Add the Downloader app
- 01From the Fire TV home screen, open Find and then Search.
- 02Type Downloader and choose it in the results.
- 03Highlight the orange Downloader icon and press Get.
Let Downloader install apps
Where the switch lives depends on how new the stick is.
- 01Newer sticks: Settings, then My Fire TV, then About. Highlight the Fire TV Stick line and press select seven times. Go back one screen, open Developer Options and switch on Install unknown apps for Downloader.
- 02Older sticks have a shorter path: Settings, My Fire TV, Developer Options, then switch on Apps from Unknown Sources.
Install a player and sign in
In Downloader, type the app address from your WhatsApp message and let it install. Any of these three works:
TiviMate
PaidThe strongest guide on a Firestick, with recording. One licence covers five devices.
IBO Player Pro
PaidFree for a week, then one payment. The twelve-month plan includes a year of it.
IPTV Smarters
FreeCosts nothing and is simple to use.
Open the player, pick the Xtream Codes login, and enter the username, password and server address from your message. The channels and the guide fill in on their own.
Prefer a real app store? Android boxes and Chromecast get the same players from the Play Store, and a Samsung or LG TV or a Roku runs a player with nothing plugged in. Whatever you pick, read the channel list first.
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