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TiviMate for Apple TV Does Not Exist. This Does.
Plenty of people search for TiviMate for Apple TV, and the plain answer is that TiviMate is an Android TV app and has never been released for tvOS. If you own an Apple TV and want the same experience, a fast guide, catch-up, favourites, multiple playlists and a clean remote-driven interface, Lit IPTV is the native tvOS alternative. It is available on the Apple TV App Store today. Like TiviMate, it is a player only: you supply your own M3U, M3U8 or Xtream Codes playlist, and it never includes channels.
Why TiviMate is not on Apple TV
TiviMate is written for Android TV and distributed through Google Play and sideloading. Apple TV runs tvOS, which does not run Android apps and does not allow sideloading, so there is no legitimate way to install TiviMate on an Apple TV. Anyone offering a TiviMate download for Apple TV is offering something else. That leaves Apple TV owners looking for a player that was built for tvOS from the start.
What Lit IPTV gives you on Apple TV
Lit IPTV on tvOS is designed around the same things TiviMate users care about. The Live TV guide opens at the current time, scrolls smoothly with the Siri Remote, and shows now and next for every channel with EPG data. Replayable programmes are marked in gold and open catch-up where your provider supports it. Channels can be favourited, hidden, locked and reordered. You can keep more than one playlist and switch between them. On top of that, movies and series get posters, cast and ratings, which TiviMate does not do.
The same playlist, everywhere
TiviMate lives on one Android TV box. Lit IPTV runs natively on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV, and every device shares one account. Add your playlist once and it is on the Apple TV, the phone and the laptop. Favourites, lists, profiles and watch history follow you, so a series you started in the bedroom on an iPad continues on the Apple TV in the lounge.
Sign in with a code, add your playlist, done
Install Lit IPTV from the App Store on the Apple TV, open it, and enter the short code it shows at litiptv.com/activate on your phone. If you have used Lit IPTV before, everything syncs across. If not, add an M3U or M3U8 link or your Xtream Codes login from the Playlists screen and let the library build. There is no on-screen password typing and no extra hardware.
Free to use, one Pro for every device
Installation and full playback are free on Apple TV. Pro is optional and adds TMDB artwork across the library, catch-up playback, the stream quality checker and themed recommendation rows. Subscribe once on any device and Pro unlocks on the Apple TV automatically. TiviMate charges per device on Android TV; Lit IPTV covers your whole household with a single purchase.
Who should choose which
If your only screen is an Android TV box and you are happy with TiviMate, there is no reason to change. If you own an Apple TV, TiviMate is simply not an option, and Lit IPTV gives you a native tvOS app with a comparable guide plus posters, cloud sync and iPhone, iPad and Mac apps that share the same account. Both require your own IPTV source.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can I install TiviMate on Apple TV?
No. TiviMate is an Android TV app and tvOS does not run Android apps or allow sideloading. Lit IPTV is a native Apple TV alternative available in the tvOS App Store.
Does Lit IPTV have a guide like TiviMate?
Yes. The Live TV guide opens at the current time, shows now and next for every channel with EPG data, and marks catch-up programmes in gold. It is built for the Siri Remote.
Can I use the same playlist I use in TiviMate?
Yes. Add the same M3U, M3U8 URL or Xtream Codes login to Lit IPTV. It is a player only and works with the playlist your provider gives you.
Does Lit IPTV on Apple TV support catch-up?
Yes, where your provider supports it. Replayable programmes are marked in the guide and open in the player. Catch-up playback is part of Pro.
Is Lit IPTV free on Apple TV?
Yes. Installing and full playback are free. Pro is optional, and one purchase unlocks it on every device signed into your account.
Does Lit IPTV include channels?
No. Like TiviMate, Lit IPTV is a media player. You bring your own playlist from a provider you already pay for.
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