Installing an IPTV player on Android TV
A step-by-step guide to installing a player on Android TV and TV box devices with an APK: downloading, allowing unknown sources and using the remote.
Last updated: October 13, 2026
There are two ways to install an app on Android TV: download it from the store, or install the APK file manually. We will install Tevi Player with the APK. Setup takes a few minutes and can be done with the TV remote.
A working IPTV subscription and its Xtream Codes details (server address, username, password). If you don't know what these are, read this article first.
Installation
- Open a file downloader app on your TV (most Android TVs have Downloader or a similar app; if not, you can install it free from Google Play).
- Enter
teviplayer.com/indiras the address. The APK file will start downloading. - When the download finishes, the TV will ask for permission to "install apps from unknown sources". Allow it — this is a standard Android approval required for any app installed outside the store. You can turn it off again after installation if you like.
- Confirm the installation and open the app.
- Sign in with your account, then choose Add Profile and enter your Xtream details.
To avoid typing the details with the remote
Typing a long server address with a TV remote is tedious. The app offers a QR code you can scan with your phone: you enter the details on your phone and scan the code shown on the TV.
There is one more option: since your profile details are saved to your Tevi account, if you have entered them once on your phone, the profiles are ready when you sign in on the TV with the same account.
Using the remote
- Arrow keys: move between cards; the selected card grows.
- OK/Centre button: opens the selected item.
- Back: returns to the previous screen; pressing it twice on the home screen exits the app.
- Arrow keys during playback: seek forward/back and show the controls.
If playback stutters or freezes
- If the picture stutters: check your internet speed first. For 4K streams a wired connection is noticeably more stable than Wi-Fi.
- If a channel won't open: in the settings, try switching the stream format from
tstom3u8(HLS). Some servers only deliver one of them properly. - If the app is slow: clear the poster cache under Settings › Cache & Storage.
The app runs on devices with Android 5.0 or later. Very old boxes with little memory may struggle with 4K streams; that is a limit of the hardware, not of your subscription or the player.