How to watch IPTV on an iPhone or iPad in Canada
Install a player, paste in your details, done. About eight minutes on iPhone and iPad.
What you need
Your iPhone and iPad device, the activation email containing your Xtream Codes username, password and server URL, and a few minutes. Nothing else — no box, no cable, no installer.
Step by step
- Install GSE Smart IPTV
From the App Store. TiviMate does not exist on iOS, so GSE is the practical choice on Apple devices.
- Add an Xtream Codes playlist
Open GSE, choose Xtream Codes, and add your username, password and server URL.
- Turn on the EPG
So you get the full programme guide rather than a bare channel list.
- AirPlay to a TV
If you have an Apple TV or an AirPlay-capable television, you can send the picture straight to it from Control Centre.
- Lower the quality on cellular
HD rather than 4K when you are off Wi-Fi. See the data table below.
Which app to use on iPhone and iPad
GSE Smart IPTV is the one we recommend on iPhone and iPad, and it is available from the App Store. Our app comparison covers the alternatives if you would rather use something else — the subscription works with all of them at the same time.
Watching on mobile data
| Quality | Per hour | On a 10 GB plan |
|---|---|---|
| HD 720p | ~3.6 GB | About 2.8 hours |
| Full HD 1080p | ~5.4 GB | About 1.9 hours |
| 4K | ~11 GB | Under an hour |
Set the app to HD when you are away from Wi-Fi. On a phone screen the difference is invisible and the data saving is substantial.
iOS is stricter than Android about background playback. If the stream stops when you switch apps, that is the operating system doing what it is designed to do, not a fault.
Where to go next
The pages people read alongside this one.
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