How to install IPTV on Roku
Roku is the one popular platform without a full IPTV app in its channel store, so the honest answer is a workaround: mirror or AirPlay the stream from your phone, or plug a $40 Fire TV Stick into the Roku TV. Both take under 10 minutes and are explained below.
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- Screen mirroring or AirPlay
- IPTV Smarters Pro on your phone
- Fire TV Stick (recommended upgrade)
Before you start
- A Roku TV or Roku player on Roku OS 9.4 or newer for AirPlay, or any Roku for Android screen mirroring
- An iPhone, iPad or Android phone with IPTV Smarters Pro installed and signed in
- Your Best IPTV Canadian login
Your login email contains a server URL, a username and a password (Xtream Codes format) and an M3U link. Keep it handy. Do not have one yet? Request a free trial login.
Step-by-step: Roku
Install IPTV Smarters Pro on your phone
Get IPTV Smarters Pro from the App Store or Google Play, choose Login with Xtream Codes API and enter the server URL, username and password from your email.
iPhone or iPad: AirPlay to the Roku
On the Roku, go to Settings, Apple AirPlay and HomeKit, and turn AirPlay on. Open a channel in IPTV Smarters Pro, tap the AirPlay icon, and choose your Roku. The stream plays full screen on the TV.
Android: screen mirroring to the Roku
On the Roku, go to Settings, System, Screen mirroring, and set it to Prompt or Always allow. On the phone, open Quick Settings and tap Smart View (Samsung), Cast or Screen cast, then choose the Roku. Open the channel in IPTV Smarters Pro.
Alternative: use a Roku channel-store player
A few M3U players exist in the Roku channel store, but they change often and most charge a fee with a limited guide. If you try one, add your M3U link from your login email. We do not support these players directly.
Best long-term fix: add a Fire TV Stick
A Fire TV Stick plugs into any HDMI port on a Roku TV, costs about $40 to $60, and runs TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro with a full TV guide. Follow our Fire TV Stick guide once it is plugged in.
Tips and quick fixes
- AirPlay from an iPhone gives a better picture than Android mirroring; keep the phone on Wi-Fi 5 GHz.
- Mirroring counts as one device, since only one stream is playing.
- If your Roku TV is a TCL or Hisense model, check whether it also has a Google TV or Android TV mode; if so, use that guide instead.
Roku questions
Is there an IPTV app for Roku?
Not a full one. The Roku channel store does not carry IPTV Smarters Pro or TiviMate, and third-party M3U players there are inconsistent. Most Roku owners mirror from a phone or add a Fire TV Stick to the same TV.
Can I AirPlay IPTV from my iPhone to a Roku?
Yes. Roku devices on OS 9.4 or newer support AirPlay. Turn it on in Settings, then tap the AirPlay icon in IPTV Smarters Pro on the iPhone.
Should I buy a Fire TV Stick for my Roku TV?
If you watch IPTV daily, yes. A Fire TV Stick 4K plugs into the HDMI port, gives you a proper TV guide, favourites and catch-up, and costs less than one month of cable.
Ready to try IPTV on your Roku?
Request a free 24-hour trial and follow this guide with a real login.