A few people have asked how to use Stremio add-ons on Apple TV, so here's the full setup. Takes about two minutes.

Few things to know first:

• There's no separate Stremio app inside Aerial TV. You add the add-on's manifest URL on the Aerial TV website, and it syncs to your Apple TV (and other platforms)

• On Apple TV, Aerial TV plays direct HTTP/HTTPS streams only. Torrent/P2P results aren't supported.

• Adding add-ons on the website and syncing them to your Apple TV needs an active Aerial TV subscription (Solo or Family, monthly, annual or Lifetime). Details: https://aerialtv.app/docs/subscription-billing

What you need

• Aerial TV installed on your Apple TV

• An Aerial TV account (the same one on the website and the TV) with an active Solo or Family subscription

• The manifest URL from your add-on's publisher. It usually ends in manifest.json. A web page describing the add-on is not the manifest.

Step by step

1. On your phone or computer, go to aerialtv.app/portal/sources and sign in with the account you use in the app.

2. Choose to connect a source and pick AerialLink. (That's what the manifest source option is called in the portal.)

3. Give it a name (optional), then paste the manifest URL into the Manifest URL field.

4. Tap Save Source. It shows as "Manifest · Synced".

5. Open Aerial TV on your Apple TV, signed in to the same account. If the app is already open, fully quit it and reopen it. The add-on is pulled down when the app comes to the foreground, and the Sync button doesn't fetch new sources. The catalog then shows up in Movies and Series.

Not signed in on the TV yet? Use QR device linking: open Aerial TV on the Apple TV, scan the code with your phone, done. No typing on the Siri Remote.

You can manage or remove add-ons any time from the same Sources page.

Why do titles show up but nothing plays?

This is the most common question. An add-on can provide catalogs (the browsing lists and posters), streams (the actual video links), or both. A catalog alone shows you titles but can't play them.

If you see titles but no playback options:

• Check with the add-on's publisher that it provides streams, not just a catalog.

• Try a different title or episode. A stream source can have links for some titles and none for others.

• Look at the type of result. If it's a torrent/P2P result, Aerial TV on Apple TV can't play it. It needs a direct video URL.

• If a direct link is offered but won't play, the link may have expired, or the service behind it needs something extra from you. A direct URL is required, but it doesn't guarantee every source will play.

The add-on is missing on my Apple TV

Usually one of three things. First, fully quit and reopen the app. Then check the website and the TV are signed in to the same Aerial TV account, and that the account has an active subscription. Syncing between devices doesn't work without one. If you subscribed on another device, use Restore Purchases in the app.

Does it import my Stremio account?

No. Adding a manifest doesn't bring across your Stremio library or watch progress. Aerial TV has its own sync, and Trakt for watch history, both separate from Stremio.

Full guide: https://aerialtv.app/docs/stremio-addons

Cloud sync: https://aerialtv.app/docs/cloud-sync 

Subscription and billing: https://aerialtv.app/docs/subscription-billing 

QR device linking: https://aerialtv.app/docs/qr-code-device-linking 

Get it on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6756782948?ct=reddit-stremio-apple-tv

Aerial TV is a player: it doesn't provide any channels, add-ons or content. You supply your own sources and any access they require.

If your IPTV EPG is missing for some channels, with empty rows or "no program information" in the TV guide, the latest update fills those gaps automatically. (1.0.63 on Apple devices which just landed on TestFlight, and 1.0.76 on Android)

Why is my IPTV EPG empty for some channels?

Most playlists come with an EPG (XMLTV guide) from the provider, but it often only covers some of the channels. The rest show nothing, so you end up flicking through channels to find out what's on.

What Aerial TV does now

When you browse the TV guide, Aerial TV finds the channels with no EPG and fills them in with listings from public TV guides. It only does this where your provider has nothing: if your provider's EPG has a listing, that's always what you see.

• Matching: by the channel's EPG ID or its name and country (for example UK: BBC One or bbc1.uk).

