# M3U TV > Living-room client for the m3u suite — Live TV, VOD, Trakt & AIOStreams Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dev.sparkison.tv](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dev.sparkison.tv) ## Overview - **ID:** `dev.sparkison.tv` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** sparkison - **Category:** VIDEO\_PLAYERS - **Downloads:** 1,068 - **Version:** 1.2.2 - **Last updated:** 2026-10-08 - **First published:** 2026-08-24 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 53 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-10-15 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.sparkison.tv) - **Website:** [https://m3ue.sparkison.dev/tv/](https://m3ue.sparkison.dev/tv/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/m3ue/m3u-tv](https://github.com/m3ue/m3u-tv) ## Description M3U TV is the native client layer of the open-source m3u suite – a self-hostable IPTV and streaming management platform. It pairs with the m3u editor web service (open source, self-hosted) to bring your providers' live, on-demand and catalog content into the living room with a D-pad-first interface designed for handhelds and TVs.

LIVE TV
• Browse channels from your M3U playlists with a live, multi-day Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
• "Now playing" and "what's next" rows surface current and upcoming programs at a glance.
• Channel favorites and recents for quick launcher access.
• Works with both Xtream Codes-style and standard M3U playlists.

MOVIES & SERIES (VOD)
• Continue watching across movies, episodes and AIOStreams catalog content.
• Trakt sync keeps watched state, collections and watchlist in step across all your devices.
• Favorites and per-show progress tracking.
• Search across your entire content catalog.

AIOSTREAMS
• Unified catalog rows on the homepage combine all your sources in one browseable feed.
• Continue watching is surfaced at the top so you can pick up where you left off.

PLAYBACK
• Native ExoPlayer / Media3 video pipeline on Android TV.
• Automatic fallback handling when a stream won't play directly.
• Optional in-player backend diagnostics panel for advanced users.

PLATFORMS
• Android TV / Google TV (leanback launcher, D-pad driven).
• Also available on Apple TV (tvOS), iOS, macOS, Linux and Windows.

M3U TV is the client layer of the m3u suite. The m3u editor server is open source and self-hosted — bring your own playlists, your own tokens, your own server. ## Rankings - #1,168,801 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `dev.sparkison.tv.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Live TV: Movies & TV Shows](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.asianmobile.tvplayer.livetv) — 933,511 users, 3.86 / 5 - [M3U IPTV](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mi.muiptvmmm.iptv) — 94 users - [TV M3U Player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hitechblasus.m3uplayer) — 95 users - [M3Ultra TV: IPTV Player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kmantec.m3ultratv) — 2,550 users - [Smart IPTV Player: Live TV M3U](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.geetmark.faceplayer) — 877 users - [StreamTV – Live Channels & TV](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.iptv.stream.live.tv.online) — 71,591 users, 4.20 / 5 - [Xtreamly - M3U & Stream Player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.xtreamly.mobile) — 766 users - [Tuvora TV: M3U & Xtream Player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tuvora.tv) — 577 users - [IPTV Viewer – Live Channels](https://chrome-stats.com/d/iptv.stream.playlist.media.player) — 199,117 users - [M3U IPTV Player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mgavf.mpamdbl.pisgsv) — 466 users - [M3U - Live TV & Live Sports](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.apptuga.sports) — 7,016 users - [IPTV Buddy: IPTV Player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.bossert.iptvbuddy) — 613 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dev.sparkison.tv)