What a good IPTV player does
- A real EPG grid. Channels on one side, programmes on a timeline, what is airing now highlighted, now and next on every row.
- Favorites and groups. Hundreds of channels are unusable without a way to get to yours in two clicks.
- Several lists. Many people have more than one provider or list; each should keep its own favorites.
- Catch-up. Press a programme that already aired and watch it from the start — when your provider keeps an archive.
- Parental control. A PIN that hides channels or whole groups from the guide.
- Remote-first controls. Zapping, last channel and search that work without a keyboard.
- Multiview. Two channels on screen at once, which is handy for sport.
How WatchBridge covers it
| What you want | In WatchBridge TV |
|---|---|
| EPG grid | Channels left, timeline right, now and next on every row. It keeps up as the clock moves, and goes back up to 48 hours. |
| Favorites & groups | Hold OK on any programme in a channel's row to add the channel to favorites. The Group button filters by your list's groups or by favorites only. |
| Several lists | Keep M3U links, Xtream Codes logins and files side by side and switch between them; each list has its own favorites and locks. |
| Catch-up | M3U lists with catch-up tags and Xtream Codes panels: press a past programme to play it from the start. It depends on your provider keeping the archive. |
| Parental PIN | A 4–8 digit PIN locks single channels or whole groups. Locked channels disappear from the guide, zapping and voice search. |
| Remote controls | OK twice (or your remote's last-channel key) jumps to the previous channel. Voice search tunes a channel or finds a programme in the guide. |
| Multiview | Two channels side by side, Left/Right chooses the sound, OK takes one full screen. |
Coming from TiviMate or a similar app?
You use the same ingredients: the M3U link or Xtream Codes login your provider gave you, and an optional XMLTV guide link. Add them in WatchBridge's IPTV screen and the guide builds itself. WatchBridge is not affiliated with TiviMate or any other IPTV app.
It is also more than an IPTV player: the same app opens Google TV and Fire TV recommendations in Nuvio, Stremio, Plex or Jellyfin, so one install covers your movies and your live TV.
What to know before you start
WatchBridge doesn't provide, host or sell any channels or lists. You bring your own, exactly as in any other IPTV player.
- IPTV is part of the APK version of WatchBridge TV for now.
- Catch-up works only on channels where your provider keeps an archive.
- Multiview needs a source that allows two streams at once.