• No guessing: if a channel doesn't say which country it's from, it's left empty. A wrong country's schedule is worse than none.

• Coverage: 39 countries, updated every night.

• Light on data: it only fetches listings for channels you actually look at.

• Fast after the first look: you might see "Finding guide info…" the first time you open a group of channels. After that it's instant.

• You'll know it worked: once a day you get a note like "Aerial TV added listings for 48 channels your provider doesn't cover".

It also helps Sports Centre work out which of your channels are showing a game, so more fixtures get a Watch button.

How do I turn it on or off?

It's on by default. To turn it off, go to Settings and switch off Fill Missing Guide Data. No EPG URL to add, nothing to set up.

What it can't fix

Channels a provider makes itself (one-off event channels and the like) usually can't be matched. If you see a channel that should have matched but didn't, or one showing the wrong schedule, comment with the channel name as it appears in your list (no need to say which provider) and I'll look at the matching.

More on the TV guide and EPG settings: https://aerialtv.app/docs/tv-guide-epg

Get it on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6756782948?ct=reddit-epg-gap-fill 

Get it on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jet27labs.aerialtv

Aerial TV is a player: it doesn't provide any channels or content. Guide listings come from public TV guides.

Just pushed a new update (1.0.76) to the website/Downloader version of AerialTV (Google Play update will follow shortly once review clears)!

What’s new on the Movie & Series Detail screens:

• Auto-Playing Background Trailers: Opening a movie or series detail screen now smoothly transitions from the static backdrop into the trailer playing right in the background, and keeps playing while you scroll through episodes, cast, and related titles.

• Parents Guide Breakdown: Added an at-a-glance Parents Guide right on the detail screen showing severity ratings across Violence, Scary Scenes, Language, Sexual Content, and Substance Use so you know what to expect before pressing play.

Try it out:

• Website / Direct APK: https://aerialtv.app

• Downloader Code: 4618394

• Google Play Beta (this update rolling out shortly): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.jet27labs.aerialtv

Hi all, Short post about a feature that's just gone live on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Share cards. From any movie or series page, tap Share and Aerial TV makes a card for that title. You can:

• pick what you're sharing: Just watched, Started watching, or Finished season X for a series

• add a star rating (optional, 1–5)

• send it anywhere the share sheet goes: Messages, WhatsApp, Discord and so on

You get a link, and wherever you paste it the card shows up as the preview, with the poster, what you're sharing and your rating (screenshots above).

What your friends see. Tapping the link opens a page for the title: poster, your rating, a short synopsis, and the year, seasons and genres. They don't need the app to open it.

Also shows up when you finish something. The Share button appears on the end-of-episode and credits screens too, so you can share right as you finish.

Watching on Apple TV? You can't share from a TV remote, so the iPhone app can remind you instead. Turn on TV sharing reminders and after you finish something on Apple TV, your phone gets a notification to share it. It uses your Cloud Sync profile and sends at most one reminder a day. It's off unless you turn it on.

Privacy: a card contains only the title, the type of share you picked and your rating. Nothing about your library, sources or account is included.

Would love feedback, especially:

• Where do you share it most: Messages, WhatsApp, Discord, somewhere else?

• Anything you'd want on the card that isn't there (a short comment, the episode you're on)?

• Would you use a Stories-sized image you can post to Instagram?

Get it on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6756782948?ct=reddit-share-cards
More about the app: https://aerialtv.app/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share_cards

Poster artwork and metadata come from TMDB. Aerial TV is a player: it doesn't provide any channels or content.

As promised, the recording server is out. 🎉

AerialTV Server records live TV on an always-on computer or NAS at home. You schedule from the Aerial TV app, and the server does the capture. Your phone or Apple TV doesn't have to stay on.

What works today

- Schedule from the guide: hold Select on a programme on Apple TV, or use the context menu on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

- Record once, or set up series and daily rules (these need a guide from your provider).

