Your M3U playlist. On the big screen.

What you need before adding a playlist

Install TVCue for free from Google Play on a compatible Android TV or Google TV device running Android 8.0 or later. Have the full HTTP or HTTPS playlist address from a provider or source you are entitled to use.

A webpage showing programmes is not necessarily an M3U playlist. Use the actual playlist link, including any account-specific query parameters supplied by your provider. Those parameters may contain credentials: keep the full address private and prefer HTTPS.

Add the M3U or M3U8 link

Open TVCue and choose M3U playlist link on the welcome screen. Enter the complete source address, then choose Add playlist. If you already have a library, use the playlist controls to add another source.

Wait for the import result and read any warning or error before choosing Start watching. Your source supplies the channel names, stream addresses, logos and categories. TVCue does not invent a missing channel or make an expired source active.

What a playlist link imports

The TVCue M3U/M3U8 link flow creates live-channel entries. It is not a typed movie-and-series catalogue importer. If your provider offers an Xtream-compatible account with separate live, movie and series lists, use the Xtream Codes account option instead.

A playlist URL and a playable HLS .m3u8 stream are not always the same thing. Some .m3u8 addresses describe one stream and its media segments, while a channel playlist contains the entries you want in your library. Ask your provider for the correct source when the result differs from what you expect.

This TV release accepts playlist links, not a playlist-file upload from your computer. No channel packs, subscriptions or provider accounts are included with TVCue.

Add programme information with XMLTV

M3U channels and an electronic programme guide are different inputs. A playlist may identify channels without supplying their schedules. Use guide-source controls and an XMLTV feed you are authorized to access when your source provides one.

Guide channel identifiers must match the imported channels, or be matched in the app. Check the selected guide and programme time offset if schedules are missing or shifted. Past listings are not recordings: catch-up needs a supported provider archive.

If import or playback does not work

For an import error, check the entire address, your network connection and whether the source is still active. Confirm that the link is a playlist rather than a sign-in page. Avoid changing several settings at once; use the visible error code to describe what happened.

If channels import but a stream does not play, the playlist has been read but playback may still depend on provider availability, account limits, device codecs or the stream format. A successful import cannot guarantee every source will play.

Do not paste private playlist links into a public support request. Share the source type, TV model, Android version, TVCue version and a redacted error message instead. Contact your provider for account or subscription problems.

Keep control of your playlist

Refresh a source when its catalogue changes, rename it for easier browsing or remove it when you no longer need it. Automatic playlist updates are optional and default to Off; choose an interval in Settings only if you want them.

Artwork loading can contact image hosts named by your source. Viewing history and resume data are stored on your TV, with controls to pause or clear history. Read the privacy policy before adding a source, especially if it uses unencrypted HTTP.