TiVo being one of the best DVRs out there has gained some good popularity over all these years, so you can see millions of subscribers using these DVRs for all sorts of streaming needs. With all that, you get to enjoy tons of value-added features that make TiVo the first choice for you if you are looking for any sorts of DVRs for yourself.
PyTiVo is one such application that you can download on your Desktop PC or Laptop and use it to download shows from and share music, photos, and videos with your TiVo DVR. If it is not working for you, here are a few things you need to check on.
How to Fix PyTiVo Push Not Working?
1. Update
First things first and you will have to ensure that you are using the latest version of the PyTiVo app to make it work. It matters a lot as you will need to make sure that both the applications are running the same version. It is pretty simple, and you will not have to go through much trouble to accomplish that.
Simply uninstall the PyTiVo application from your desktop first and then restart the PC once. After that, you will need to download and install the latest version of the PyTiVo application for your desktop from the internet.
After that, you will have to repeat the same process on your DVR as well and ensure that you have the latest version of your application on the DVR. This will help you sort out the problem most of the time and you will be able to make it work pretty seamlessly. Be mindful that you should be updating the firmware on your DVR as well to the latest version if you want to make it work without getting any sorts of problems.
2. Check Connectivity
Another thing that you will need to be careful about is connectivity. It is recommended to make sure that your DVR and the PC that you are trying to connect with the DVR are on the same Wi-Fi network. This goes without saying that you will have to connect them with the same router using the login credentials for your Wi-Fi connection.
So, check on that and make sure that both of the devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. After that, you also need to check on the internet coverage in order to ensure that the devices are getting internet access as well for authentication and seamless communication. This is going to help you out perfectly and you will be able to get the PyTiVo Push working for you again without having any problems.
3. Reset
If nothing so far has worked out for you, and your PyTiVo is unable to push the content to your DVR, then there might be some other problem with the settings.
The best course of action here would be to reset the TiVo to its default settings, update the application once again to the latest version and then give it a try. This will most of the time solve the problem for you and you will be able to make PyTiVo work.