IPTV on Android TV and Google TV: install a player and sign in

Before step 1: have these ready

• An Android TV or Google TV device signed in to a Google account
• The server URL, username and password from your IPTV Jacom email or trial message
• 15 Mbps reaching the TV for HD, 25 Mbps or more for the 4K channels
• Around 1 GB of free storage (a Chromecast may need one unused app removed first)

Set up IPTV on Android TV or Google TV in 7 steps

Skip step 4 if Google Play already gave you the player you wanted.

1. Check whether you have Google TV or classic Android TV

   Press the Home button. Tabs across the top such as For you, Movies, Shows and Apps mean Google TV. A plain row of app tiles under a search bar means classic Android TV. Both run the same players; only two switches in step 4 move.

2. Search Google Play for TiviMate

   On Google TV, open the Apps tab and choose Search for apps, or hold the microphone button and say "TiviMate". On Android TV, open the Google Play Store tile. Pick TiviMate IPTV Player and select Install. It usually lands in under a minute and costs nothing.

3. Prefer IPTV Smarters Pro? Look for the official listing

   Type IPTV Smarters Pro into the same search box. If the official listing from the Smarters developer shows up, install it and jump to step 5. Only clones with near-identical names? Skip them and use step 4.

4. Use Downloader when a player is missing from Google Play

   Install Downloader by AFTVnews from Google Play. Some models hide the next menu until developer mode is on, so do that first. On Google TV, open Settings, System, About and press OK seven times on Android TV OS build. Classic Android TV calls the line Build, under Device Preferences, About.

   Now allow the install. Google TV: Settings, Apps, Security & restrictions, Unknown sources, then turn Downloader on. Classic Android TV keeps that switch under Device Preferences. Open Downloader, type the link from the app maker's site or the one our team gives you, choose Go, then Install.

5. Add your IPTV Jacom playlist

   TiviMate: on the welcome screen pick Add playlist and set the type to Xtream Codes. Copy the server address from your email character by character: it begins with http:// and ends with a colon and a port number. Add the username and password, then select Next. A summary lists how many live channels, films and series came through. Select Next once more, call the playlist "Jacom" or anything short, and press Done.

   IPTV Smarters Pro: pick Login with Xtream Codes API, fill in any profile name, the username, password and URL, then press Add User. Got an M3U link instead? Both apps take it under their playlist URL option.

6. Wait for the guide, then play a channel

   The first sync brings in 55,000+ channels plus the listings, so allow a minute or two. TiviMate shows a thin progress bar while the TV guide (EPG) downloads. Then let a Canadian news channel run for a full minute. If it stutters, try the other decoder option in the player's playback settings. The IPTV Jacom channel list shows which groups are worth a spot in your favourites.

7. Put the app up front and stop the TV from dozing off

   Highlight the player in the Your apps row, hold OK and choose Move to place it first. Then look under Settings, System, Energy or Power & Energy (the label depends on the model) and set the inactivity timer longer than a hockey game.

Chromecast with Google TV IPTV: what changes?

The steps stay the same on a Chromecast with Google TV, because it runs the same Google Play and the same players as a Google TV television. The hardware is what differs, and three limits matter for long evenings of live TV.

• Storage is tight. The dongle has 8 GB, and only a few gigabytes stay free after updates. Keep one player, and clear its cache now and then under Settings, Apps.
• There is no network port. A wired connection needs a USB-C Ethernet adapter with power pass-through.
• The HD model stops at 1080p. The 4K version plays the 4K channels at full resolution.

Google stopped making the Chromecast in 2024 and replaced it with the Google TV Streamer, which adds an Ethernet port and more room for apps. Existing Chromecasts still run both players as of 2026. Model-by-model settings help is on Google's Google TV support pages.

Which IPTV app works best on Android TV?

TiviMate suits people who watch a lot of live TV, and IPTV Smarters Pro suits people who want big, simple menus. Both read the same IPTV Jacom login, so trying one does not lock you in.

Our roundup of the best IPTV player apps in Canada also covers phone and Apple players. If you settle on TiviMate, the TiviMate setup walkthrough explains its settings screen by screen.

Android TV and Google TV problems, solved

Most trouble on Android TV comes from four places: Google Play hiding an app, full storage, a login typo, or a wrong clock.

• The store says the app is not compatible. Google Play hides phone-only apps from televisions. Use the TV edition, or the Downloader route in step 4.
• "Insufficient storage". Settings, Apps, pick the player, Clear cache.
• The login is refused. Re-enter each field. The server URL needs its port, and passwords are case sensitive.
• Guide times are off by whole hours. Set your city under Settings, System, Date & time, for example Halifax, Winnipeg or Edmonton.
• The picture freezes only in the evening. That points to home Wi-Fi. Move the box closer to the router, use the 5 GHz band, or plug in a cable.