How to set up Malta IPTV on Android

Fetch Malta Player from our Downloads page. Because it is not distributed through the Play Store, your browser asks for one permission before installing: tap Settings in that dialog, allow installs from your browser, then go back and open the file. Rather use a store player? Install IPTV Smarters Pro, TiviMate or XCIPTV from the Play Store.

Launch the app once the install finishes. In Malta Player, type the username and password from your subscription email and tap Login — it activates on its own, at no extra cost. In a store player, select "Xtream Codes API" instead of M3U and enter the server URL, username and password exactly as they appear in the email. Xtream Codes earns its keep: it delivers the programme guide and the on-demand library, where a plain M3U link delivers channels alone.

The first run syncs your channel list, the EPG (the on-screen programme guide) and the film and series catalogue. Give it ten to thirty seconds — more on a slower line, since the guide itself can cover several days of listings. Let it finish before you start browsing; interrupting it is the number one reason a guide later looks empty.

Long-press any channel to mark it as a favourite, and do it sooner rather than later: the complete list runs into the tens of thousands, and scrolling that on a handset gets old fast. Most players can also hide categories you never touch, which makes loading and navigation noticeably quicker.

Move through the categories, search by name, or open the guide to see what is on now and next. Channels play in HD, Full HD or 4K wherever the broadcaster provides it — the player picks the best automatically, and you can step the quality down from the playback menu if your connection is having a moment.