How to Install TiviMate on Firestick 2026

From your Fire Stick home screen, press the Home button on your remote, then navigate to the top menu bar. Select Settings (the gear icon at the top right of the home screen).

In Settings, scroll right to find My Fire TV (on newer Fire OS versions) or Device (on older versions). Select it and press OK on your remote.

Inside My Fire TV, scroll down to find Developer Options. Select it. If you don't see Developer Options, you may need to tap on About → Fire TV Stick seven times quickly to unlock Developer mode first.

In Developer Options, you will find two critical settings. Enable both:

Press the Select / OK button on each to toggle them ON. A confirmation prompt may appear — select Turn On.

From the Fire Stick home screen, click the magnifying glass / Search icon at the top of the screen, or press the microphone button on your remote and say "Downloader".

Type Downloader using the on-screen keyboard. The app you want is by AFTVnews — it has an orange icon with an arrow pointing downward. It should be the first result. Select it.

Select Get or Download. The Downloader app is free and small — it installs in under 30 seconds. Once installed, it will appear in your Apps section. You don't need to open it yet.

Navigate to Settings → Applications → Manage Installed Applications. You will see a list of all apps installed on your Fire Stick.

Scroll through the list and select Downloader. Inside the Downloader app settings, look for "Allow from this source" or "Install Unknown Apps".

Select "Allow from this source" or "Install Unknown Apps" and toggle it to ON. This specifically grants the Downloader app permission to trigger APK installations — it does not affect other apps or system security settings.

Navigate to Apps on your Fire Stick home screen and open Downloader. The first time you open it, it may ask if you want to enable JavaScript for web browsing — tap Allow.

In the Downloader home screen, select the URL field at the top (it will say "Enter a URL or Search term"). Using the on-screen keyboard, type the TiviMate download URL:

The official TiviMate APK is hosted at tivimate.com. Always download from the official source to ensure you are getting the latest, legitimate version. If the URL has changed, search for "TiviMate APK official" to find the current download link.

Press Go or the OK/Select button. Downloader will navigate to the URL and begin downloading the TiviMate APK file. You will see a download progress bar — the file is typically 10–25 MB and downloads in 15–60 seconds depending on your internet speed.

When the download finishes, Downloader automatically prompts you to install the APK. You will see a screen saying "Do you want to install this application?" with app permissions listed. This is the standard Android APK install screen.

Select Install and wait. The installation takes 10–20 seconds. You will see the installation progress bar at the bottom of the screen. Do not press any buttons while installation is in progress.

When installation completes, you will see "App installed". Tap Open to launch TiviMate immediately, or Done to return to Downloader. You can also delete the downloaded APK file from Downloader to free up storage — tap Delete when Downloader prompts you.

TiviMate will appear in your Apps section. To move it to the main home screen for faster access: navigate to it in Apps, hold the Select/OK button, and choose "Move to front" or drag it to the desired position.

Open TiviMate from your apps. On first launch, you'll see a welcome screen with a prompt to add a playlist. If you've already used TiviMate before, go to Settings → Playlists → Add Playlist.

Select "Xtream Codes API" from the playlist type options. You will need three pieces of information from your IPTV provider's welcome email:

• Server URL — e.g., http://yourserver.com:8080
• Username — your account username
• Password — your account password

Enter each field using the on-screen keyboard (use the remote's directional pad to navigate keys). When all three are entered, tap Add.

If your provider uses M3U format, select "M3U Playlist" and enter your M3U URL in the URL field. M3U playlists require a separate EPG URL configuration (covered in Step 7). Xtream Codes is generally preferred because EPG is bundled automatically.

TiviMate will connect to your IPTV provider's server and download your full channel list, VOD library, and EPG data. A loading progress indicator shows the download status. For a large subscription with 20,000+ channels, this initial load takes 1–3 minutes. Be patient — subsequent loads are much faster as data is cached.

Once loading is complete, TiviMate displays your full channel list organized by groups (Sports, News, Entertainment, etc.). Navigate to Live TV and select any channel to begin watching. For quick access to Canadian channels, look for groups like "Canada," "Sports CA," or search for specific channel names like "TSN1" or "CBC."

From the TiviMate main menu, navigate to Settings → EPG Sources → Add EPG Source.

In the URL field, paste the XMLTV EPG URL provided by your IPTV service. If you don't have one, contact your provider and ask for the "EPG URL" or "XMLTV guide URL." Tap Add to save it.

After adding the EPG source, tap Update EPG or navigate to Settings → EPG → Update Now. Wait for the download to complete (1–5 minutes for large EPG files). Then open the TV Guide (press the Guide button or navigate to EPG view) to verify Canadian channels are showing schedules.

If show times are showing incorrectly (hours off from actual schedules), go to Settings → EPG → EPG Offset and adjust: Eastern Time = +0 or -5 (UTC), Mountain = -7, Pacific = -8. Test by checking a known live show on CBC or TSN and matching the EPG time to the actual broadcast.