IBO Player is the only application SonicTV supports, and it runs on practically everything: Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Fire TV, MAG and STB boxes, and non-Android Smart TVs from LG and Samsung. This guide covers the installation on each of them, then the playlist activation that switches your subscription on.
Download IBO Player from the official IBO site or your device store, then install it. On Android phones, tablets and boxes you approve the install when your device warns about files from outside the store. On LG and Samsung televisions, open the content store, search for IBO Player and install it from there.
Launch IBO Player. The first screen explains the activation model — accept it, then open the profile icon on the dashboard. The Device Info panel at the top left shows your MAC / Device ID and your Device Key. Write both down.
Give the Device ID and Device Key to your SonicTV advisor on WhatsApp, or enter them yourself at the IBO playlist management portal. IBO Player uses remote playlist activation: the playlist is attached on the portal, then pushed to the app on your television.
On the portal, choose Add Playlist and paste the SonicTV streaming line we sent you, or choose Add XC Playlist and enter the host, username and password instead. Leave the XMLTV EPG field empty — SonicTV supplies the guide automatically. Save.
Return to IBO Player and restart it. The Live TV, Movies and Series sections fill with the SonicTV lineup and the programme guide populates on its own. If the layout looks cramped, open the screen icon beside the Wi-Fi symbol on the dashboard and switch the Live Screen Style, which gives the channel names and the EPG more room.
IBO Player uses remote playlist activation. You never type a long streaming line with a remote control: the credentials are saved once on the IBO portal, and their cloud pushes the list to whichever device holds that Device ID. It is the reason the app works so well on televisions with awkward keyboards.
Open the IBO playlist management page and sign in with the MAC / Device ID and Device Key shown in your application. Once inside you have two ways to add SonicTV:
Choose Add Playlist when all you have is a long streaming line. Give it a name — "SonicTV" works — paste the line into the Playlist URL field, leave the XMLTV EPG field empty so the guide comes from the playlist itself, and optionally tick Protect this playlist to set a PIN. Save.
Choose Add XC Playlist if you were given a host, a username and a password separately. The fields match the previous method with one addition: Host, which is the server address from your credentials email. Save, and the list appears on your device.
By default the Live TV layout crowds channel names under the preview window. From the dashboard, select the screen icon next to the Wi-Fi symbol, switch the Live Screen Style to the alternative layout and save. Channel names gain space, the mini preview and the guide line up properly, and the categories come back with the left arrow on your remote.
IBO Player is licensed separately by its developer after a short evaluation period; the licence is a one-off purchase made directly in the app and is not part of your SonicTV plan. The FAQ explains how that sits alongside your subscription, and the pricing page shows what the subscription itself costs.
Rather not do any of this yourself? Send a message from the contact page and an advisor will complete the activation with you, screen by screen. Once it is running, the channel list is a good map of where everything lives.