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 Clicker

Open Downloader and enter clickertv.app/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: Clicker contains no malware. Keep Play Protect on.

If Google TV says “Harmful app blocked”

Clicker contains no malware. Google Play Protect can block apps installed from outside Google Play that it doesn’t recognise yet, and the TV app installs from this website rather than Google Play. So the warning, which names the app Clicker, 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. Check the file you downloaded: its SHA-256 checksum must be f57af3aa12d3f96532b987e9cd0511e1aacdaeaad3ff7b0dd07a518df8383aa2, as published next to the download button. The Downloader code 2256818 is ours, so a download through it comes from us too.
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, write to support@clickerplayer.com and we’ll help.

Already have Clicker 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 the old version of the app first, then install this one. Uninstalling removes the app’s data, but the safety copy in the app’s backup folder in Downloads 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 the app in the list that opens, press OK on it once, and go back. Android TV can keep showing “Not allowed” under the app 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 the app 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 clickerplayer.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 Clicker work on Chromecast with Google TV and the Google TV Streamer?

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

Does Clicker 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 Clicker 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 clickertv.app/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 Clicker?

Clicker contains no malware. Google Play Protect can block apps installed from outside Google Play that it doesn't recognise yet, and the TV app installs from this website rather than Google Play. The warning names the app Clicker. First check the file: its SHA-256 checksum must be f57af3aa12d3f96532b987e9cd0511e1aacdaeaad3ff7b0dd07a518df8383aa2, the one published next to the download button. The Downloader code 2256818 is ours, so a download through it comes from us too. 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 write to support@clickerplayer.com and we'll help. Fire TV devices do not have Play Protect, so this does not happen there.