IPTV player for Google TV, Chromecast with Google TV and Nvidia Shield

Step 1 — Turn on developer options

Open the About screen from the table above and select the build line seven times, until the TV says you are a developer. This only unlocks the install permission used in Step 3.

Step 2 — Install Downloader from Google Play

Search Google Play on the TV for Downloader (by AFTVnews). If the search does not find it, include “AFTVnews” in the search.

Step 3 — Download KimberPlay

Open Downloader and enter kimberplay.com/apk or enter the code 2256818. Allow Downloader to install apps when Android asks, then choose Install and Open. Each build is signed and its SHA-256 checksum is published next to the download button.

If Google Play Protect stops the install with “Harmful app blocked”, read the next section: KimberPlay contains no malware. Keep Play Protect on.

If Google TV says “Harmful app blocked”

KimberPlay contains no malware. Google Play Protect can block apps installed from outside Google Play that it doesn’t recognise yet, and KimberPlay installs from kimberplay.com rather than Google Play. So the warning can appear on Google TV and Android TV. Fire TV devices don’t have Play Protect, so it does not happen there.

The safest way through:

1. Make sure the file came from kimberplay.com/apk. If you want to be sure it is the file we published, compare its SHA-256 checksum with the one shown next to the download button.
2. If the warning offers Install anyway (on some TVs it is under More details), you can choose it. It applies to this one install; Play Protect stays on and keeps checking everything else.
3. If Play Protect offers to scan or send the app for scanning, you can let it.
4. Keep Play Protect on. If the warning has no Install anyway choice, use the web player in a browser or the Windows app for now, with the same Plus key, or write to support@kimberplay.com and we’ll help.

Already have KimberPlay on this TV?

This version is signed with a new key, so Android can’t install it over a copy you already have, and the install will fail. Your current version keeps working, so there is no rush.

To move to this version, uninstall KimberPlay first, then install it. Uninstalling removes the app’s data, but the safety copy KimberPlay keeps in Downloads/KimberPlay stays on the TV.

When you open the new version, it offers to restore that copy. On Android 11 and newer, press Allow file access, pick KimberPlay in the list that opens, press OK on it once, and go back. Android TV can keep showing “Not allowed” under KimberPlay after that; the restore still works. Then press Restore. Your playlists and favourites come back.

If the app closed before you restored, or you chose Start fresh, open Settings › Backup & Restore and press Restore from safety backup. On Android 11 and newer it asks for the same file access, and the restore carries on by itself when you come back. If nothing happens, press Restore from safety backup again and press KimberPlay once more in the list.

Since version 1.15.0 the safety copy leaves out passwords and your Plus key. Have your provider login or full playlist link ready, and your Plus key too: you can get it re-sent at kimberplay.com/billing. If no safety copy is found, add your playlist again.

A server on your own network, such as an HDHomeRun tuner, needs approving again after the restore, because that approval isn’t in the safety copy either.

These steps were checked on Android TV.

Step 4 — Add your source

Enter the M3U link, Xtream server and login, or Stalker portal your provider gave you, choose what to import, and press Build My Library. Add a separate XMLTV guide link in Settings if your M3U playlist does not carry one.

Does KimberPlay work on Chromecast with Google TV and the Google TV Streamer?

Yes. Both run Google TV on Android TV OS, and KimberPlay runs on Android TV and Google TV devices with Android 5.0 or newer. They are not yet in the recorded test table at kimberplay.com/devices, so we do not call them verified. Install from kimberplay.com/apk with the Downloader app.

Does KimberPlay work on Nvidia Shield TV?

Yes. The Shield runs Android TV, so the same APK installs with the Downloader app. The Shield's menus are the older Android TV layout: developer options are under Settings, Device Preferences, About, Build, and app permissions under Device Preferences, Security & restrictions.

Is KimberPlay on Google Play for Google TV?

Not yet. A Google Play release is being prepared but is not available as of November 2026. Today the app installs from kimberplay.com/apk, a signed APK with a published checksum. This answer will change when the Play listing is live.

Why does Google TV say "Harmful app blocked" when I install KimberPlay?

KimberPlay contains no malware. Google Play Protect can block apps installed from outside Google Play that it doesn't recognise yet, and KimberPlay installs from kimberplay.com rather than Google Play. First make sure the file came from kimberplay.com/apk; you can compare its SHA-256 checksum with the one published at kimberplay.com/#install. If the warning offers Install anyway (sometimes under More details), you can choose it for this one install; Play Protect stays on for everything else. If there is no Install anyway, keep Play Protect on and use the web player at kimberplay.com/app or the Windows app instead, or write to support@kimberplay.com. Fire TV devices do not have Play Protect, so this does not happen there.