We did make a full tutorial for IPTV Smarters but in this one we will go a bit more detailed into the installation process as well as giving few tips and tricks with regards to making changes to the player engine of the app in order to improve the smoothness of the streaming. Basically, if you want to know the best way to run IPTV, this tutorial is your first and last stop.
This method, setting up IPTV on Firestick, is by far the best way of running IPTV on a device. Firestick is versatile: Small, affordable, Portable, open source and has the ability to have all necessary apps and 3rd party softwares like VPN on it. So basically you will have one small device containing all and everything you need in one place and you can take it where ever you go. In this tutorial, we will cover A to Z on how to set up IPTV on Firestick. Just read and follow.
This tutorial covers the following:
-Preparation of Firestick
-Installation of IPTV Smarters on Firestick
-Setting up an IPTV account on IPTV Smarters
-Changing the media player engine of the IPTV Smarters for better streaming quality and compatibility
-Tweaking tips for Firestick performance and safety improvements
-Preparation of Firestick
Since Firestick own app market removed IPTV Smarters, the installation must be done with a 3rd party .APK file. Therefore, "Installation from unknown sources" must be enabled on Firestick. Simply follow this guide to enable "Installation of apps from unknown sources".
-Installation of IPTV Smarters on Firestick
As mentioned earlier, IPTV Smarters has been removed from Firestick App market. Therefore, a trusted 3rd party .APK source is needed. For the downloading process we also need an app. Downloader is the best one. So, simply follow this tutorial on "How to install and use Downloader app on Firestick". Same tutorial has instructions and a .APK file source from which you can download IPTV Smarters. In short, after successfully reading and following this tutorial, you should have IPTV Smarters installed, up and running for the next step.
-Setting up an IPTV account on IPTV Smarters
Now that the app is up and running, it's time to set up an IPTV account on it.
1-This is the first view when you load the app for the first time.
We recommend setting up IPTV using "Login with Xtream Codes API" method. inputting credentials is a lot easier.
2-Here you input the details from the M3U url which is provided by the IPTV Provider of choice.
Any Name: is simply a desired name you chose for your playlist
Username: is the username part visible in the M3U url. If you take a closer look at the M3U url provided to you, the value after username= is what you need for this field.
Password: is the password part visible in the M3U url. If you take a closer look at the M3U url provided to you, the value after password= is what you need for this field.
Server:Port: this field requires the server address and the port number. If you take a closer look at the M3U url provided to you, it's the initial part of it like http://myprovider.com:1234 but this is an example and you need to see what your m3u url has and type it in the required field.
You can also ask your IPTV provider to break down your M3U url into the required parts above.
If you like, read this comprehensive article on "what a M3U url is and how to understand it".
Once all the required details are inputted, click Add User.
3-Wait for the process to complete.
4-Live TV, Movies, Series are the 3 most important things glowing at you, so feel free and surf through.
-Changing the media player engine of the IPTV Smarters for better streaming quality and compatibility
After setting up the IPTV account, we highly recommend changing the Media Player Engine of the app as the built-in one is not the best. It is advised to use VLC Player as the media player engine so the app plays all Live Streams and VOD files smoothly. Here you can read about "changing media player engine on IPTV Smarters".
-Tweaking tips for Firestick performance and safety improvements
If you are keen to run the service super safe, it is advised to run IPTV over a trusted and stable VPN. Any high ranked VPN provider would do. Firestick can have VPN app installed on so you be able to manage and run all and everything in one place. Read this if you want to know "how you could run VPN on Firestick".
Any questions? post it on WDS Community Forum and let us help you.