What you need
- Chromecast with Google TV (4K or HD), Google TV Streamer, or a TV running Google TV
- The server URL, username and password from your Great IPTV welcome email
- At least 1 GB free (Settings → System → Storage)
- Login type: Xtream Codes (best) or M3U link
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How to install Great IPTV on Google TV (Chromecast)
- 1
Free up space
Open Settings → System → Storage and remove apps you never use. The 8 GB on a Chromecast fills up quickly, and the TV guide needs room.
- 2
Search the Play Store
Go to the Apps tab → Search for apps, type TiviMate or IPTV Smarters and install. If search doesn't show it, ask Google Assistant "install TiviMate".
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Log in
Open the app, pick Add playlist and choose "Xtream Codes" (sometimes called "Xtream API" or "Login with Xtream"). Enter any name for the playlist, then the server URL, username and password exactly as they appear in your Great IPTV welcome email — the URL starts with http:// and includes the port number. Save and wait while channels, movies and the guide load.
- 4
Pin it to the home screen
On the Apps tab, long-press the player and choose Move to keep it in the first row of Your apps.
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Check playback settings
Open Settings → Display & Sound → Advanced display settings and set Match content frame rate to Seamless only, which avoids black flashes while switching channels.
Tips for the best picture on Google TV (Chromecast)
- A USB-C hub with Ethernet gives the Chromecast a wired connection and a big stability boost.
- Turn off Ambient mode screensaver photos during long matches if your stick is short of memory.
- Restart the stick weekly (Settings → System → Restart) — it clears memory leaks on low-RAM devices.
Best apps for Great IPTV on Google TV (Chromecast)
- TiviMateRecommendedFree to install; the Premium upgrade (paid to the developer) unlocks recording, multi-view and several playlists.
- IPTV Smarters ProFree to download; some platforms show ads or offer an optional paid upgrade from the developer.
- XCIPTVFree from the developer.
Common Google TV (Chromecast) problems
'Insufficient storage' when installing
Clear caches under Settings → Apps → See all apps → [app] → Clear cache for the biggest apps, and uninstall preloaded apps you don't use. You need about 500 MB free to install and another 500 MB for the guide.
App crashes when the guide loads
Low memory. In TiviMate shorten the EPG period to 3 days (Settings → EPG → Days to keep) and hide channel groups you don't watch so the guide is smaller.
The remote's buttons don't open the guide
Google TV remotes have no guide button. In TiviMate, press OK on a playing channel to bring up the channel list, or press and hold OK to open the menu with the guide.
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