Pick your IPTV player. Watching in three minutes.
Vivimate plugs into the seven biggest IPTV apps. Find yours below and walk the steps. Zero technical skill required.
Amazon Firestick
TiviMate · Fire TV, Android TV, Nvidia Shield
Allow unknown sources
On a Fire TV stick, open the Settings menu, jump into the "My Fire TV" panel, then enter Developer Options and flip "Apps from Unknown Sources" to the on position. Android TV already permits this, skip the step there.
Install TiviMate
Grab Downloader (free in the Appstore) and pull the TiviMate APK off tivimate.com/download. Install.
Choose Xtream Codes
Open TiviMate, Add Playlist, Xtream Codes. Three fields: server URL, username, password. All sit in your welcome mail.
Pull down the EPG
TiviMate asks about the guide. Say yes. Seven days of guide data pulls down inside a minute.
Two settings to flip
Playback, Buffer size, Maximum. Playback, User agent, VLC. Those two changes head off ninety percent of opening-day buffer hits.
Smart TV
IPTV Smarters Pro · runs on everything
Install from the store
App Store on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac. Play Store on Android phone, Android TV. Amazon Appstore on Fire TV.
Choose Xtream Codes
Open the app, hit "Login with Xtream Codes API". Three fields: server URL, username, password from your welcome mail.
Wait for the lineup
Channel count and EPG populate inside thirty seconds on a normal connection.
Optional — bump the buffer
Settings, Player Settings, Buffer length, Maximum (10 sec). Worth it over Wi-Fi, no need over ethernet.
Apple TV
IBO Player Pro · Samsung and LG smart TVs
Find IBO Player Pro
Open Samsung Apps or LG Content Store on the TV and look up "IBO Player Pro". Install. Some models charge a small one-off fee.
Note the device code
Open the app. Home screen shows the device code (a.k.a. MAC). Jot it down.
Drop the MAC into the panel
Sign in at panel.vivimate.io, open the subscription, paste the MAC into the device code field, save.
Reload the app
Close IBO Player Pro and reopen. Channel grid, categories and EPG surface on their own.
iPhone & Android
Hot Player Pro · Fire TV and Android TV
Sideload through Downloader
On Fire TV grab Downloader from the Amazon Appstore. Use it to fetch the Hot Player Pro APK off the official URL in your welcome mail.
Install and launch
Approve the install. Open Hot Player Pro from the apps row.
Drop in an M3U playlist
Pick "Add Playlist", then "M3U URL". Drop in the M3U URL out of your Vivimate panel. Save.
Choose categories
Hot Player Pro buckets channels by category. First open of a category caches locally, the next opens are immediate.
Windows & Mac
Set IPTV · Samsung Tizen and LG webOS
Install Set IPTV
Look up "Set IPTV" in Samsung Apps or LG Content Store and install.
Grab the TV MAC address
Open Set IPTV. The welcome panel shows the MAC.
Push your playlist
On a phone or laptop, head to setip.tv. Paste the TV MAC and your Vivimate M3U URL. Submit.
Reload the app
Reopen Set IPTV on the TV. The full grid and EPG appear.
Kodi
BOB Player Pro · Android and Fire TV
Install BOB Player Pro
Sideload through Downloader on Fire TV. Direct install on Android TV via the Play Store.
Pick "Xtream Codes API"
Open the app, Add Account, Xtream Codes. Enter the three fields from your welcome mail.
Switch the user-agent if throttled
BOB Player Pro bundles user-agent rotation. Settings, Network, User-Agent, VLC. Clears almost every throttle-driven buffer.
Done
Channel grid and EPG populate. Use the on-screen remote layout to jump categories.
MAG Box
XCIPTV · Fire TV, Android TV, phones
Install XCIPTV
Play Store on Android TV and phones. Sideload through Downloader on Fire TV.
Add your Vivimate account
Open XCIPTV, Manage Playlists, Add. Pick Xtream Codes, paste server URL, username and password.
Sync the EPG
XCIPTV pulls the seven-day grid on the first sync. Catch-up surfaces as a clock icon in the guide.
Lock a default category
Settings, Default Category. Sport or Movies first if that is the bulk of your viewing.
Android TV
Any device · M3U through VLC
Grab VLC
Free off videolan.org. Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux.
Open Network Stream
Within VLC reach for the Media menu, then Open Network Stream. The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+N (Windows) or Cmd+N (Mac).
Paste your M3U URL
The M3U URL lives in your Vivimate panel under "Connection details". Paste it, hit Play.
Open the playlist
View, Playlist. All channels surface, grouped by category.
Need your login first?
Take the free 24-hour trial. Your Xtream block and M3U URL drop into the inbox inside seconds.
Stuck? Mail [email protected]. Usually replies inside twenty minutes, every hour.
Install questions we hear over and over.
Which IPTV player should I install first?
Fire TV stick or Android TV at home? Start with TiviMate. iPhone, iPad, or a household that hops between phone, tablet and TV? Pick IPTV Smarters Pro. Samsung Tizen or LG webOS smart set? Reach for IBO Player Pro or Set IPTV. All of them authenticate against the same Vivimate login, so the wrong first pick costs you minutes, not money. Switch apps without redoing the subscription.
How long does the full Vivimate install take?
About three to five minutes for each device once the first one is behind you. The first takes a touch longer because the player app installs too. Once you know the flow, every later device repeats the same three credential fields.
How do I install Vivimate on Amazon Fire TV?
Flip on installs from unknown sources, sideload the Downloader utility, then sideload whichever player you fancy (TiviMate, Hot Player Pro, BOB Player Pro and XCIPTV all sideload through Downloader). Open the player, paste the Xtream Codes block from your panel. The grid populates inside ten to thirty seconds.
Does Vivimate run on Samsung or LG smart TVs?
Yes. Install IBO Player Pro or Set IPTV from the TV app store, paste the device code from your panel, channels appear in seconds. No Fire stick or external box required.
What if my hardware is neither Fire TV nor a smart TV?
Vivimate authenticates against Apple TV, generic Android TV boxes, MAG hardware, Windows desktops, macOS, iPhones, iPads plus Android phones. Whatever box, stick or phone runs IPTV apps (which is most of them) follows the same flow: install your player of choice, paste the login fields, watch.
Will an older television work?
Any TV built in the last eight or so years that runs apps will do. Pre-smart sets need either a Fire TV stick (around $30), an Apple TV, or a generic Android TV box. Vivimate plays on all of them.
Why is the picture pixelated for the opening minute?
The player calibrates output against the line speed plus the incoming broadcast. The opening thirty to sixty seconds is that auto-tune phase. After it settles, resolution locks. If the pixels refuse to clear, swap to TiviMate or IBO Player Pro. Both carry smarter adaptive playback than the stock options most boxes ship with.
Can one subscription cover several devices?
Yes. The plan permits unlimited installs. The "screen count" you chose at checkout caps how many streams can play in parallel. So a two-screen tier lets you install on Fire TV, smart TV, iPhone and Apple TV, with any two of those playing simultaneously.