Common TiVo UI Voice Commands

Advanced TrickPlay

Feature	Examples	Function
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 24th minute mark” “jump to the 24th minute mark”	Move playback to a specific minute mark in a recording

• The phrases in the following table must be used as quoted

• Additional supported phrases might be added at a later date

Direct Play

• Enables you to resume an episode
• "Play" or "Watch" can be used
• Ability to use voice to directly begin watching content
  
  

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 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, Hulu)	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

UI Launch Points and App

Feature	Examples	Function
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. The following phrases are supported: “VOD” “On Demand” “Launch On Demand” “Video on Demand”
Launch Apps with your voice	"Netflix" "Prime Video" "Hulu" "YouTube" "Plex" "Ameba TV" "Toon Goggles" "FlixFling" "HSN" "Tubi" "IHeartRadio" "Pandora"	Launches the corresponding app

Accessibility

Feature	Examples	Function
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