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KezelTV in TiviMate: run the evening from the guide grid

TiviMate is the player for people who plan the evening from a program grid, and with KezelTV it comes closest to a cable box on Android. It runs on Android TV, Google TV, Fire OS sticks and Android boxes, but not on Apple devices, Samsung or LG televisions or computers. The free version plays everything; TiviMate Premium, bought from its developer, unlocks multi-view, recording, favorites, hidden groups and more than one playlist. Allow half an hour once to shape it, and very little after that.

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8 steps to a live channel in TiviMate

Within reach before step one

  • A device on Android TV, Google TV or Fire OS, or an Android box
  • Your KezelTV username, password and server URL
  • About half an hour the first time
  • Optionally, TiviMate Premium from its developer

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Guide an hour out, or a show you missed? See how the KezelTV program guide loads and which channels keep a catch-up archive.

  1. Install it where it runs

    Android TV and Google TV devices get TiviMate from the Play Store. On a Fire OS stick it goes on through Downloader, as described in the Firestick guide; on the Vega OS model, the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, it will not install. No version exists for Apple devices, Samsung or LG televisions, or computers.

  2. Add the playlist as Xtream Codes

    On first launch TiviMate asks for a playlist. Pick Xtream Codes rather than M3U and enter the KezelTV username, password and server URL. The Xtream route hands TiviMate the groups, the on-demand sections and the archive flags it relies on for replay.

  3. Let the guide load completely

    Once the channels are in, TiviMate downloads the program data, and on a line-up this size that part takes longer than the channels did. Let it finish. The result is a grid of what is on now and over the coming days, which is the whole point of this player.

  4. Learn the grid

    Open the guide: channels run down the side and time runs across. Highlight a program airing now to watch it, or one starting later to read its details. On a live night, this is how you see at a glance which channel carries the show everyone will be talking about tomorrow.

  5. Replay from the grid where a channel keeps an archive

    Channels with an archive usually carry a small mark in the grid. On those, scroll back past the current time, select a finished program and it plays from the start; many versions also offer to restart a program that is still on air. Archive length varies by channel and some keep none, so check the channels that matter to you.

  6. Shape the list, free or Premium

    The free version shows every group as it arrives. With Premium you can hide the groups nobody opens and build favorites from the channels you watch live, which for most households comes to between twenty and forty. Without Premium, jump by group rather than scrolling from the top.

  7. Decide on Premium with a live night in mind

    You buy Premium from the TiviMate developer, through its companion app, and they set its price and device terms; none of it comes to us. Multi-view puts two or more channels on screen together, handy when two live events overlap; recording keeps a program for later; several playlists and favorites tidy up the rest. Each channel playing in multi-view, and each recording, counts as a screen on your plan.

  8. Test it on a real evening

    Pick tonight in the grid, open a live channel, and check that the program names match what is playing. If they are an hour off, adjust the time zone or the guide offset in the settings. A grid that agrees with the screen means TiviMate is set and can be left alone.

Snags and fixes

Live night snags in TiviMate, and what clears them

These are the hitches support hears about most on this player, each paired with the fix that usually ends it. When no screen in the house will play anything at all, the cause sits further up the line: go to the KezelTV not-working checklist instead.

The guide is empty or wrong

Refresh the guide data from the settings instead of reinstalling. If particular channels stay wrong, send us their names, since guide accuracy varies by source and we can look into it.

TiviMate is not in my store

TiviMate exists for Android alone, so stores on Samsung and LG sets, Apple hardware and computers will never list it. Fire OS takes it through Downloader; the Vega OS 4K Select has no way to add it.

Recording or multi-view is grayed out

Those two are Premium features. Without Premium, TiviMate still plays every channel, just one at a time and without saving anything.

Replay does nothing on a channel

That channel probably keeps no archive. Look for the archive mark in the grid; channels without it show past listings for information only.

Multi-view says the account is in use

Each channel in multi-view is a separate stream and counts as a screen. A one-screen plan plays one at a time, so multi-view needs a plan with more screens.

Channel numbers do not match cable

TiviMate numbers channels by their position in the list. Reordering or hiding groups changes the numbers.

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Watch tonight on KezelTV, with the login in under 15 minutes

Each plan unlocks all 25,000+ live channels and 120,000+ movies and series, starting at $15 for one month or $69 for twelve, and none of them renews on its own. Rather look first? The 24-hour trial is a full account: open the guide in TiviMate, flick between the live channels you care about, and decide afterwards.

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The full list of KezelTV guides

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KezelTV in TiviMate, asked and answered

Is TiviMate Premium worth it with KezelTV?

Yes, when two live events often overlap and you want multi-view, or when recording, extra playlists, favorites and hidden groups would make a big list manageable. Without it, every channel and title still plays. The money goes to the TiviMate developer, apart from your subscription, so we have no discount to offer on it.

Can I use TiviMate on a Firestick?

Yes, on any Fire OS stick, by way of Downloader. The 4K and 4K Max run it smoothly, older entry sticks less so. The 4K Select is the exception: it uses Vega OS, which cannot take it.

Does catch-up work in TiviMate?

On channels that keep an archive, usually yes, straight from the guide grid, provided you signed in with Xtream Codes. Archive length varies by channel and some channels keep none.

Will my groups survive a reinstall?

Only if you back them up first with the backup option in the settings. Your account is unaffected either way, and signing in again takes two minutes.

How many screens does multi-view use?

One for each channel on screen. Watching two channels side by side uses two screens on your plan, so a one-screen plan cannot run multi-view.

Does Premium cover several devices?

The TiviMate developer decides that, and their terms state how many devices one purchase covers. It has nothing to do with how many screens your plan allows at once.

Written by KezelTV Team · Last updated