{"id":5795,"date":"2025-08-25T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/?p=5795"},"modified":"2026-09-22T19:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:48:43","slug":"hot-iptv-player-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/en_gb\/hot-iptv-player-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"HOT IPTV Player Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5795\" class=\"elementor elementor-5795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81f2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b81f2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92a3d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c92a3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smoo-guide\">\n<div class=\"sg-meta\"><span>Updated 21 September 2026<\/span><span>Takes about 5 minutes<\/span><span>Screenshots from Hot Player Pro 2.2.1<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-answer\"><span class=\"sg-label\">Quick answer<\/span><p>To set up HOT IPTV Player, open the app and note the MAC address on its first screen. Then go to hotplayer.app\/upload on your phone or computer, enter that MAC address, paste your M3U link and save. Back in the app, press Refresh and your playlist loads. It takes about five minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n<nav class=\"sg-toc\"><span class=\"sg-label\">In this guide<\/span><ol><li><a href=\"#need\">What You Need<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-1\">Find your MAC address in the app<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2\">Add your playlist on the upload page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3\">Reload the app<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fixes\">If Something Does Not Work<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">Questions About HOT IPTV Player<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"need\">What You Need<\/h2><ul class=\"sg-check\"><li>The HOT IPTV Player app on your device. It is available for Android, Fire TV, Samsung and LG TVs, iOS, macOS, Windows and Roku.<\/li><li>Your M3U playlist link or Xtream Codes login from your IPTV provider.<\/li><li>A phone or computer to open the upload page.<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"sg-note\"><p><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/p><p>HOT IPTV Player is only a media player. It does not come with any channels, so it shows nothing until you add a playlist.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-steps\">\n<section class=\"sg-step\" id=\"step-1\"><h2>Find your MAC address in the app<\/h2><p>Open HOT IPTV Player. The first screen says that your MAC address is not linked to a playlist yet, and shows your MAC address next to \u201cYour MAC\u201d. Write it down exactly, including the colons.<\/p><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/01.jpg\" alt=\"HOT IPTV Player first screen showing the MAC address and the upload website\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>HOT IPTV Player first screen showing the MAC address and the upload website<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-step\" id=\"step-2\"><h2>Add your playlist on the upload page<\/h2><p>On your phone or computer, open this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/hotplayer.app\/upload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hotplayer.app\/upload<\/a><\/p><ol><li>Under \u201cUpload your list\u201d, type the MAC address from the app into \u201cYour MAC address\u201d.<\/li><li>Click the yellow button. On the English version of the site it is labelled \u201cFollowing\u201d, which means Next.<\/li><\/ol><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/02-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/02-2.jpg\" alt=\"hotplayer.app upload page with the MAC address field and the Following button\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>hotplayer.app upload page with the MAC address field and the Following button<\/figcaption><\/figure><ol start=\"3\"><li>Leave \u201cSource\u201d on Link and paste your M3U link into the field next to it. The site labels this field \u201cLien\u201d.<\/li><li>Type a name under \u201cPlaylist name\u201d. Any name works, for example Smootv.<\/li><li>Click the yellow button labelled \u201cTo safeguard\u201d. That is the site\u2019s wording for Save.<\/li><\/ol><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/03.jpg\" alt=\"hotplayer.app upload page with the link field, the playlist name and the To safeguard button\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>hotplayer.app upload page with the link field, the playlist name and the To safeguard button<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"sg-note\"><p><strong>No playlist yet?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ask us for a free 24-hour trial and we will send you one. <a href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/iptv-free-trial\/\">Request your free trial<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-step\" id=\"step-3\"><h2>Reload the app<\/h2><p>Go back to your TV or device and press Refresh, or close and reopen the app. After a few seconds the home screen shows your playlist name with the status Active, and the Live TV, Movies, Series and Radios tiles appear.<\/p><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/04.jpg\" alt=\"HOT IPTV Player home screen with an active playlist and the Live TV, Movies, Series and Radios tiles\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>HOT IPTV Player home screen with an active playlist and the Live TV, Movies, Series and Radios tiles<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"sg-done\"><p>That is it. Your playlist is loaded and you can start watching.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"fixes\">If Something Does Not Work<\/h2><div class=\"sg-fixes\"><div class=\"sg-fix\"><h3>The app still says the MAC address is not associated with any playlist<\/h3><p>Check that the MAC address on the upload page matches the one in the app letter for letter, including the colons. Then press Refresh in the app.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"sg-fix\"><h3>The playlist is saved but no channels appear<\/h3><p>Most of the time the M3U link was not copied completely. Copy the full link again, from http to the last character, and save it once more. Also check that your subscription or trial is still active.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"sg-fix\"><h3>The picture buffers or freezes<\/h3><p>Use a network cable or 5 GHz Wi-Fi. You need about 25 Mbps for HD and 50 Mbps for 4K. Restarting your router and the app often helps as well.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"sg-fix\"><h3>The app says it has expired<\/h3><p>HOT IPTV Player includes a 7-day trial of the app itself. After that the app needs its own activation, which is separate from your IPTV subscription.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/hot-iptv-free-activation-steps\/\">How HOT IPTV activation works<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Questions About HOT IPTV Player<\/h2><details><summary><h3>Is HOT IPTV Player free?<\/h3><\/summary><p>The app comes with a 7-day trial. After that it needs a yearly activation. We activate it for \u20ac8 a year, and it is included for free with a 12-month Smootv plan.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><h3>Does HOT IPTV Player come with channels?<\/h3><\/summary><p>No. It is a media player only. You add your own playlist from an IPTV provider.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><h3>Can I use Xtream Codes instead of an M3U link?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Yes. The upload page says it supports both M3U lists and Xtream Codes servers.<\/p><\/details><details><summary><h3>How do I change or remove my playlist?<\/h3><\/summary><p>On the same upload page, use \u201cDelete your list\u201d with your MAC address. Then add the new playlist the same way as in step 2.<\/p><\/details>\n<div class=\"sg-help\"><h2>Still Stuck?<\/h2><p>Message us on WhatsApp or Telegram and we will set it up with you, step by step.<\/p><div class=\"sg-btns\"><a class=\"sg-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/contact-smootv\/\">Message support<\/a><a class=\"sg-btn sg-ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/smooiptv.com\/guides\/\">All setup guides<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@graph\": [{\"@type\": \"HowTo\", \"name\": \"HOT IPTV Player Setup: Add Your Playlist in 3 Steps\", \"description\": \"Set up HOT IPTV Player in about five minutes: find your MAC address, add your M3U link at hotplayer.app\/upload and refresh the app. With fixes for common problems.\", \"totalTime\": \"PT5M\", \"step\": [{\"@type\": \"HowToStep\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Step 1: Find your MAC address in the app\", \"text\": \"Open HOT IPTV Player. 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