1. Choose a player
Search the App Store on the Apple TV for any of these. They're third-party apps, and none of them is made by us:
- iPlayTV: a clean, TV-guide-first layout. Paid once.
- IPTVX: polished, with good movie and series pages and iCloud sync to iPhone and iPad.
- UHF: free to try, handles large playlists well.
- Smarters Player Lite: free, with the same login screen as IPTV Smarters Pro.
2. Add your login
- Open the app and choose to add a playlist or provider.
- Pick Xtream Codes if it's offered. Enter the server URL (with
http://and port), your username and your password. - If the app only takes M3U, paste the M3U link from your email. Typing it on the TV is slow. Most of these apps let you send it from your iPhone, or sync it from an iPhone install over iCloud.
3. Settings for smooth 4K
- Under Settings → Video and Audio, turn on Match Content → Match Dynamic Range and Match Frame Rate.
- Use Ethernet if your Apple TV 4K has a port (the higher-storage Wi-Fi + Ethernet models do).
- If channels open slowly, switch the app's stream format between HLS and TS. One usually starts faster on your network.
Watching on iPhone and iPad too
The same apps run on iPhone and iPad, and most sync your playlist across devices. Each device that streams at the same time uses one screen of your plan. A 2- or 3-screen plan means nobody has to wait their turn.