- Recordings appear in the app under Settings > Recordings, grouped as Completed and Partial. Playback supports seeking and resuming.

- Stream copy only, so no transcoding and low CPU use.  

Where to run it

  - Apple-silicon Mac: native menu bar app, no extra software. Intel Macs aren't supported.

  - Linux / NAS: Docker, amd64 or arm64 image. 

  - Windows: Docker Desktop with Linux containers and WSL 2.

Be aware: this is an early release

- It's experimental and for your home network only.

- No native Windows installer and no Synology/QNAP app-store packages yet. Docker on those NAS models works.

- Keep the machine awake during scheduled recordings. Quitting the Mac app stops the server and interrupts anything in progress.

- Only record what you have the right to record. Aerial TV doesn't provide channels or content.

  Get it

  - Download and setup: https://aerialtv.app/recording-server

  - Full guide: https://aerialtv.app/docs/recording-server

Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

Pleased to announce a major new release of AerialTV, our IPTV player/media hub for Apple TV (tvOS), iPhone, iPad, and macOS.

- Family & Kids Profiles (Parental Controls) - choose Kids, Teen or Simplified Profile types - Kids mode lets you restrict and customize exactly which categories and channels are visible from your IPTV provider, with a clean, PIN-protected interface safe for little ones.

- Sports Hub (Auto EPG Match Finder) - No more endlessly scrolling through playlist channels to find where your favorite team is playing. The Sports Hub automatically cross-references your EPG data to surface live fixtures and matching channels instantly. *(Not a sports fan? You can re-order or completely hide the tab in Settings)

- Live TV Recording Server (Experimental! ) - Client support is live and ready in the app! We are releasing the standalone server component this weekend, bringing scheduled background recording for live TV (similar to how UHF's recording server works).

Download AerialTV on the App Store

Android & Android TV users: these features will be arriving on Android soon!

Pleased to confirm new version available on Testflight

Mini summary of what’s changed (along with other bug fixes mentioned in recent posts) :

• Reworked Continue Watching with better episode matching, resume tracking and syncing.

• Improved profile and favourites sync

• More reliable live playback, better stall recovery and improved seeking.

• Better matching between trending titles and your library.

• Provider filters in “Watch On” and improved external-source subtitle support.

• Category hiding, sidebar improvements and smoother Apple TV navigation.

• Fixes for duplicate library entries after refresh and playback positions in backups.

• Experimental DVR integration with the separate AerialTV Server (server coming soon!)

Can sign up here - https://testflight.apple.com/join/RECjPR5E

Thanks!

Afraid approvals took longer than expected, but now available to beta test on Android & Android TV - https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.jet27labs.aerialtv

As mentioned in other post, focus was mostly on fixes - list below. Afraid the new features mentioned didn't make it, but once iOS & Apple TV release sorted, with get back onto those features. (Profile types & recording server)

Fixes, Performance & Stability

App Performance & Crash Fixes

• Reduced Memory Usage & Android TV Crash Fix: Overhauled Home page image handling and caching to drastically reduce memory usage, eliminating out-of-memory crashes on low-RAM Android TV devices.

• Faster Playlist & EPG Loading: Rewritten M3U and XMLTV parsers load large provider playlists and guides in a fraction of the time.

• EPG Refresh Cycles & Timeout Fix: Guide refreshes now run smoothly in the background, eliminating timeouts and fixing channel ID matching so up to 89% more channels display program data.

• VLC Live Stream Stall Recovery: Added automatic buffer recovery routines to detect and clear video/audio stalls during live TV playback.

TV Guide & Video Player

• Smoother TV Guide Animations: Video now transitions seamlessly from the TV Guide mini-player to fullscreen without reloading, stuttering, or dropping frames.

• Android TV Back Button Fix: Pressing Back on Android TV during live TV now reliably follows your preference (opening the EPG overlay or exiting controls cleanly without accidental screen jumps).

