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Install the Sofascreen beta

The beta is free until 31 January 2027. You need your own playlist (an M3U link or an Xtream Codes login): Sofascreen includes no channels. Something not working? Write to hello@sofascreen.com with your device and a screenshot.

First start

Open Sofascreen and choose Start free: no email or password. Add your playlist. To add another device (up to 5), open Your account → Add a device and type the code it shows. You can also manage playlists from any browser at sofascreen.com/manage.

Fire TV, Android TV and Google TV

  1. Install Downloader (by AFTVnews) from the Amazon Appstore or Google Play.
  2. Turn on developer options. Fire TV: Settings → My Fire TV → About, click the device name 7 times. Android TV / Google TV: Settings → System → About, click Android TV OS build 7 times.
  3. Allow Downloader to install apps: Developer options → Install unknown apps → Downloader.
  4. Open Downloader, type sofascreen.com/tv and press Go. When it has downloaded, choose Install.
  5. On the TV, choose Link to my phone to bring your playlists over with a code, or scan the QR code to add them from your phone’s browser: nothing to type with the remote.

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Android phones and tablets

  1. Download the app on the phone.
  2. Open the file. If Android asks, allow Install unknown apps for your browser, then tap Install.
  3. If Play Protect warns about an unknown app, tap More details → Install anyway.

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Mac

  1. Download and unzip it, then drag Sofascreen into Applications.
  2. The beta isn’t signed by Apple yet, so macOS blocks it the first time. Open it once, close the warning, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
  3. If macOS says the app “is damaged”, open Terminal and run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Sofascreen.app, then open it again.

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Windows 10 and 11

  1. Download and open the installer.
  2. The beta isn’t signed yet, so Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”. Click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Follow the installer (no administrator rights needed). Sofascreen then appears in the Start menu.

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LG TVs (2023 and newer)

  1. Until Sofascreen is in the LG Content Store, an LG TV installs it in developer mode from a computer on the same Wi-Fi. It’s the fiddliest one: write to us and we’ll help.
  2. Create a free account on developer.lge.com. On the TV, install Developer Mode from the LG Content Store, sign in, and turn on Dev Mode Status and Key Server.
  3. On the computer, install Node.js, then run npm install -g @webos-tools/cli.
  4. Run ares-setup-device and add the TV (its IP address shows in the Developer Mode app), then ares-novacom --device tv --getkey with the passphrase shown on the TV.
  5. Download the app file and run ares-install --device tv Sofascreen-LG-webOS.ipk. Sofascreen appears in the TV’s apps.
  6. Developer mode runs on a timer (about 40 days): open the Developer Mode app now and then and choose Extend.

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iPhone, iPad and Samsung TVs come next.