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Guides

Guides

Plain answers to the questions people ask about IPTV on iPhone and iPad.

  • How to set up an IPTV player on iPhoneInstall a player, then sign in with the Xtream login or M3U playlist from the IPTV service you already pay for. Vela is a player for iPhone and iPad; it includes no channels, so everything you watch comes from that login.
  • How to cast IPTV from iPhone to a TVUse what your TV speaks: AirPlay for Apple TV and AirPlay TVs, Google Cast for Chromecast and Google TV, or DLNA, which many LG, Samsung and Sony TVs answer. The iPhone and the TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi, and your player app has to support the one you pick.
  • XMLTV and EPG links: find one, check it, add itAn EPG link points to an XMLTV file, the listings that fill a player's TV guide. Here's where to find yours, what a working one looks like and how to add it in Vela, which includes no channels and no guide of its own.
  • IPTV guide (EPG) not showing? What to checkIt's usually one of four things: no guide link, a link that doesn't return a guide, guide channels that don't match your playlist, or a guide that's out of date. Here's how to tell which, in any player.
  • M3U playlist or Xtream login: what's the difference?An M3U playlist is a list of stream addresses; an Xtream login is a server, username and password that let a player ask the provider for its whole catalog. If you're offered both, use the Xtream login: it brings film details, a guide for each channel and your account's expiry.
  • How to open an M3U file on iPhoneAn M3U file is a list of stream addresses, not a video, so tapping one doesn't play anything. It needs a player that reads the list. Here's how to get a link or a file into one, with Vela as the example; Vela includes no channels, so the list comes from a service you use.
  • IPTV not working on iPhone: a checklistFirst find out whether it's one channel, the whole account or the network. Most failures come from a typo, an expired account, too many connections at once or the network, rather than the app.
  • HDHomeRun and Tvheadend on iPhoneHDHomeRun tuners and DVR servers such as Tvheadend already serve your channels as an M3U playlist, and most DVR servers serve an XMLTV guide too. Any iPhone player that reads M3U can use them, with no IPTV provider involved.
  • How to choose an IPTV player for iPhoneNo one IPTV player for iPhone suits everyone: it depends on what your provider gives you, whether you need a guide, casting or an Apple TV app, and how you like to pay. Here's what to compare, including where Vela falls short.
  • IPTV Smarters alternatives on iPhoneLooking for something other than IPTV Smarters on iPhone? Here's how a few well-known players compare on things each App Store page lets you check. We make Vela, so it's in the list, along with where it falls short.
  • VLC or a dedicated IPTV player on iPhone?VLC is a free, open-source player that opens almost any file or stream, M3U playlists included. A dedicated IPTV player is built around a TV service, with a guide grid, categories and an Xtream sign-in. Here's a fair look at both, from the developer of Vela, which uses VLC's engine for some formats.