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Everything you can do with TViO

Installation, pairing and every remote action: what OK does, what a long press opens and where each setting lives.

Updated for TViO 0.4.14 · October 2026

OKHold OK

The golden rule

OK does the obvious thing: open, play or choose. Holding OK opens the options for whatever is focused. It works the same on cards, channels, categories, matches and filters.

Installation

TViO runs on Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV and Android phones. On a TV, the quickest way is the Downloader app with code 6130638.

Direct download

Downloader code6130638
APK linkdownloads.tvio.app/tv.apk

On a TV, type the code into Downloader. On a phone, open the link in your browser. Both always fetch the latest stable version.

On your TV, with Downloader

Fire TV · Fire TV Stick · Android TV · Google TV

  1. Install the “Downloader” app (by AFTVnews). On Fire TV, find it in the Amazon Appstore; on Android TV and Google TV, in Google Play.
  2. Fire TV: let Downloader install apps in Settings › My Fire TV › Developer options › Install unknown apps › Downloader: On. If you don’t see Developer options, go to My Fire TV › About and press OK 7 times on the device name.
  3. Android TV and Google TV: turn on Settings › Apps › Security & restrictions › Unknown sources › Downloader. If it isn’t there, first enable developer mode in Settings › System › About by pressing “Android TV OS build” 7 times.
  4. Open Downloader and accept the file access permission if it asks.
  5. On the Home tab, select the “Enter a URL or Search Term” field, type 6130638 with the on-screen keyboard and press Go. Typing downloads.tvio.app/tv.apk works too.
  6. When the download finishes, press Install. Then press Done (not Open) and, when Downloader asks, press Delete twice to remove the APK and free up space.
  7. Open TViO from your apps and follow the pairing steps.

On an Android phone

Android phone or tablet

  1. Open Chrome on your phone and go to downloads.tvio.app/tv.apk.
  2. If Chrome warns the file may be harmful, tap “Download anyway”.
  3. Open the download from the notification or from Files › Downloads and tap tv.apk.
  4. The first time, Android asks for permission: tap Settings, turn on “Allow from this source” for Chrome (or your file manager) and go back.
  5. Tap Install. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, choose “More details” › “Install anyway”.
  6. Open TViO and add your playlist or sign in to your account.

Google Play

Android TV · Google TV

  1. On your TV, search for TViO in Google Play. From a phone or computer, open its Google Play listing with the same Google account your TV uses.
  2. Press Install. From a browser you can also pick your TV as the target device.
  3. Google Play keeps the app up to date.

With the APK, the app itself tells you about new versions (Settings › About › “Update available”) and installs them in one click. The Google Play and APK versions don’t update each other: to switch, uninstall the one you have first, then pair again.

First launch and pairing

TViO includes no content: it plays your own sources (Xtream Codes or M3U). You set them up from your phone, with no typing on the remote.

  1. Open TViO on the TV. You will see a QR code and a pairing code.
  2. Scan the QR with your phone, or open companion.tvio.app and enter the code.
  3. Add a new playlist with your provider’s details, or sign in if you already have an account. If this is your first time, tap “Create account” and sign up with your email: that is what lets you sync and manage everything from the Companion.
  4. Confirm on the phone. The TV downloads your channels, movies, series and programme guide (EPG). Large lists take a little longer.
  5. Done. If the code expires, press “Generate a new code”.

After the first launch

From Settings
  • Add another playlistPlaylist › “Add playlist” and scan the QR. Without Premium you can have up to 2 playlists; with Premium, up to 5.
  • Use your account on another TVPremiumAccount › “Link another device” and scan the QR with the new TV. Without Premium the account works on 1 device; with Premium, on up to 5.
  • Change the active playlistPlaylist › pick one and make it active. Home, Movies, Series and Search use the active playlist.

Your account and the Companion

The Companion (companion.tvio.app) is TViO’s website for managing everything from your phone or computer, without the remote. To use it you need an account with your email.

Why sign up

Free account with email
  • Sync across your TVsFavorites, groups, hidden channels, orders and Continue Watching follow you from one TV to another.
  • Manage from the CompanionPlaylists, EPG guides, devices and plan, comfortably from your phone or computer.
  • Lose nothingIf you change TV, reinstall the app or reset it, sign in with your account and your playlists come back.
  • Get back inWith a confirmed email you can reset your password if you forget it.

Without an account, TViO works as a guest: what you set up stays on that TV only, doesn’t sync and can’t be managed from the Companion.

Create your account

  1. During pairing, your phone offers “Create account”. You can also do it any time at companion.tvio.app › “Create account”.
  2. Enter your email and a password of at least 8 characters.
  3. Open the email we send you and tap the link to confirm it. It expires after 48 hours; if you can’t find it, check your spam folder.
  4. Already using TViO as a guest? On the TV go to Settings › Sync › “Create or link an account”, scan the QR, sign in and tap “Link to this account”. Your playlist moves to your account without setting it up again.

