Set up a supported source, choose the content you want, and learn the few remote actions that unlock the rest of IPTuner.
First setup
- Add an M3U or Xtream source.
- Let IPTuner discover the source and category counts.
- Use Choose your content to select the countries, content languages, and content types you want across Live TV, Movies, and Shows.
- Use Advanced Categories only when you want to override individual provider categories.
- Finish setup. Live TV can become available while supported Guide and catalogue work finishes in the background.
IPTuner is a media player. You provide your own compatible source; IPTuner does not provide channels, subscriptions, or media content.
Remote basics
| MENU | Open Main Navigation. |
| Hold MENU | Open Context Actions for the current screen or focused item. |
| OK | Select or open. During full-screen playback, open Playback Controls. |
| Hold OK | Use the focused item’s secondary action, such as Favorite or Watchlist where supported. |
| D-pad | Navigate the current screen. A logical START edge can open Main Navigation when there is no action farther in that direction. |
| Hold BACK | Exit IPTuner cleanly. |
Main Navigation
Main Navigation contains Live TV, Guide, Recordings, Shows, Movies, Search, Settings, and Exit. Dedicated Play/Pause, REW, FF, Channel Up/Down, Guide, Search, and Settings buttons are used when the remote and Android device report them.
Configuration backup
You can restore a configuration backup before adding a playlist. Configuration Backup restores app configuration; it intentionally does not restore provider accounts or playlists.
What is IPTuner?
IPTuner is a TV-first media player for Live TV, Guide browsing, Movies, Shows, recordings, search, and playback control on supported Android TV-class devices.
Does IPTuner include TV channels or a subscription?
No. IPTuner is a media player. It does not provide television channels, subscriptions, provider accounts, or media content. You add your own compatible source.
What source types can I add?
The current product supports M3U and Xtream source setup.
What does “Choose your content” do during setup?
It lets you select the countries, content languages, and content types you want across Live TV, Movies, and Shows. Advanced Categories is available when you want provider-category-level control.
Can I start watching before every catalogue finishes loading?
Yes. The setup flow is designed so Live TV can become available while supported Guide and catalogue work continues in the background.
Does Configuration Backup restore my provider accounts and playlists?
No. Configuration Backup restores app configuration and intentionally excludes provider accounts/playlists.
How do I open Main Navigation?
Press MENU. Main Navigation contains Live TV, Guide, Recordings, Shows, Movies, Search, Settings, and Exit.
How do I exit IPTuner cleanly?
Hold BACK or choose Exit from Main Navigation. Both use the same clean app-exit teardown.
Why can Configuration Backup use a file picker when recording folders cannot on Fire TV?
They use different Android storage contracts. Configuration Backup uses file-level Save/Open document APIs. Recording-folder selection uses a directory-tree contract that is intentionally disabled on Fire OS.