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Installing Apollo Group TV on VLC Media Player

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VLC, made by VideoLAN, is free on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. It's the fastest way to check that your Apollo Group TV line works, because there's nothing to sign up for: you paste the M3U address and a channel starts. It has no TV guide or film menus, though, so use it as a test and then move to a full player for everyday watching.

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01Setting up VLC Media Player

  1. 1

    Install VLC

    Download it from videolan.org on a computer, or from Google Play or the App Store on a phone.

  2. 2

    Open your M3U address

    Paste the whole address from your activation message into the network stream box and press Play.

    • Windows: Media → Open Network Stream
    • Mac: File → Open Network
    • Phone: Network stream, then paste

    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

    Browse the channel list

    Open the playlist panel (View → Playlist, or Ctrl+L on Windows) to see every channel and jump between them.

  4. 4

    Move to a proper player

    Once you know the line works, set up IPTV Smarters or TiviMate with the same details to get groups, a guide and the film library.

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Questions and answers

Common VLC Media Player problems

VLC plays one channel and stops

That's expected. VLC starts with the first item in the list, and you open the playlist panel to choose another channel.

VLC can't open the address

You may have used Open File rather than Open Network Stream, or picked up a space at one end when copying. Paste the address into the network box again.

The channel opens but shows an error code

VLC shows server errors as plain messages. Look the number up in the list of status codes to see what it means.

Can VLC show the movie library?

VLC lists whatever the playlist contains as one long flat list, with no posters or categories. For browsing films and series comfortably, use a player with an Xtream Codes login.

Sound plays but the picture is black

Update VLC to the latest version first. If one channel still shows black, try its other quality version, since some 4K channels use HEVC, which older computers struggle to decode.

Where is the option on iPhone or Android?

Open VLC, go to the Network tab and choose Open Network Stream. Paste the address and tap Open.

Keep reading

Adding Apollo Group TV to one more screen

  • 6 min · EasyIPTV Smarters Pro

    Player: IPTV Smarters Pro (Smarters Player Lite on iPhone). Takes roughly 6 min.

  • 7 min · EasyTiviMate

    Player: TiviMate IPTV Player. Takes roughly 7 min.

  • 8 min · MediumOTTPlayer

    Player: OTTPlayer. Takes roughly 8 min.

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