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Installing Apollo Group TV on Amazon Firestick / Fire TV

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A Firestick is the easiest place to start. Allow about eight minutes. The only wrinkle is that Amazon's Appstore doesn't carry IPTV players, so you give the stick permission to install apps from outside Amazon, add Amazon's free Downloader app, and let Downloader fetch the player for you. The menus are the same on every model, from the Fire TV Stick Lite up to the 4K Max and the Fire TV Cube. If you haven't picked a player yet, the comparison of player apps takes a couple of minutes to read and saves you installing two.

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01Setting up Amazon Firestick / Fire TV

  1. 1

    Let the stick install apps from outside Amazon

    Fire TV blocks anything that didn't come from Amazon's store until you change one setting. You'll only need to do this once per stick.

    • Go to Settings → My Fire TV → Developer Options
    • Turn 'Install unknown apps' on for Downloader (older menus call it 'Apps from Unknown Sources')
    • If Developer Options isn't there, open Settings → My Fire TV → About, highlight the device name and press OK seven times until it tells you you're a developer
  2. 2

    Add Downloader

    Downloader is a free app made by AFTVnews. Because it's listed in Amazon's own store, this part works like any other install.

    • Press the magnifying glass on the home screen
    • Type 'Downloader', choose the orange icon and press Get
  3. 3

    Fetch the player

    Open Downloader and enter the code from your activation message (or the player's own web address), then confirm when Fire TV asks whether to install it.

    If this is your first IPTV service, go with IPTV Smarters Pro, which is the easiest to find your way around. People who mostly watch live channels tend to prefer TiviMate's cable-style grid, and the TiviMate on Fire TV walkthrough covers that one.

  4. 4

    Sign in

    Pick the Xtream Codes option in the player. A few apps tuck it away under 'Add playlist'.

    • Name: whatever you like; 'Apollo' works fine
    • Username and password: copy them exactly, capital letters included
    • Server address: keep the http:// at the front and the port number at the end
    • Save, and give the app a minute or so to load the channels, films and guide

    The username, password and server address all come from the WhatsApp message we send after your order goes through. Keep that message to yourself: anyone who has those details can use one of your plan's connections.

  5. 5

    Close the door again

    You can now go back into Fire TV settings and turn 'Install unknown apps' off for Downloader; the player stays installed. While you're there, pin it to the home row so nobody in the house has to go looking for it.

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Questions and answers

Common Amazon Firestick / Fire TV problems

The picture keeps freezing on my Firestick

Unplug the power for 30 seconds before trying anything else, because Firesticks slow down when they get hot. After that, open the player's settings and switch to the hardware (HW) decoder. On older sticks it also helps to keep only two or three days of guide data so it isn't eating memory. For 4K, the stick needs around 25 Mbps at the TV itself, which is often less than the speed test on your router suggests.

Fire TV says the app comes from an unknown source

The setting from the first step didn't save. Go back into Developer Options and check that Downloader shows as On.

There are lots of Downloader codes online. Which do I use?

Use the one in your activation message and nothing else. Codes passed around on forums and in video comments can install a different app, or a tampered copy that sends your login to someone else.

Fire TV says it's running low on storage

Downloader keeps the installer file after the app is in. Open Downloader's Files section and delete it. You can also clear the player's cache under Settings → Applications → Manage Installed Applications, or uninstall apps nobody uses. The smaller sticks fill up faster than you'd expect.

Everything installed and nothing plays

Start with the buffering and black-screen fixes. If the player shows a number, say 403 or 512, the status code list tells you what it points to.

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