What you can do in the Companion

companion.tvio.app
  • OverviewYour plan, devices and playlists in use, at a glance.
  • DevicesSee your linked TVs, rename them, revoke the ones you no longer use or pair a new one.
  • PlaylistsAdd M3U or Xtream lists, rename, refresh, edit credentials or delete them. Your TVs pick up the changes when they sync.
  • EPG guidesAdd XMLTV guides, turn them on or off and drag them to change priority. The order applies to all your TVs.
  • PlanCheck your plan, upgrade to Premium or manage billing. If you have a promo code, redeem it to extend your trial.
  • SettingsEmail, password, Companion language and sign-out.

Your account on another TV

  1. Install TViO on the new TV and open it.
  2. Scan the QR and choose to use your existing account. Sign in.
  3. Pick which playlists to restore. The TV downloads them and gets your state back (favorites, groups, orders).

Without Premium the account works on 1 device; with Premium, on up to 5. If you hit the limit, revoke a TV from Devices in the Companion and scan again. If you installed TViO from Google Play, Premium is bought on the TV itself through Google Play.

Delete your account

  1. Sign in at companion.tvio.app.
  2. Go to Settings › Danger Zone › “Delete account”.
  3. Enter your password and press “Delete my account”. If you have a subscription that renews, it is cancelled at that moment and you won’t be charged again; the Companion warns you first.
  4. Done. Your TVs go back to the welcome screen and your email is free in case you ever want to come back.

What gets deleted

Permanently
  • Your accountEmail and password.
  • Playlists and sourcesIncluding your provider credentials and the copies of your lists on our servers.
  • EPG guides and what you syncFavorites, groups, orders and Continue Watching.
  • Sessions and devicesSessions are closed and your TVs are unlinked.
  • SubscriptionCancelled if it renews.

Only the minimum is kept: that the account existed and was deleted, and the purchase records the law and billing require, with no email or password. Data stored on the TV itself is removed when you uninstall TViO, or from Android settings › Apps › TViO › Clear data. Can’t sign in? Email support@tvio.app from the account’s address with the subject “Delete my TViO account”. Full details at tvio.app/delete-account.

The remote in 30 seconds

The whole app works with the arrows, OK and Back. No special buttons needed.

◀ ▲ ▼ ▶

Move around the interface.

OK

Open, play or choose what is focused.

Hold OK

Options for what is focused (each screen’s context menu).

Back

Go back. On Home, press Back twice to leave the app.

▶❚❚/◀◀ ▶▶

Play, pause, rewind and fast-forward in the player.

Reorder mode

Channels, categories and sports filters can be ordered by hand from their options. Inside reorder mode:

OK

Picks up the focused item; OK again drops it in its new place.

▲ ▼Lists

Moves the item. ◀ ▶ jumps 10 at a time.

◀ ▶Sports filters

Moves the filter.

Back

Leaves reorder mode.

Home

What you are watching, your list and the latest from your active playlist, in rows you choose.

OKCard

Opens the detail page or starts playing.

Hold OKMovie or series

“Add to My List” or “Remove from My List”, and “More info”.

Hold OKContinue Watching

Removes the title from Continue Watching.

Hold OKRecent channel

Removes the channel from recently watched.

The same quick actions (My List and More info) appear when you hold OK on any poster in Movies, Series and Search. Choose which rows you see in Settings › Interface › Home.

Live

On the left, your categories and groups; on the right, channels with what is on now. The focused channel plays in the mini player.

OKChannel

Goes full screen.

Hold OKChannel

Opens “Channel options”.

Hold OKCategory

Opens “Category options”.

Channel options

Hold OK on a channel
  • Add to favoritesOr remove it, if it is already there.
  • Move to groupAdds it to one of your groups or creates a new one. A channel can be a favorite and sit in several groups at once.
  • Rename channel
  • Hide channelRemoves it from the list. Bring it back in Settings › Playlist › “Hidden channels”.
  • Channel sortingDefault (provider order), by name, by name reversed or manual.
  • Reorder channelsOnly with manual sorting.
  • Manage visibilityHide or show several channels at once.

Category options

Hold OK on a category
  • Rename category
  • Hide categoryBring it back from Settings › Playlist.
  • Manage visibilityHide or show several categories at once.
  • Category orderA–Z, Z–A, provider order (for example grouped by country) or manual.
  • Reorder categoriesEnters reorder mode.

Rather not have the mini player start as you scroll? Turn on Settings › Interface › “Preview only on OK”: the first OK plays it small, the second goes full screen.

Movies and Series

Your catalogue by category, with full detail pages: synopsis, cast, seasons, versions and audio languages.

OKPoster

Opens the detail page. From there, Play or “Resume”.

Hold OKPoster

“Add to My List” or “Remove from My List”, and “More info”.

Hold OKCategory

The same category options as Live, plus “Title order”.

Title order

Hold OK on a category
  • DefaultNewest first.
  • A–ZBy title.
  • RatingBest rated first; unrated last.
  • Date addedWhatever your provider added most recently comes first.

