TiVo Voice Commands

SkipMode 

"Skip", "Skip it", "Skip Ads", "Skip now"

Use voice commands to use SkipMode on SkipMode enabled shows

Fast Forward / rewind a specific number of minutes

“Fast forward five minutes”
“Rewind five minutes”
“Jump forward five minutes”
“Jump by 5 minutes”
“Jump five minutes”
“Skip five minutes”
“Skip by five minutes”

Fast forward or rewind through a show

Jump to Live

“go to live TV”
“watch live TV” 
“Live TV”
“Open live TV”

When watching a recording in progress, jump playback to the current live show 

Jump to end

“Jump to End”
“Forward to End”
“Skip to End”

Moves playback to the end of the recording 

Restart this episode

“Rewind to beginning”
“Jump to beginning”
“Start Over”
“Go back to beginning”

Restart playback of the current recording  

Go to a specific minute mark in a recording

“go to the 24^th minute mark”
“jump to the 24^th minute mark”

Move playback to a specific minute mark in a recording 

Feature

Examples

Function

Watch a show on live TV now 
 

“Play/Watch + name of the show + "on now/on TV/on live TV" 

E.g.  
"Watch Dr. Phil on TV" 
 

Will tune to the channel airing the show. 

• If the show is also being recorded, the recording will start from the beginning.

• This is important for Sports to ensure the game is not spoiled by bringing is no spoiled by bringing viewers to the live point. 

Watch a show by just using the "Watch" or "Play" command

When using the "Watch" or "Play command without using a modifier, such as "on TV", how the show is played will depend on the type of content and its availability.  

Content

Movie: "Watch Infinity War" 

Availability/Priority

(1) Recording
(2) Live TV
(3) Search 

Content

Sports: "Watch the Houston Astros" 

Availability/Priority

(1)Recording in progress*
(2) Live TV
(3) Search 

Content

Series title: "Watch Friends" 
Search 
Series S/E: "Watch Season 8 episode 9 Friends" 

Availability/Priority

(1) Recording
(2) Live TV
(3) Search 

Note: As long as no other recordings are available as Direct Play will not work if there are multiple recordings. If other recordings exist, then the Series page/all recordings are shown. 

Watch the latest recording  

“Watch the latest recording of + show" 

E.g. "Watch the latest recording of Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

• Begins playback of the most recent recording.
• This can also be a recording in progress.    

Watch on a specific OTT app

“Watch show + on [OTT App] (Netflix, Prime Video) 

Content

Movie: "Watch Infinity War" 

Availability/Priority

(1) Recording
(2) Live TV
(3) Search 

Content 

Sports: "Watch the Houston Astros" 

Availability/Priority

(1) Recording in progress*
(2) Live TV
(3) Search 

Content 

Series title: "Watch Friends" 
Search 
Series S/E: "Watch Season 8 episode 9 of Friends" 

Availability/Priority

(1) Recording
(2) Live TV
(3) Search 

Launch UI screens 

• "Home"
• "My Shows"
• "What to watch"
• "Search"
• "One Pass Manager"
• "To Do List"
• "Settings"
• "Menu"
• "Help"
• "Live TV"
• "On Demand / VOD"

Opens UI screens with just voice. 

With on Demand/VOD, the cable provider's name in combination with the above also works, such as: 

• Cox on Demand 

The following phrases are supported: “VOD,” “On Demand,” and “Video on Demand” 

• “Launch Cox On Demand” 

Launch Apps with
your voice

• "Netflix"
• "Prime Video"
• "YouTube"
• "VUDU"
• "Plex"
• "Ameba TV"
• "Toon Goggles"
• "FlixFling"
• "HSN"
• "Tubi"
• "Yupp TV"
• "IHeartRadio"
• "Pandora"

Launches the corresponding app

Turn on / off closed captions 

• “turn on closed captions”

• “turn off closed captions”

• Turn off and on turn on closed captions feature via voice control instead of using the remote 

• To turn on/ turn off using the remote: Press and hold "B" button for two seconds to toggle Closed Captions on/off 
   

• “turn on text to speech”

• “turn off text to speech”

• Turn off and on accessibility features via voice control instead of alternate methods

• Do this via settings or long press colored remote buttons