How to watch IPTV on Android and iOS
There are quite a few IPTV apps in the Google Play and App Stores:
Peers TV
In the ranking of the best apps, Peers TV ranks first. The app is available on Android and iOS.
Pros and cons
- easy and convenient operation
- the ability to install on older versions of android-smartphones
- Possibility to add favorite channels to the “Favorites” tab
- built-in program guide, which does not require the installation of additional services
- Commercials about 8 seconds long after every third playback
ViNTERA.TV
The ViNTERA.TV app has quite high scores on Google Play: 4.4 for the paid version and 4.2 for the free version. The service provides more than 50 million connections to TV channels per month. Playlists from more than 3000 local IPTV-providers are already connected to it.
The operating principle of ViNTERA.TV on Android/iOS is built in such a way that any TV channel can be quickly integrated into the project, which facilitates the constant expansion of the base.
Advantages and disadvantages
- high picture quality
- Choice of interface language
- Filter of TV channels by countries and genres
- UDProxy and provider channels support
- not compatible with ARM v.6 processors on the devices
- High internet speed to watch content in high quality
How to watch IPTV for free
Free channels for IPTV are usually distributed as links in IPTV playlists. Such a playlist must be downloaded and uploaded to an IPTV player. Some IPTV players support downloading playlists from the web, making it possible to support self-updating playlists, updated centrally by web site owners or paid playlist services.
What Internet speeds are required for IPTV
The higher the resolution of IPTV video, the faster Internet speed is needed for comfortable watching.
For SD channels you need speed ~5 Mb/sec.
For Full HD channels you need ~15 Mb/sec speed.
For 4K channels, you need a speed of ~50 Mbps.
For 8K channels, you need ~80 Mbps speed.
An important factor is the speed and stability of the Internet connection between the broadcast server and the end device watching the IPTV stream.