When a title comes in several versions, the detail page shows which languages each one has. With “Always play in my language” (Settings › Playback) TViO picks the version in your language for you.

Player

The same remote does different things depending on whether you are watching a live channel or a movie.

Live channels

◀ ▶

Previous or next channel (zapping), without opening anything.

▲ ▼/OK

Opens the channel panel.

▶❚❚

Pauses live TV. OK or ▶ carries on where you left off.

◀◀ ▶▶

Rewinds live TV.

Back

Closes the panel or leaves the player.

Channel panel

▲ ▼ or OK while watching a channel
  • Channel carouselThe category’s channels, “Favorites” or “Recents”. OK on a card switches channel.
  • FavoritesSaves the channel to favorites.
  • Add to group
  • EPG GuideThe full-screen grid: ◀ ▶ moves in time and OK watches. Anything marked “Available to replay” can be watched if your provider allows it.
  • InfoWhat is on now and next.
  • Pause · Start over · Go liveWatch the programme from the beginning or jump back to live.

Movies and episodes

OK/▶❚❚

Play or pause.

◀ ▶/◀◀ ▶▶

Rewind or fast-forward, without opening the bar.

▲ ▼

Shows the progress bar and options.

Playback options

▲ ▼ and choose on the bar
  • AudioSwitch language or audio track.
  • Subtitles
  • VersionAnother version of the same title (language, quality).
  • Quality
  • Restart · Next episode

At the end of an episode a countdown appears and the next one starts. Turn it off in Settings › Playback › “Autoplay next episode”.

Sports Center

Turns your guide into a match agenda: what is on, when, and on which channels of your playlists.

OKLive match

Plays it on the recommended channel.

OKUpcoming match

“Remind me”: you get a notice 5 minutes before. OK again removes it.

OKFinished match

Watch the replay, when your provider has one (replay badge).

Hold OKMatch

Opens “Broadcasts” and “Follow”.

Hold OKSport filter

Follow, pin or hide that sport.

Hold OK“All” filter

Reorder the filters and bring back hidden ones.

▲From the agenda

Change day or sport.

Broadcasts and Follow

Hold OK on a match
  • BroadcastsEvery channel in your playlists showing the match, with the recommended one marked and whether it worked or failed last time.
  • FollowFollow the teams or the competition. What you follow comes first in each sport and on Home.
  • Remind meFor matches that have not started yet.

Sport filter

Hold OK on a sport
  • Follow this sport
  • Pin to the front
  • Hide this filter

If a channel isn’t showing the match, open the player panel and press “Not working” or “Not this event”: TViO moves it to the end of the list and tries another. In “Following” (at the top) you pick teams and competitions, and Search finds a team, competition or match.

Settings

Eight sections. Anything marked Premium needs an active Premium plan. New accounts start with a 14-day Premium trial.

Account

  • Plan, expiry and linked devices.
  • “Get Premium”, “Manage subscription” and “Link another device”, with a QR to do it from your phone.

Playlist

  • Active playlist, “Update playlist” and “Add playlist”.
  • Connection details and your provider’s expiry date.
  • Manage categories (show or hide, “Hide new categories”) and “Manage groups”. Premium.
  • “Hidden channels”: bring back channels you hid.

EPG

  • Programme guide sources and their priority.
  • With an account, they are managed from companion.tvio.app and reach all your TVs.
  • Up to 2 sources without Premium and up to 5 with Premium.

Interface

  • “App language”: system, Spanish, English or French.
  • Home: which rows show and “Show clock”.
  • Channels: “Show quality on channels” (HD, 4K…) and “Preview only on OK”.
  • “Time format”: system, 12-hour or 24-hour.

Playback

  • “Always play in my language”.
  • “Autoplay next episode”.
  • “Loading overlay” and “Pause overlay”.
  • “Blur unseen episodes”, to avoid spoilers.

Parental controlPremium

  • A 4-digit PIN; change or remove it.
  • “Lock categories” per playlist.
  • “Lock now” ends the temporary unlock.

Sync

  • Favorites, groups, hidden channels, orders and Continue Watching follow you across the TVs on your account. Requires an account with email.
  • Restore your account’s state on this TV, and undo it.

About

  • Version and “Update available” (APK).
  • “Support”: QR codes to report bugs, request features or join the community.
  • Privacy and terms of use.

Common problems

What you ask us most.

A channel won’t load

Try another channel for the same match (hold OK on it in Sports Center) or update the playlist in Settings › Playlist › “Update playlist”. If nothing changes, it may be your provider.

Sports Center shows no matches, or the guide is empty

Sports Center reads the programme guide. Check that you have a source in Settings › EPG and update it.

I hid something by mistake

Channels come back from Settings › Playlist › “Hidden channels”; categories from the category management on the same screen.

My favorites don’t show on another TV

Both TVs need to be linked to the same account. See Settings › Sync.

Still stuck?

Email us or join the Discord: we answer you directly.

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