Install TiviMate: Guide for Every Device

TiviMate is an IPTV player made by Armobsoft FZE. It is not our product — Tivimate IPTV is a separate subscription service, and this page is an independent guide to getting the player onto your hardware. How you install TiviMate depends entirely on which operating system your device runs, so start by finding your device in the table below and follow the guide written for it.

Install TiviMate by Device

The Three Ways TiviMate Gets Installed

Every device guide above is a variation on one of three routes. Knowing which one applies to you tells you most of what the install will involve.

1. From the Google Play Store

Devices that run Android TV or Google TV carry the Play Store, and TiviMate is listed there for TV devices. You search for it, select Install, and it updates itself afterwards like any other app. This covers Sony, TCL, Hisense and Philips sets running Google TV, plus the NVIDIA Shield, Chromecast with Google TV and Onn boxes. It is the simplest route and the one to prefer when your device offers it.

2. Sideloaded with Downloader

Amazon’s Fire OS is built on Android but uses Amazon’s own app store, where TiviMate is not listed. On a Firestick you install the free Downloader app, give it permission to install unknown apps, and use it to fetch the installer file. The TiviMate Downloader code guide walks through each screen. A sideloaded app does not update itself, so you repeat the download when a new version is released.

3. Through an emulator or a mirror

Windows and Roku cannot run Android apps directly. On a PC you run TiviMate inside an Android emulator; on Roku you either mirror an Android phone or plug an inexpensive Android TV stick into a spare HDMI port. Both are workarounds, and the Windows guide and Roku guide are plain about where each one falls short.

Before You Install: A Short Checklist

• Free storage. Low-storage sticks refuse installs and updates when nearly full. Clear unused apps first if your device warns about space.
• Your provider details. Have either the Xtream Codes server address, username and password, or the M3U link, ready to type in.
• A stable connection. Ethernet or 5 GHz Wi-Fi makes the first playlist and guide download far quicker.
• A Google account if you are installing from the Play Store.

After Installing: Add a Playlist

A fresh install opens to a prompt asking for a playlist, because the player contains no channels of its own. You choose Xtream Codes, an M3U link or a Stalker portal, enter the details your provider sent, and wait while the channel list and programme guide load. The add a playlist to TiviMate guide covers all three methods and the mistakes that cause a login to fail. If you subscribe to our service, the Tivimate IPTV with TiviMate walkthrough uses the exact details from your welcome message.

Devices TiviMate Does Not Support

There is no TiviMate build for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Samsung Tizen TVs, LG webOS TVs or MAG boxes. Pages that offer a download for those platforms are offering something else. On that hardware the practical choice is a player written for it — see the setup guides for Apple TV, Samsung and LG, or the list of TiviMate alternatives. Adding a Fire TV or Google TV stick to the television is the other common answer.

When the Install Goes Wrong

An “app not installed” message usually means too little free storage or an incomplete download; delete the installer file, free some space and fetch it again. A Play Store listing that is missing usually means the device is not a certified Android TV device, in which case sideloading with Downloader is the fallback. If the app installs but will not play, that is a different problem — start with the TiviMate not working guide.