TiviMate IPTV Player: What It Is and How to Use It

Basics

What Is TiviMate?

TiviMate is a player. The developer calls it “a media player only” and says it “does not provide any content”. It is built for a TV and a remote: the listing says it is designed for Android TV and remote control navigation and is not optimized for touch devices such as phones or tablets. Google Play showed more than 5 million downloads and a last update of June 22, 2026 when we read it.

The app does nothing until you add a playlist. That is why TiviMate has no channel list of its own: the list you see is whatever your provider sends. The same goes for the guide and the picture quality. For our opinion of it, with its limits, see the TiviMate review.

How it works

How the TiviMate App Works

The app reads three playlist formats, according to its listing: M3U, Xtream Codes and Stalker Portal. Your provider chooses which one to give you. An Xtream Codes login is a server address, a username and a password. An M3U playlist is a link or a file listing the channels, and it often needs a separate guide link as well. A Stalker Portal login uses a portal address.

So there are two products in play, from two different companies. The next diagram shows which one answers for what. When something goes wrong, it tells you who can fix it.

Cost

TiviMate Free and Premium

The free app plays one playlist with the guide. TiviMate Premium adds the rest. The listing names the features but does not split them by tier, so the split below is what our TiviMate Premium guide records from the app. Confirm it on the Premium screen in your copy.

We do not quote a Premium price. The developer publishes none that we could find, and Google Play shows only a range for the app’s in-app purchases, $0.99 to $33.99 per item, in US dollars. Premium adds no channels: the listing says a paid upgrade “unlocks application features only”. Whether it is worth paying for depends on whether you will use those features, and on a Fire TV you buy it through the separate TiviMate Companion app, as our Companion guide explains.

Install

How to Install TiviMate

The route depends on your device. Our TiviMate install guide has the whole list, and each row here links to the steps.

Get the app from the Play listing or the developer’s own file. Copies sold or shared as unlocked Premium are not the developer’s, you cannot tell what they contain, and we do not link to them.

Setup

How to Use TiviMate: First Setup

Menu wording can differ between versions, and the names here are the ones in common use. Our TiviMate playlist guide covers each field.

1. Open TiviMate and choose Add playlist.
2. Pick the format your provider gave you: Xtream Codes, M3U or Stalker Portal.
3. Enter the details exactly as sent. Passwords are often case-sensitive, so copy them with care.
4. Wait for the channels and guide to load. A large playlist takes longer.
5. Pick a channel from the guide and check that it plays.

After that, a few TiviMate settings are worth a look. Leave the others alone until something bothers you.

Guide

The TiviMate TV Guide

The guide grid is the feature the developer leads with: “browse the full program schedule in a fast, clear grid”. It only shows what your provider’s guide data contains, so gaps and wrong listings usually start there and not in the app. An Xtream Codes login usually brings the guide along. An M3U playlist may need a separate link. Our TiviMate EPG guide shows where that link goes, and what an IPTV EPG is covers the basics.

Features

What the Developer Lists

This is the listing’s own feature list, in plain words. We have not measured any of it.

• Interface for large screens, described as customizable.
• Multiple playlists you can switch between.
• Favorite channels and search across channels and shows.
• Catch-up, which also needs a provider that keeps past broadcasts.
• Recording; see recording IPTV.
• Parental controls to manage access.
• Multiview, several channels on one screen; see TiviMate multiview.

To move a setup to another device, see TiviMate backup and restore.

Other players

TiviMate and Other Players

TiviMate suits a TV with a remote on Android TV or Fire OS. If your screens are something else, the choice is made for you. IPTV Smarters lists a much wider spread of devices on its download page, including Windows, Mac, LG and Samsung TVs, and Smarters Player Lite on Apple devices. We have not measured the apps against each other, so we name no winner.

For a side-by-side look, see IPTV Smarters vs TiviMate. Our TiviMate alternatives page sorts players by device, and IPTV players compared sets out what nine developers publish. Changing player does not change your subscription, because your login stays with your provider.

Fixes

When TiviMate Stops Working

Start with the guide that matches what you see. Since the app only plays what it receives, trying the same login in a second player is often the quickest test of where a fault lies.

Provider

Best IPTV for TiviMate: How to Choose

We cannot give you a neutral answer, because we sell one. This site sells an IPTV service, Tivimate IPTV, and the five other services we list belong to the same owner. We earn when you buy any of them. We have no measurements that rank any service for TiviMate, so here is the test instead.

Any provider that supplies an Xtream Codes, M3U or Stalker Portal login should load. What differs is whether your channels are there, how they play on your connection, whether the guide is filled in, and whether anyone answers you. Run our IPTV test checklist on any service before paying for long.

What we state about ours is the owner’s word, not a measurement: an Xtream Codes login sent on WhatsApp after payment, 55,000+ live channels, 180,000+ movies and series on demand, and a 7-day guide with catch-up on supported channels. There is a 24-hour free trial with no card details, so you can try it in TiviMate yourself. The other services are compared in our IPTV providers list.

Legal

Is TiviMate Legal?

The app is a media player, and the developer says it is not affiliated with any content provider and does not endorse illegal content sources. The harder question is what you play in it. A service with the rights to its channels is one thing, and one without them is another, and that applies to every provider, including ours. We do not publish the rights agreements behind our channels, so we will not tell you our service is licensed. Ask any provider what it can show you, and check the rules where you live. We are not lawyers; our TiviMate legal guide goes further.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About TiviMate