Pick Your Device. Be Watching in Minutes.

1. From the Fire TV home screen, open Settings › My Fire TV › Developer Options and allow apps from unknown sources (on newer models, allow it for the Downloader app).
2. Search the Amazon store for Downloader and install it. It's the standard tool for adding player apps to a Fire TV.
3. In Downloader, enter the code or address for a player such as IPTV Smarters Pro or XCIPTV, then install it when prompted.
4. Open the player and choose the Xtream Codes login option.
5. Paste your username, password and server URL from the welcome email. The channel list and guide load in a minute or so.

Smoother picture: plug the Firestick into your router with an ethernet adapter. It's the single biggest upgrade for busy game nights. Full walkthrough in our Firestick install guide.

1. Open your TV's app store: Samsung Smart Hub or the LG Content Store.
2. Install a player app such as IBO Player, SET IPTV or Smart IPTV.
3. Launch the app. It displays your TV's MAC address. Leave that screen open.
4. On your phone or computer, visit the app's activation website (for IBO Player: iboplayer.com) and enter the MAC address.
5. Paste the M3U link from your welcome email, save, then restart the app on the TV. Your channels appear.

Heads-up: most Smart TV players charge a small one-time activation fee to their developer after a free period. Our Smart TV app comparison explains the options.

1. Open the Google Play Store from the box's home screen.
2. Install TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro. Both handle big channel lists well.
3. Open the app and choose to add a playlist.
4. Pick the Xtream Codes option and paste your details, or paste the full M3U link instead.
5. Give it a minute to pull in the TV guide and on-demand library, then start watching.

Tip: in TiviMate, turn on the guide refresh on app start so tonight's listings are always current. More settings in our Android box guide.

1. Open the App Store on the Apple TV.
2. Install a player such as iPlayTV, GSE Smart IPTV or Smarters Player Lite.
3. Open it and choose to add a remote playlist.
4. Select Xtream Codes and enter your username, password and full server URL.
5. Save. The app syncs your channels and guide, and you're ready.

Typing on a TV remote is slow. Most of these apps let you type from your iPhone keyboard. Accept the prompt when it appears.

1. Open the App Store.
2. Install Smarters Player Lite or 247 IPTV Player.
3. Open the app and tap + or the Xtream Codes login.
4. Copy your username, password and server URL from the email and paste them in. Pasting avoids typos.
5. Tap Add User and wait a moment while the list downloads.

On the go: streaming over mobile data uses a lot of it. Stick to HD, not 4K, when you're away from Wi-Fi.

1. Open the Google Play Store.
2. Install IPTV Smarters Pro or XCIPTV.
3. Open the player and choose Xtream Codes login.
4. Enter or paste the username, password and server URL from your welcome email.
5. Confirm, and the live channel list downloads in seconds.

Cast it: many Android players can send the stream to a Chromecast. Look for the cast icon in the player.

1. Download the IPTV Smarters installer from its official website, or use VLC Media Player if it's already installed.
2. Run the installer and follow the prompts.
3. Open the player.
4. Log in with your Xtream Codes details, or paste your M3U link into the playlist field (in VLC: Media › Open Network Stream).
5. Load the list and pick a channel.

VLC works, but it's basic: no TV guide or catch-up. For the full experience, use a dedicated player.

1. Open the App Store on your Mac.
2. Download Smarters Player Lite or GSE Smart IPTV.
3. Open the app and accept its terms of use.
4. Choose to add a user with Xtream Codes.
5. Give the profile any name, then enter your username, password and server URL exactly as emailed.

Big screen from a laptop: an HDMI cable to the TV works perfectly and needs no extra app.

1. Start the MAG box with the network cable unplugged so it opens the settings menu instead of an old portal.
2. Go to Settings › System Settings › Servers › Portals.
3. Enter any name in Portal 1 Name, for example "IPTV Canada 4K".
4. Type the portal address from your welcome email into Portal 1 URL. Check every character.
5. Save, reconnect the network cable and choose Reboot. The portal loads on restart.

Portal asks for activation? MAG boxes are identified by the MAC address printed on the back. Send it to us on WhatsApp and we'll link it to your account.

1. Chromecast with Google TV (it has a remote): install IPTV Smarters Pro from the built-in store and log in exactly as on an Android box.
2. Older cast-only Chromecasts (no remote): install a casting player like GSE Smart IPTV or BubbleUPnP on your phone instead.
3. In the phone app, add your M3U link from the welcome email.
4. Make sure the phone and the Chromecast are on the same Wi-Fi network.
5. Start a channel, tap the cast icon and choose your Chromecast.

Casting drops? Move the phone closer to the router. The stream travels from the phone's Wi-Fi connection to the Chromecast.