What is XFINITY TV Remote? The Xfinity TV Remote app allows users to control their TV and DVR recordings using their smartphone or tablet. The app includes features such as channel browsing, Xfinity On Demand browsing, TV listings, and voice commands for X1 Voice Remote users. The app is available for Xfinity X1 service customers.
- Tune to preferred channels on TV from Listings view
- Use Filters to narrow down listings by categories
- Browse XFINITY On Demand library and launch selection onto TV from app
- Use Search feature to find TV shows, movies, or channels
- Rename cable boxes in home for easier identification
- Launch existing recordings onto TV from app and delete them when finished (for DVR customers)
- View scheduled recordings (for DVR customers)
- Use voice commands to change channels, find shows, get recommendations, launch apps, and more (for X1 customers)
- Change channels on TV using channel number keypad (for X1 customers)
- Use directional pad on app for on-screen navigation (for X1 customers)
- Requires reliable WiFi or cellular internet connection
- Requires XFINITY TV service with compatible cable set-top box
- Requires XFINITY username and password
- Some restrictions may apply and not available in all areas
- Help and support available through Xfinity website
Use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control. Change channels, browse Xfinity On Demand, TV listings, and DVR recordings--you can even use voice commands if you've got an X1 Voice Remote. This app is included with your Xfinity X1 service. Key Features: -Tune to your preferred channels on your TV from the Listings view, and use Filters to narrow down listings by categories such as Sports, Kids, High Definition, Closed Captioning, and more. -Browse the XFINITY On Demand library featuring thousands of TV shows and movies, and launch your selection onto your TV from the app. -Use the Search feature to find TV shows, movies, or channels. -Rename the cable boxes in your home for easier identification. Features for DVR Customers: -Launch existing recordings onto your TV right from the app and delete them when you’re finished -View scheduled recordings Exclusive Features for X1 Customers: -Say it and see it with the new X1 voice remote feature. Use voice commands to change channels, find shows, get recommendations, launch apps, and more! -Conveniently change channels on your TV using the channel number keypad. -Use the directional (up, down, left, right) pad on the app for on-screen navigation, just like you would on your X1 remote. Requirements: -Reliable WiFi or cellular internet connection -XFINITY TV service with a compatible cable set-top box (for TV and DVR control). For more details, please see http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/xfinity-apps/eligible-cable-boxes-cable-tv-app/ -XFINITY username and password. See help links below if needed. -Some restrictions may apply. Not available in all areas. Get Help Signing In: -Create an XFINITY username and password: xfinity.com/getstarted -Look up your existing XFINITY username: xfinity.com/username -Reset your XFINITY password: xfinity.com/password Questions: -Help and support page: xfinity.com/support/xfinity-apps
By Cwordy
I researched for a couple of months before switching from antennae to Comcast a few months ago. The top two features that made me go with them was the voice remote and that I could view guide and set recordings from my iPad which I used every day. I could look ahead at schedule and set things I wanted to record without disrupting my husband watching TV. I could also use it when not home. Now the record from the iPad has been removed - a major feature that I’m paying for. This isn’t what I agreed to when I signed up. Are our bills going to be reduced? I see Dish now has a voice remote and you can record from phone etc. Now I think I made the wrong choice.
By Nutella Bear
This app has the potential for being a real value added perk for Xfinity and my main wish is that Comcast invest the money in this app to bring it to full functionality. It needs to have all the functionality of the X1 Remote with a full set of tools to manage program guides and schedules. The app is about half way there and is screaming for greater investment. I would rather use something like this than any of the on-screen guides. One feature I would really like to have is the ability to construct my own channel lineup. Right now I have more than 300 channels but my actual viewing is typically a list of about 50 channels. I would like to have the ability to put together my own list of channels that displays only the channels I typically watch and be able to group and order the channels the way I want them displayed in a guide. This feature would be more important to me than the ability to "jump" in the channel listings. Jump is important now because there are so many channels I don't watch cluttering up my display. Update v3.7 — I hate the new way you mark Favorite channels. The old pull out tab was great. Now, with the star always showing, as I move through the listings I frequently end up unmarking the station as a favorite.
By brice60
Count me as a big Comcast fan. I’ve been a subscriber for 18 years (I think) and eat up all of your new gadgets (mobile apps, new home devices, etc.). I’m a pretty satisfied customer and brag to others quite often. But when you remove a feature, like the ability to record a show while not at home, tell us why. It used to be a slick feature when my wife would ask “can you record XYZ show...I don’t want to miss it” and I could quickly pop up the TV Remote app and say “done...you’re all set”. The feature used to exist, but has evaporated for some reason (I’m guessing lawyers were involved).