Orbit IPTVOrbit IPTV is a player for your own playlists. It does not sell or provide television channels, films, series or an IPTV subscription. Only connect content you are authorised to watch.
Get help with Orbit
Email us with your app version, Apple TV model, tvOS version and the steps that led to the issue.
kontakt@clearpathadvisory.plPut “Orbit IPTV support” in the subject.Keep credentials private. Do not include passwords, complete playlist links with login details, or screenshots showing credentials. We do not need your provider password to handle an initial support request.
Connect your playlist
- Open Add playlist on Apple TV.
- Choose M3U playlist and enter your provider’s HTTPS playlist URL, or choose Xtream Codes and enter its server / DNS link, username and password.
- Select Connect playlist. Keep the app open while the provider’s catalogue loads.
Connecting replaces the current library. Matching favourites are retained where possible. A provider with a large catalogue can take longer to respond. Orbit does not impose a fixed entry limit, but device storage, network conditions and provider responses still apply.
Find your way around
- Move focus over a folder on the left to open its channel list. Move right into the list and scroll to preview channels.
- Select a channel to watch full screen. Menu / Back returns through the player and browser, preserving the last folder and channel position.
- Press and hold the centre of the touch surface on a channel to add or remove it from Favourites.
- Recently Viewed is in the folder panel on the left after you have watched channels.
- During full-screen playback, swipe up for playback options and down to dismiss the controls. Available audio and subtitle tracks depend on the stream.
Orbit requires tvOS 17 or later on a compatible Apple TV. The first-generation Apple TV 4K (A1842) is supported when running a compatible tvOS version.
TV guide, movies and series
How do I connect the programme guide?
Xtream connections set up the provider’s XMLTV guide automatically. For an M3U playlist, open TV Guide → Connect TV guide, or Playlist settings → Guide settings, and enter the provider’s HTTPS XMLTV XML URL. Uncompressed XML is supported; .gz guide archives are not supported. Guide availability and accuracy depend on the provider.
Why are some channels or programmes missing?
Use Playlist settings → Refresh playlist and Refresh TV guide. Guide entries match playlist tvg-id values first, then unique channel names. Ask your provider to confirm the playlist, account access and guide identifiers if entries still do not match.
Why are subtitles, languages or a series missing?
Orbit can show the tracks and information supplied by the media stream or supported provider metadata. It cannot create missing subtitles or audio tracks. Some M3U providers keep Series in a separate Xtream catalogue. If the M3U does not contain enough connection details to load that catalogue, connect through Xtream Codes and confirm that the account includes Series.
Why does playback buffer or fail?
Try another channel, check the Apple TV’s network connection, and confirm that the provider subscription is active and within its simultaneous-stream allowance. A provider outage, unsupported format, or slow connection can interrupt playback. The player cannot guarantee uninterrupted streaming from every provider.
Manage saved details
Use Playlist settings to refresh or remove the saved playlist. Removing it deletes the saved provider connection and associated library, favourites, guide and playback history from this Apple TV. It does not cancel an external IPTV subscription.
Player settings include audio and subtitle preferences, preview behaviour and Recently Viewed removal. Parental controls can protect recognised adult folders with a PIN. Keep the PIN safe: there is no remote reset.
Try the sample playlist
No provider account is needed for the optional test playlist. It contains clearly labelled developer test streams and openly licensed short films. It is intended to check import, playback and navigation; it is not a television subscription.