TiviMate 5.3.3

It takes a plain playlist file from your TV provider and turns it into something that feels like real cable television - a full program guide, channel numbers, favorites, and an interface built for a remote control instead of a touchscreen.

Developed by Armobsoft FZE, the app runs on Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV and Android boxes running Android 6.0 or newer, and the base version is completely free.

What TiviMate Actually Does - in Plain Terms

Think of TiviMate as the screen, not the signal. IPTV means live television delivered over the internet instead of an antenna or cable box.

Your provider gives you a playlist - usually an M3U link or an Xtream Codes login - and TiviMate reads that list and lays it out as a proper TV guide.

You flip through channels with the remote, see what's on now and next, and search across everything. The interface is the whole reason people choose it: fast, uncluttered, and designed for a couch, not a desk.

Version 5.3.3, released in late June 2026, is a maintenance update with fixes and stability improvements over the 5.3.x line - nothing you need to relearn, just a smoother build.

One Important Thing: TiviMate Brings No Channels

TiviMate does not include a single TV channel. It is a player only, and that's by design - you supply the content.

If you don't have a provider yet, there are legitimate free options: our guide to free popular IPTV playlists walks through legal, regularly updated M3U sources with free-to-air news, public TV and music channels from around the world.

A word of caution while we're here: steer clear of "free TiviMate Premium" mod APKs floating around forums.

They're cloned builds of the original app, and you have no idea what's been added to them. Stick to the official APK.

Free vs Premium: What You Get Without Paying

The free version covers the essentials: one playlist, the modern EPG guide with scheduled updates, and channel search. For a lot of people with a single provider, that's genuinely enough.

TiviMate Premium unlocks the power features - multiple playlists, recording, catch-up (watching a show from the beginning while it airs), favorites, custom channel sorting, and auto-resume on your last channel.

It's sold as an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime payment covering up to five devices. If you juggle more than one playlist or want a DVR, Premium is where TiviMate earns its reputation; if you just want to watch, the free build holds up fine.

Getting a Playlist Into TiviMate

Adding a playlist takes under a minute: open TiviMate, add a new playlist, choose the M3U URL option, paste your link, name it, save. The app pulls the channel list and guide data automatically.

If you'd rather build your own list first, our free browser tools cover the whole pipeline.

Browse and export public channels by country and category with the IPTV Channel Finder, assemble or edit a list by hand in the Playlist Builder, and run the finished file through the M3U Checker to weed out dead streams before they ever reach your TV.

Want to spot-test a single channel? Paste the URL into the Web Player and watch it play right in the browser.

You can even pull stream addresses off a webpage with the Stream Extractor or turn a YouTube playlist into an M3U file with the YouTube to M3U converter - though note YouTube-based M3Us are aimed at desktop players rather than TiviMate.

Installing the APK Safely

On Android TV or Google TV, enable installs from unknown sources for your file manager or downloader app, transfer the APK, and open it - the usual sideloading routine.

The file weighs in at about 20MB, so it fits comfortably on even a stuffed Fire TV Stick. If you ever want to double-check what's inside an APK before installing it, drop it into our APK Checker - it reads the package's permissions, signature and details right in your browser.

One honest limitation: TiviMate is built for big screens and is not optimized for phones or tablets. It will install on a phone, but the remote-first interface fights you the whole way.

Who Should Look Elsewhere

On a phone or tablet, you'll be happier with VLC for Android, which opens M3U playlists and network streams natively, or MX Player - pair it with the MX Player Custom Codec if your streams carry AC3 or EAC3 audio. KMPlayer users can grab the KMPlayer Custom Codec for the same reason.

On a Windows PC, Kodi handles IPTV through its Simple Client add-on inside a full media center, while ProgDVB is a dedicated TV application with recording and thousands of built-in internet channels. More Android picks live in our Android APK section.

TiviMate 5.3.3 is the most polished way to watch IPTV on an Android TV device, full stop. The free version is a genuine app rather than a crippled demo, Premium is reasonably priced for what it adds, and the setup is a five-minute job - especially if you arrive with a playlist already tested.

Grab the APK, bring a playlist, and your streaming box starts acting like a proper television.