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Guides
IPTV, explained plainly
Short, honest answers to what people ask when they set up IPTV, from the team that makes Aina. Most of it is true of any good player, not only ours.
Updated · By the Aina IPTV team
Getting started
- What is IPTV?How television over the internet works, and what you need to watch it.
- M3U or Xtream Codes?The two ways providers hand out a subscription, compared side by side.
- Is IPTV legal?The technology, the services and the player: where the line is drawn.
- IPTV glossaryM3U, M3U8, HLS, EPG, XMLTV, VOD, catch-up and the rest, in plain words.
Setting up
- How to add an M3U playlistFrom the link your provider sent to your first channel, step by step.
- How to sign in with Xtream CodesServer URL, username and password: what each one is, and the usual mistakes.
- How to add a TV guide (EPG)Where an XMLTV guide comes from, how to add one, and why it can look empty.
- How to watch IPTV on your TVApple TV, Android TV, Google TV or Chromecast: the ways to the big screen.
When something goes wrong
About Aina
What the app does on each screen, and how it compares with what a player should be.
- The best IPTV playerWhat separates a great IPTV player from the rest, and how Aina measures up.
- Every featureLive TV, the guide, films and series, the player, downloads and privacy, in full.
- iPhone and iPadPicture in Picture, Google Cast, and films downloaded for the flight.
- Android phones and tabletsEvery channel, film and series in your pocket, with downloads and Google Cast.
- Apple TVA full TV guide and every channel, driven by the Siri Remote alone.
- Android TV and Google TVMade for the remote: a focus rail, ten-foot type and D-pad zapping.