Help: playing your own IPTV subscription with TIVERA
TIVERA is an IPTV player for Android. It provides no channels and no playlists: you plug in the subscription you already have, as an M3U link or an Xtream Codes account. These nineteen guides answer the practical questions that come up once you have a subscription in hand.
Each guide opens with the answer, then walks through the steps. When a feature needs Premium (channel scanner, recording, replay, offline downloads, several sources), the guide says so up front instead of letting you find out at the last step.
The guides
- How do I play an M3U file on Android TV?TIVERA reads an M3U link (http or https), not a local file. How to add it, what it loads, and what to know before installing it on a TV.
- How do I add an Xtream Codes subscription (host, username, password)?In TIVERA, add an Xtream Codes account with the server address, username and password. The fields, the error messages and what each one means.
- M3U or Xtream Codes: what is the difference in TIVERA?An M3U link or an Xtream Codes account: what TIVERA loads in each case (live, movies, series, guide, catch-up) and which to pick if you have both.
- M3U link not loading: how do I find the cause?TIVERA accepts an M3U link without reading it: the failure shows up afterwards on the source's card. The messages, the checks in order and the actions.
- Formuler Z11 or Z12: how do I install an IPTV player?TIVERA is a standard Android app with no Formuler-specific version. How to install it on a Z11 or Z12 from Google Play, and what to check first.
- IPTV buffering or freezing: what should I check?IPTV playback that stutters comes from your network, your subscription's server or your device. The checks in order, and what TIVERA does by itself.
- How do I test whether the channels in a playlist are dead?TIVERA's Smart Quality Check (Premium) tests a source's channels and sorts them: alive, slow, dead. Where to start it and how to read the result.
- Empty TV guide (EPG): how do I connect an XMLTV?In TIVERA the guide comes from your source: you do not paste an XMLTV address. Why it stays empty, how to refresh it and how to match channels.
- IPTV guide (EPG) times off by an hour: what can I do?Guide times shifted by an hour? TIVERA has no offset setting: it follows your device's time zone. The checks in order, and what only your source can fix.
- How do I record an IPTV channel on Android?Recording in TIVERA is a Premium feature: right away, or scheduled from the guide. What works with the app closed, and where to find your files.
- How do I watch offline and download a movie?In TIVERA, offline download is a Premium feature for movies and episodes. Where to start it, where to find the file, and the error messages.
- Chromecast, Fire TV, Mi Box: how do I play my M3U?TIVERA has no Cast feature: the app runs on the device itself. What that means for a Chromecast with Google TV, a Mi Box or a Fire TV.
- HTTP 403 “the provider is refusing access” and max_connections=1: what should I do?TIVERA shows “The provider is refusing access to this channel”: the server answered 401 or 403. The causes (subscription, connection limit) and what to check.
- IPTV: the sound plays but the screen stays black, what can I do?Sound but no picture in TIVERA: what you see, what the app tries by itself (hardware decoder, FFmpeg software fallback) and what depends on your provider.
- Catch-up TV on Android: how do I watch a programme again with TIVERA?TIVERA's catch-up is a Premium feature that depends on your provider: where to find it, how to watch a programme again, and what to do if it's missing.
- IPTV parental control: how do I protect a kids profile?Kids profile, age level, adult content and parental code in TIVERA: what the filter really hides, what is free, and its limits.
- How do I change the audio language and subtitles?In TIVERA, the Playback options button lists a stream's audio tracks and subtitles, for a film, an episode or a replay. It does not exist on live channels.
- How do I add multiple IPTV playlists in TIVERA?Several sources need Premium: the free version accepts one. How to add, switch off or delete a source, and what the unified catalog does.
- Large M3U playlist slow to load: why does it take so long?TIVERA reads the whole playlist before showing its channels. What you see while a big catalog loads, what depends on your provider, and what you can do.