Applications · 2026-05-10 · 14 min

IPTV on the Fire Stick: the step-by-step tutorial

Here's how to set up IPTV on the Fire Stick in under ten minutes, step by step, and connect your MY.8KTV subscription to enjoy live television on the big screen with no hassle.

Setting up IPTV on the Fire Stick looks intimidating the first time, but the job actually boils down to a few simple steps, doable in under ten minutes even with no technical knowledge. This tutorial details each stage, from switching on the Fire Stick to displaying your first channels via a MY.8KTV subscription.

Step one: on the Fire Stick home screen, use the search magnifier to look for "Downloader", an official app available on the Amazon Appstore that lets you install apps by code rather than by ordinary search. Install it — it's completely free and legal, and Amazon lists it precisely for this kind of use — before connecting it to a subscription like MY.8KTV.

Step two: open Downloader, enter the code for your chosen IPTV app (TiviMate is the most recommended for the Fire Stick) and start the download. Once the installation is finished, open the app straight from the Fire Stick home screen — it's ready to be paired with your MY.8KTV subscription at the next step.

Step three: in TiviMate, select "Add playlist" then choose the Xtream Codes option rather than M3U for easier category handling. Enter the server address, username and password sent by email or WhatsApp after subscribing to MY.8KTV. Every channel and the whole VOD library then appears automatically, sorted into categories.

For households that also have a Samsung television in another room, the process differs slightly: IPTV on a Samsung TV goes through Smart IPTV and a MAC-address activation rather than the usual credentials, a method just as quick once you know the step to follow, and just as well supported by MY.8KTV.

If you're still hesitating over which hardware to favour, the choice between one of the best Android TV boxes for IPTV and a simple Fire Stick mainly comes down to budget and use: the Fire Stick remains the most affordable option and the simplest to install, while a dedicated Android box offers more power for large catalogues like the one from MY.8KTV, with its more than 200,000 VOD titles.

For a complete Smart TV IPTV subscription covering several rooms of the house, you can combine a Fire Stick in the living room, a Samsung Smart TV in the bedroom, and a phone on the move, all connected to the same MY.8KTV account depending on the multi-screen plan you choose, with no complicated configuration between devices.

In short, setting up IPTV on the Fire Stick takes under ten minutes by following these steps. Install Downloader and TiviMate, connect them to MY.8KTV, add your Samsung TV with Smart IPTV linked to MY.8KTV, discover the full catalogue on MY.8KTV, and enjoy more than 89,000 live channels thanks to MY.8KTV.

To start your Fire Stick set-up today, the right plan is available directly on MY.8KTV. The full video tutorial is also available on Instagram @MY.8KTV.