Tivimate Installation & Usage
The following guide will show you How to Install TiviMate on Firestick, Fire TV, and Android TV/Google TV devices.
We provide both a screenshot guide as well as a video tutorial that covers all aspects of this fabulous application.This article also provides setup instructions and tips to help you get the most out of it on your preferred device.The most recent version of this app is version 4.7.0 with extensive features and more.TiviMate is one of the best IPTV Players available for use on any device including the Amazon Firestick.
The app alone does not contain live channels for streaming, however, users can integrate an M3U URL or an Xtream Code URL within the app for live streaming.Check with your current IPTV Service on whether they grant access to their M3U URL/Xtream Code prior to going through this guide.
You can usually find this in the support documents or online discussion board that most services offer for their subscribers.TiviMate offers both a free and a premium version of the service that currently costs $9.99/year or $29.99 for a lifetime subscription.VPNaccess suggests purchasing a premium account as it unlocks tons of features not found in the free option.
Tivimate Premium Features
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Those who opt for the Premium plan are provided with over a dozen valuable features including:
- Scheduled recordings
- Custom recurring recordings
- Support for multiple playlists
- Parental Controls
- Picture-in-Picture
- Favorites management
- Catch-up
- Customizable TV Guide update intervals
- Customizable Panels transparency and timeout
- Customize Groups and Channels
- Manual Channels sorting
- Turning on the last channel on the app start
- Auto frame rate (AFR)
- Reminder to automatically play channel
- Many More
As you can see, without the upgrade, there isn’t much sense in using the app.We suggest first installing the free app via the instructions below. If you like it, you can register for the premium release and we cover that as well in this article.
In this tutorial, we are using an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max. This will also work for Android TV/Google TV Devices such as the NVIDIA SHIELD, MECOOL Boxes, onn. Google TV Box, and more.
How to Install TiviMate on Firestick/Android TV/Google TV
Step 1 – Prepare Your Streaming Device
1. From the home screen of your device, hover over the Find button and then click the Search box.
2. Search for and select Downloader.
3. Choose the Downloader app.
4. Click Download or Get.
5. Wait for the app to install.
6. You will then encounter Downloader Ready to launch! message.
7. Return to the home screen to hover over Settings and click My Fire TV.
8. Choose Developer Options.
IMPORTANT: Please see the notes below if you don’t see Developer Options on your screen.
9. Click Install unknown apps.
10. Find the Downloader app and click it.
11. This will turn Unknown Sources to On for the Downloader app and enable side-loading on your device.
Step 1.2 – Developer Options Not Available?
If you are unable to locate developer options within settings, follow the instructions below to
enable this to use the Downloader App.
1. From the home screen of your device, hover over the Find button and then click the Search box.
2. Search for and select Downloader.
3. Choose the Downloader app.
4. Click Download or Get.
Step 2 – Setup TiviMate
1. Launch the Downloader Application.
2. Hover over the URL bar and click the select button on your remote.
Type the Downloader Code for Tivimate which is 272483 and click Go.
5. You are then met Redirect Screen.
4. Click Download or Get.
5. Wait for the app to install.
6. You will then encounter Downloader Ready to launch! message.
7. Return to the home screen to hover over Settings and click My Fire TV.
8. Choose Developer Options.
IMPORTANT: Please see the notes below if you don’t see Developer Options on your screen.
9. Click Install unknown apps.
10. Find the Downloader app and click it.
11. This will turn Unknown Sources to On for the Downloader app and enable side-loading on your device.
12. This will turn Unknown Sources to On for the Downloader app and enable side-loading on your device.