For the best experience, make sure your setup meets the following requirements:
Home network
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TiVo strongly recommends a high-bandwidth Internet connection, such as cable or fiber optic. DSL that you access via Ethernet or MoCA to connect your DVR to your home network.
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If you have a TiVo Roamio Plus/TiVo Pro DVR, you can use the built-in WiFi for streaming content from that DVR to a mobile device. However, this configuration will not allow you to stream content from other DVRs in your home.
Network at viewing location
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If your mobile device is connected to a network with limited bandwidth or heavy traffic, the TiVo App for mobile automatically lowers the video quality. To improve quality, select Download from the menu bar to download the recorded program or in-progress recording to your mobile device. Once a download has started, the program can be viewed.
Important iOS information:
- Your iOS must be connected to a high-speed wireless network to stream a show without downloading it
- Existing recordings on your TiVo will start downloading to your device from the beginning of the recording
- For in progress live TV, the TiVo will create a recording on the DVR and then begin downloading to the device from the beginning of that recording
- Once the download has started you can start watching the show up to the point that has been downloaded to the device
- In the case of a low quality cellular connection you may want to wait until a portion of the show has been downloaded before starting to watch that download to minimize interruptions (i.e., “catching up”).
- In the case of a high-quality cellular connection it is possible to download fast enough to watch the show immediately without interruption