TiviMate EPG Setup — Best Sources, How to Configure and Fix Every Issue

M3U vs Xtream Codes — How EPG Works Differently for Each

This is the most important thing to understand before any EPG setup. Most guides skip it entirely — but how your playlist is connected changes everything about how EPG behaves.

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How to Add EPG to TiviMate — Step by Step

Five steps. The third one is where most guides cut off and where most setups silently break — adding a source is not the same as assigning it.

1. Open EPG settings The EPG menu is buried two levels deep in TiviMate's settings.
   TiviMate → Settings → EPG
2. Add EPG source URL Paste the XMLTV URL from your provider or one of the free sources below.
   Settings → EPG → EPG Sources → Add Source → paste URL
   ⚠ No URL?

   If your provider did not supply one, use a free source from Section 3 or switch your playlist to Xtream Codes — EPG comes automatically.
3. Assign EPG source to playlist This is the step most setups miss. Simply adding the source is not enough — you must assign it to the playlist or nothing shows up.
   Settings → Playlists → select playlist → Assign EPG → select source
4. Update EPG and wait First load takes 5–15 minutes depending on the file size and your connection. Do not close the app during the first sync.
   Settings → EPG → Update EPG Now
5. Set automatic update schedule Set once and forget. The guide will refresh itself daily in the background.
   Settings → EPG → Update Interval → Every 24 Hours
   ✓ Done

   EPG is configured. Within 15 minutes you should see programme information on every channel that matches your source.

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Best Free EPG Sources for TiviMate in 2026

If your provider did not supply an EPG URL, or their EPG is incomplete, these are the most reliable free and paid sources available right now.

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Fixing the Channel ID Mismatch — The Most Overlooked Problem

This affects M3U users specifically and almost no guide explains it properly. Your guide shows "No Information" on certain channels even after EPG is set up correctly. The reason is a channel ID mismatch.

Every channel in your M3U playlist has a tag called tvg-id. Every channel in your EPG source has a matching ID. TiviMate matches them automatically when you update EPG. If the IDs do not match — even if the channel name is identical — TiviMate cannot connect that channel to its programme data and shows "No Information."

This happens most often with regional channel variants, sports channels, and channels your provider added recently without updating their EPG IDs.

1. Identify channels showing "No Information" Browse your guide and note which channels are missing programme data despite EPG being loaded.
2. Open Channel Details Long-press the affected channel to open the details panel.
   Long-press channel → Channel Details
3. Manually assign the right EPG entry Search for the channel's correct EPG ID and pick it from the list.
   Channel Details → EPG → Change EPG Source → search and select
   ✓ Permanent

   The assignment stays permanently. You only need to do this once per channel — even after EPG updates.
4. If many channels are mismatched Doing this for 50 channels is not realistic. Contact your provider for an updated M3U with corrected tvg-id tags, or switch to Xtream Codes.

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EPG Shows Wrong Times — The Timezone Fix

If your programme guide shows the right shows but at the wrong times — everything shifted by one or two hours — this is a timezone problem. It gets worse around daylight saving time changes and is rarely fixed correctly because most guides only mention one of the two timezone settings you need to check.

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EPG Crashing Your Device During Update

If TiviMate crashes or your Firestick freezes every time EPG tries to update, the EPG file is too large for your device to process. This specifically affects older Firestick models with 1GB RAM and devices with limited storage.

Global EPG files covering all channels from all countries can exceed 50MB. Older devices simply cannot handle files that large in memory.

1. Ask your provider for a regional EPG option Many providers offer separate EPG files filtered by country (UK only, US only, etc.) — a fraction of the size of the global file.
2. Use Bevy.be regional files Instead of a global EPG source, add country-specific Bevy files for only the regions you actually watch. A UK-only file is typically under 5MB versus 50MB+ global.
3. Clear EPG data and reduce your sources If you have multiple EPG sources, remove the largest ones and keep only the one most relevant to your channels.
   TiviMate Settings → EPG → Clear EPG → remove large sources → re-add regional only

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EPG Maintenance — Stop Problems Before They Start

Most EPG problems are not from a bad setup — they come from neglect. A simple routine keeps the guide fast and accurate year-round.

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Quick Reference — Every EPG Fix

Problem	Cause	Fix
No EPG data at all	No source added, or M3U has no EPG	Add EPG source URL or switch to Xtream Codes
Some channels show "No Information"	Channel ID mismatch	Manually assign EPG to those channels
EPG shows wrong times	Device or TiviMate timezone wrong	Fix device timezone + set TiviMate offset to 0
EPG stops updating	Corrupted cache or source URL changed	Clear EPG + clear cache + re-add source
EPG crashes device during update	File too large for device	Switch to regional EPG source only
EPG loads slowly	Large file on slow connection	Use regional source, clear old EPG data first
Guide shows outdated programmes	EPG not auto-updating	Set update interval to every 24 hours