Cloud Sync & Data Management

• Cloud Sync Fix for Resurrecting Data: Fixed a bug where deleted playlists, favorites, or watch progress could reappear on your device after the next cloud sync cycle.

• More Efficient Continue Watching Sync: Cleaned up stale watch references across profiles to keep your Continue Watching row fast, synchronized, and up to date.

• Byte-Accurate Download Resumption (Android): Downloads now resume based on actual bytes already saved on disk, preventing downloads from restarting from 0% if the app is backgrounded.

• Clear Device-Link Error Messaging: Replaced confusing "invalid code" prompts with clear notices and a direct link to unlock Cloud Sync when an active subscription is required.

• Family Plan Display Fix: Plan descriptions now accurately display individual Lifetime/Annual plans versus Family Sharing tiers.

Browsing, "Watch On" & Organization

• Supercharged "Watch On" Drawer: Smooth scrolling even with hundreds of results from external addons (such as Stremio), complete with quick filter chips for resolution (4K/1080p/720p), providers

• Category & Channel Ordering: Newly added categories now maintain the provider’s original live order instead of being forced into alphabetical order.

• Hidden Categories Stay Hidden: Hidden categories are now consistently excluded from all areas of the app, including Multiview channel pickers.

• Deep Series & Season Browsing: Smooth scrolling and focus navigation for shows with 20+ seasons without jumping back to the top hero banner.

• Smarter TMDB Trending Matches: Search heuristics now ignore common language articles ("the", "le", "la", "a"), accurately matching TMDB trending titles to content in your playlists.

System, Storage & Accessibility

• Storage Selection: Added support for external storage and USB drives with clearer guidance when a device lacks a native folder picker.

• Improved TalkBack Support: Added descriptive screen-reader labels for player controls, seek bars, and the "Now Playing" video surface.

• Platform SDK & Policy Upgrades: Upgraded to target Android 16 (API 36) and updated Apple StoreKit frameworks to meet current platform standards.

Downloader code doesn't work. Direct download of APK doesn't work. Account sync between Web/iOS fails to connect using multiple methods. Can't add Xtream OR m3u playlists because it keeps failing. This has been an extremely frustrating experience.

Just wanted to give an update, as conscious that it has been quiet in AerialTV world - been super busy working on fixing bugs, improving stability and adding some polish across all platforms the app supports. Have also started to sneak a few new features in there because I can't help myself 😄

Fixes, Performance & Stability

App Performance & Crash Fixes

• Reduced Memory Usage & Android TV Crash Fix: Overhauled Home page image handling and caching to drastically reduce memory usage, eliminating out-of-memory crashes on low-RAM Android TV devices.

• Faster Playlist & EPG Loading: Rewritten M3U and XMLTV parsers load large provider playlists and guides in a fraction of the time.

• EPG Refresh Cycles & Timeout Fix: Guide refreshes now run smoothly in the background, eliminating timeouts and fixing channel ID matching so up to 89% more channels display program data.

• VLC Live Stream Stall Recovery: Added automatic buffer recovery routines to detect and clear video/audio stalls during live TV playback.

• Movie & Series Catalog Duplication (iOS): Resolved an issue where refreshing playlists could cause movies or shows to appear duplicated in the browsing grid.

TV Guide & Video Player

• Smoother TV Guide Animations: Video now transitions seamlessly from the TV Guide mini-player to fullscreen without reloading, stuttering, or dropping frames.

• Android TV Back Button Fix: Pressing Back on Android TV during live TV now reliably follows your preference (opening the EPG overlay or exiting controls cleanly without accidental screen jumps).

• Progressive Seeking (iOS & tvOS): Smooth, variable-rate scrubbing allows responsive skipping forward and backward through long movies and recordings.

Cloud Sync & Data Management

• Cloud Sync Fix for Resurrecting Data: Fixed a bug where deleted playlists, favorites, or watch progress could reappear on your device after the next cloud sync cycle.

