No jargon, no filler. Short guides written from real setups on phones, Android TV boxes and Fire TV Sticks.
Television over the internet, explained without jargon: what happens when you press play, what a playlist really is, and where the line between legal and not actually sits.
BasicsIt is a text file. Once you can read one, missing logos, empty categories and half-loaded channel lists stop being mysteries.
BasicsThree fields that turn a flat channel list into a library with posters, seasons and a guide — and how to find yours inside the link you already have.
TroubleshootingWhere the programme guide comes from, the three reasons it goes missing, and why a guide shifted by an hour is almost always your device's time zone.
DownloadEvery way to install the app, which one to choose for your device, and what to do right after the first launch.
Buyer's guidePlayers are not equal. EPG, subtitles, resume, remote navigation, multi-device rules — the eight things worth checking before you pay for any of them.
BasicsSame provider, two ways in — and one of them gives you posters, categories and a TV guide. Here is which to use and why.
How toFrom the Play Store on the TV, from your phone, or by sideloading — with the trick that saves you typing a long password with a remote.
TroubleshootingBuffering is almost never the app. Here is how to find out in two minutes whether it is your connection, your box, or your provider.
How toThe Fire TV has no Google Play. Four steps, three minutes, using the free Downloader app and a short code.
