Anees TV is an IPTV player. It ships with no
channels, no movies and no subscription — you bring the M3U or Xtream Codes
playlist you already have and Anees plays it, with a real EPG guide, posters
and an interface built for a remote rather than a mouse. You will sometimes see
the name written Anis TV or أنيس تي في; same
app.
"Android TV" here covers anything running Google's TV platform: a Google TV
Streamer or Chromecast with Google TV, a Nvidia Shield, a Xiaomi or Mi Box, a
Sony Bravia or Philips or TCL television, and most of the cheap Android TV
boxes. There are three ways in; pick one.
What you need
- An Android TV or Google TV device on Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
- Your own playlist — an M3U / M3U8 link, or an Xtream Codes login (Server, Username, Password) from the provider you already pay. Or nothing, and start with the built-in demo playlist.
- For route C only: a computer with the Android platform tools installed.
Route A — Google Play (easiest)
- Open the Play Store on the TV and search for
Anees TV. Or send it from your phone: open
the Google Play listing,
choose Install, and pick your TV from the device list — the
install starts on the TV by itself.
- Open it from the Apps row. Updates then arrive
automatically, which is the real reason to prefer this route.
Route B — the Downloader app (no browser, no computer)
- Install Downloader (by AFTVnews) from the Play Store on
the TV. It exists precisely for boxes with no browser and no file
manager.
- Allow it to install apps. Android TV asks the first time
— Settings → Apps → Special app access → Install unknown apps →
Downloader → allow. On some boxes it is Security &
restrictions → Unknown sources.
- Enter the code. In Downloader's URL box type
2228177 and press Go. That permanent AFTVnews
short code resolves to aneestv.com/dl/tv — this site, and the
same build the Devices section on our home page serves.
- Install, open, delete the file. About 100 MB downloads,
Android shows its installer, choose Install then
Open, and let Downloader delete the APK afterwards.
Route C — adb, from a computer
- Turn on developer mode on the TV:
Settings → System → About, then click
Build seven times. Then
Settings → System → Developer options → USB/network debugging →
ON, and note the TV's IP address under
Settings → Network.
- Download the APK to the computer from
aneestv.com/dl/tv.
- Connect and install — two commands, and accept the
prompt that appears on the television:
adb connect 192.168.1.50:5555
adb install AneesTV.apk
Add your first playlist
- Anees TV opens on Add your playlist. Choose
Xtream Codes and fill in Playlist name,
Server, Username and
Password; or choose M3U URL and paste your
M3U playlist URL. Press Save & load.
- Not ready to type credentials with a remote? Pick
Explore with a demo playlist — free, legal sample content,
and you can add your own later from
Settings → Playlists → Add playlist.
Getting around with the remote
- Every screen is D-pad navigable — the gold outline is where your
remote is, not what is selected. Nothing needs a touchscreen or a
pointer.
- Left from the first item in a row opens the side rail;
Back always goes up one level rather than out of the
app.
- During playback, OK shows the controls, and the
ⓘ info panel tells you the resolution, the codec and whether
the stream is decoding in hardware.
- Long text is easier from a phone: Google's own TV remote app in the
Google Home app types into the TV's fields with the phone keyboard.
Troubleshooting
The Play Store on the TV cannot find it
Older boxes on very old Android versions fall outside the listing's
supported set. Route B or C installs the same build regardless.
"App not installed" at the end of the adb or Downloader install
Almost always an older copy signed with a different key. Uninstall the
existing Anees TV first (Settings → Apps), then install
again.
Everything is there but playback stutters
Cheap boxes run out of decoding headroom before they run out of network.
Open the ⓘ info panel while playing: if it reads
Software, pick the FHD/1080p version of the same channel and
switch engine from the top bar to Compatible. Separately, set
Settings → Video decoding → Hardware — fast: it forces the
zero-copy decoder, which is the real fix for stutter.
No posters and no TV guide
Those come from your provider's data plus TMDB. A bare M3U list often
carries no metadata at all — see
the M3U guide for what a playlist can and cannot
supply.