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Installing Apollo Group TV on Kodi

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Kodi is a free media center that runs on Windows, Mac, Android boxes, Firesticks and the Raspberry Pi. Apollo Group TV connects to it through PVR IPTV Simple Client, an add-on in Kodi's own repository. Give the add-on two links, the M3U playlist and an XMLTV guide, and Kodi builds a TV section out of them. The menus are the same wherever Kodi runs, so these steps work on any of those devices. Allow about nine minutes.

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01Setting up Kodi

  1. 1

    Enable the PVR client

    Go to Settings → Add-ons → My add-ons → PVR clients → PVR IPTV Simple Client and choose Enable.

    • The path is the same on Kodi 19 Matrix, 20 Nexus and 21 Omega
    • If it isn't listed, use Install from repository → Kodi Add-on repository → PVR clients
  2. 2

    Point it at your playlist

    Choose Configure → General, set Location to 'Remote path (Internet address)', and paste your M3U address into the playlist URL field.

    Your M3U address has your username and password built into it, so look after it the way you would a password. It arrives in your WhatsApp activation message. If you think someone else has got hold of it, tell us.

  3. 3

    Add the guide link

    On the EPG tab, paste the XMLTV address we send you. Channels will play without it, but the guide stays empty.

  4. 4

    Restart Kodi properly

    Exit Kodi from the power menu rather than with the back button, then open it again. Your channels and guide appear under TV on the home screen.

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Questions and answers

Common Kodi problems

Kodi shows zero channels

Quit Kodi completely instead of backing out to the menu. If it's still empty, look for a missing character in the M3U address and check that Location is set to Remote path, not Local path.

The guide has channel names but no programmes

Paste the XMLTV address on the EPG tab and restart. On a slow box the first guide download can take a minute.

Should I install a Kodi 'build' too?

Please don't. PVR IPTV Simple Client is all you need, and third-party builds pile in dozens of add-ons, slow Kodi down and often break the PVR client when they update.

How do I get Kodi onto a Firestick?

Kodi isn't in Amazon's store either. Let Downloader install unknown apps, as shown in the Firestick setup, then download Kodi from kodi.tv using Downloader's browser. Everything above works the same from there.

Channels play but logos are missing

Channel logos come from the playlist. In the PVR client's settings, find the channel logo options and make sure logos are turned on, then restart Kodi so it reloads them.

Keep reading

Adding Apollo Group TV to one more screen

  • 8 min · EasyAmazon Firestick / Fire TV

    Player: IPTV Smarters Pro or TiviMate, installed with Downloader. Takes roughly 8 min.

  • 10 min · EasySamsung / LG Smart TV

    Player: Smart IPTV (SSIPTV) or IBO Player. Takes roughly 10 min.

  • 7 min · EasyAndroid TV / Google TV

    Player: TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro from Google Play. Takes roughly 7 min.

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