How to view photos on Picasa Web Albums on your TiVo® box

Picasa Web Albums is Picasa's newest feature, designed to help users post and share their photos quickly and easily on the web. Now you can use your broadband-connected TiVo box to access photos stored in your Picasa Web Albums.

To sign up for your own Web Albums, visit picasaweb.google.com to create a free account.

This feature is available on:

  • Series2
  • Series3
  • TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL
  • All TiVo Premiere boxes
  • TiVo Mini

Access your Picasa Web Albums from your TiVo box

View slideshows of photos your store on Picasa. Here's how:

Show the steps
  1. Create a free account on Google's Picasa Web Albums.
  2. Upload your photos.
  3. Go to TiVo Central and do one of the following:
    • On TiVo Premiere with HD menus: select "Music & Photos."See it
    • On all other TiVo boxes or on TiVo Premiere with SD menus: select "Music, Photos, & Showcases."See it
  4. Select "Photos & Slideshows."See it See it
  5. If you're already signed in, select 'My Photos' > 'My Picasa Web Albums' to view your photos. If you're not yet signed in, select 'My Photo Accounts' > 'Sign in to Picasa.'See it
  6. View your photos.

Viewing public photos

You don't need a Picasa account to browse and view public photos from your TiVo box.See it

  • Search for keywords to find interesting photos, and bookmark photos or albums (by pressing RECORD on your TiVo remote) to view them later.
  • Press PLAY on your TiVo remote while viewing albums to play a slideshow.