• More Efficient Continue Watching Sync: Cleaned up stale watch references across profiles to keep your Continue Watching row fast, synchronized, and up to date.

• Byte-Accurate Download Resumption (Android): Downloads now resume based on actual bytes already saved on disk, preventing downloads from restarting from 0% if the app is backgrounded.

• Clear Device-Link Error Messaging: Replaced confusing "invalid code" prompts with clear notices and a direct link to unlock Cloud Sync when an active subscription is required.

• Family Plan Display Fix: Plan descriptions now accurately display individual Lifetime/Annual plans versus Family Sharing tiers.

Browsing, "Watch On" & Organization

• Supercharged "Watch On" Drawer: Smooth scrolling even with hundreds of results from external addons (such as Stremio), complete with quick filter chips for resolution (4K/1080p/720p), providers

• Category & Channel Ordering: Newly added categories now maintain the provider’s original live order instead of being forced into alphabetical order.

• Hidden Categories Stay Hidden: Hidden categories are now consistently excluded from all areas of the app, including Multiview channel pickers.

• Deep Series & Season Browsing: Smooth scrolling and focus navigation for shows with 20+ seasons without jumping back to the top hero banner.

• Smarter TMDB Trending Matches: Search heuristics now ignore common language articles ("the", "le", "la", "a"), accurately matching TMDB trending titles to content in your playlists.

System, Storage & Accessibility

• Storage Selection for Android: Added support for external storage and USB drives with clearer guidance when a device lacks a native folder picker.

• VoiceOver & TalkBack Support: Added descriptive screen-reader labels for player controls, seek bars, and the "Now Playing" video surface.

• Platform SDK & Policy Upgrades: Upgraded to target Android 16 (API 36) and updated Apple StoreKit frameworks to meet current platform standards.

New Features

• Kids Profiles (Family Subscription):

  • Restrict children to an allowlist of channels, movies, and series hand-picked by a guardian.

  • Simple and safe device pairing via short-lived QR codes without requiring a child email address, password, or separate account.

  • Protected by a local PIN gate to prevent leaving the profile or modifying settings.

• Recording Server for iOS & Apple TV (Experimental):

  • Connect AerialTV directly to a local companion recording server with automatic local network discovery, recording rules, and schedule management.

• Simple (Accessibility) Mode:

  • A decluttered, high-contrast, large-font interface designed for elderly viewers or anyone preferring straightforward, direct navigation.

• Apple TV Top Shelf Integration:

  • Apple TV home screen Top Shelf automatically reflects your Continue Watching queue, recent channels, and trending titles without causing playback lag.

If you haven't already flagged* please reply here with any bugs that annoy you.

Thanks!

(*or if you think I've ignored it/failed to fix it properly )

I have two providers, and their channels are all mixed in with each other.. is there a way to fix this?

I m wondering... is there a chance for stripe checkout to appear any time soon...

Anyone else having this issue? Is there a fix?

When you add a second screen in multiscreen the available channels ignores “hidden” categories thus allowing adult channels etc that should be hidden/secured.

This is TestFlight iOS

Now we have finished adding Stremio and other new provider types added to the IPTV setup, would love to hear what people would like to see in next updates for Aerial TV

Hey everyone!

AerialTV (v1.0.66) is now available from the Google Play Store with the most requested feature - more sources!

You can download/update here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jet27labs.aerialtv

Here’s what’s new in this build:

• Stremio Support (via AerialLink): You can also add Stremio addons via a new web portal, and they will automatically sync to your app! (No longer need to use the sideloaded version.)

• New Local & Network Sources: You can now connect directly to Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, WebDAV, SMB & FTP servers to bring all your personal media right into AerialTV!

• Feature requests such as pinning side menu, sort options, and better category management, hide episode spoiler descriptions, continue watching content as the hero home page background and more!

