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Open TV, an ultra-fast open-source IPTV app, is finally available on Android! (play.google.com)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Open TV is the best open-source IPTV app. It's ultra fast and super simple to use. Our open-source commitment means this application is truly yours, forever.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

For your box top device though (like Nvidia Shield for example) TiVimate is hands down the best app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

where does this get the stream from?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Can someone eli5 how this works?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

IPTV is a video streaming protocol that delivers live TV. Here's a basic overview:

  1. An IPTV provider is streaming TV Channel 3 from its server.
  2. Subscribers pay for access to a playlist file.
  3. An IPTV player takes the playlist file and connects to the server.
  4. The playlist file tells the player where TV Channel 3 is available for streaming.
  5. The IPTV player streams the broadcast.

Most common IPTV providers are illegal restreams of commercial broadcasts. IPTV players don't typically come with access to these servers, the user need to find a service and gain access to a playlist file.

Edit: There are free and ad-supported IPTV streams out there as well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Is this available in F-Droid?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Github+obtanium is f-droid with one extra step. I can't praise enough obtanium really haha

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Looks like no. According to their GitHub they're a solo dev in need of financial support

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Nope, because the dev wants money (not a bad thing necissarily)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

So why not have their own F-Droid repository like FUTO does with their apps?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I use this on my desktop and it works very well there at least.