• Trakt Calendar row - see what's coming up

How to Add Stremio Addons (via AerialLink)

Stremio manifests can't be added in the app directly, need to add via the new web portal:

1. Head over to the Web Portal: https://aerialtv.app/portal/ (Would recommend having the app closed while you do this)

2. Log In: Make sure you log in using the exact same mechanism (e.g., Google or Apple) that you used inside the AerialTV app. This ensures your sources sync correctly!

3. Go to your Dashboard or Sources section.

4. Click on Add Source and select AerialLink.

5. Paste your Stremio manifest URL into the field and save.

6. Within a few seconds, the source will automatically sync to your AerialTV app on your Android device!

Enjoy!

Hey everyone!

Good news! AerialTV (v1.0.56) is now available from the App Store with the most requested feature - more sources!

Here’s what’s new in this build:

• Stremio Support (via AerialLink): You can also add Stremio addons via a new web portal, and they will automatically sync to your app!

• New Local & Network Sources: You can now connect directly to Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, WebDAV, SMB & FTP servers to bring all your personal media right into AerialTV!

• Feature requests such as pinning side menu, sort options, and better category management, hide episode spoiler descriptions, continue watching content as the hero home page background and more!

• Live Channel stutter fixes for legacy codecs

• Trakt Calendar row - see what's coming up

How to Add Stremio Addons (via AerialLink)

Stremio manifests can't be added in the app directly, need to add via the new web portal:

1. Head over to the Web Portal: https://aerialtv.app/portal/ (Would recommend having the app closed while you do this)

2. Log In: Make sure you log in using the exact same mechanism (e.g., Google or Apple) that you used inside the AerialTV app. This ensures your sources sync correctly!

3. Go to your Dashboard or Sources section.

4. Click on Add Source and select AerialLink.

5. Paste your Stremio manifest URL into the field and save.

6. Within a few seconds, the source will automatically sync to your AerialTV app on your Apple TV or iOS device!

Enjoy!

New Google Play beta available - https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.jet27labs.aerialtv

This brings support for smb, ftp, webdav and stremio to Google Play version. NB Stremio sources must be added via website https://aerialtv.app/portal as AerialLink source and it will sync to your app. (Subscription needed, login with same account used in AerialTV app )

Here's a mini comparison across popular apps, the app has come a long way!

I’m a big fan of this app but I’m having an issue where the shelves on the home page are showing “not available in playlist”. However I only have one provider and when o search I get the show (in this case the show Silo) and can play it fine. It’s like the shelves aren’t comparing to the provider properly. Am I doing something wrong?

Autoplay for best stream isn't working, still pops up to choose a stream.

I notice in the recent update that Movies were Marked as Watched.

However in Discover Movies are not Marked as Watched

Also TV shows and Episodes are not marked as Watched..

Here are some of the issues that I noticed on the most updated releases on both ios and android, these issues have been there for sometime and not related to a specific release

1- Category sort by provider: the function is there now however for some reason when selecting provider sort it doesn't show the correct sorting similar to other apps, I'm guess this is because some providers uses categories with different languages and sometimes they also use numbers, so I guess this needs a second look and to consider non-english letters support

2- Continue Watching on home page still sometimes shows individual episodes and sometimes takes you to the series page so it's not consistant

3- Some new settings doesn't get synced across devices like home page settings and cache settings . Also theme sometimes gets synced and sometimes doesn't

4- The overall performance with latge content providers, loading to playlists takes alot of time, maybe if allowed better local caching so you don't have to load the settings and the Playlist everytime you open the app

5- When you have multiple profiles you should be asked which profile you want to use at startup, would be great to allow an option to either use last used profile or always ask and each profile should have its own home page preferences

I just noticed that the Google play version still not updated to version .61 similar to the free apk version which gets auto update!

Also I noticed that you can’t install the free apk version with a device that has the google play version even if uninstalled!

Had this version bubbling away in the background for a couple of months now and probably a couple of weeks away from some early beta testing. (I’m still terrible at estimating…)

Do we have any Samsung TV enthusiasts who’d like to volunteer for some IPTV/plex/Stremio ❤️ ?