I don’t think Alibaba is available anymore are they any others ?
There are tons available. Just go to the Alibaba site and do some looking around.
I have been wanting to install sparkle for a long time now with No success. We all have Apple products so we can’t load it . I asked my friends if any have an android that I could sign up for an account and be done with it . Even would pay them . How can I install it with. No access to Android ? Any help is appreciated
OK Huge issue with Sparkle Plus. I have to add a payment method to my google account in order to get Sparkle Plus. Ain’t happening. If I can’t use my cc or paypal without adding it to my Google account then this is an app I’ll never try or use. At least with TiViMate payment wasn’t tied to any of my online accounts. Also an additional note>> I have several accounts and you must use the same account on your device and phone/tablet. I don’t for security reasons. My streamer has it’s own seperate account that has never, or ever will, be associated with any of my other devices.
You also have to keep Play Store enabled to be able to use all the Sparkle features. Sparkle is married to the Google Play Store. I have one other app that does that, and I don’t like it.
Once I am done using the Play Store, I always disable it. If I keep Sparkle and YoWindow, which I already paid for a lifetime sub. Then to use its functions. I have to keep Play Store enabled.
I never even turn playstore on. I can manually get any apps from there and update every update that is suggested by checking my Google account occasionally on the Shield Pro. So ya when I saw that then that takes Sparkle out of my sites. Play protect is always off. I scan with Malwarebytes.
Might be because sparkle is not overloaded with users such as tivimate. I think that sometimes IPTV services are overloaded with subs and that could possibly be the reason for buffering.
Tivimate is not an iptv service. It is just a player, nothing more.
i added my cc info to playstore,bought sparkle…then deleted cc from playstore
Really funny that I have found that my Alibaba service works great on my Tivimate. Whereas my $80 just buffers like crazy at times. $80 one takes forever to update, sometimes days. Alibaba updates very quickly. I use Alibaba only on TM, I have loaded on Sparkels and Smarters, it has the same problems. I find it strange this is the case. I like the way Sparkels looks with the logos, but don’t like the EPG layout. I wish it would look like TM but with Sparkels logos. I like a left to right EPG look and not the up and down. I know what helped me a lot was just increasing my internet speed, but even with that I still get lots of buffering with my $80 one. I have until Nov to make a decision. IPTV services come and go
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Logos come from your iptv provider. Unless you made a folder of your own to use. Also, different epg urls may have different logos they display, but Sparkle has absolutely nothing to do with it.
The time it takes to update depends on how much needs to be updated. If it is taking “days” for you to update. Then something is amiss.
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Yes, I do realize it’s not any of the players. The problem I have is there will be days that my $80 service is unwatchable because of the buffering, and like right now it works well. You can’t have this kind of service, up one minute down the next. I find it strange that my Alibaba service works well all the time. Inconsistency is a real problem. What I said about the appearance of Sparkels logos was they’re very bright and colorful
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Go into your Tivimate settings>playlist>choose a playlist>Logos Priority> and choose a different logo setting. I have about 25 epgs and will use logos from epgs on playlists that have blah logos. Also, having more epgs sometimes affords you the option of which epg you wish to use for a particular channel. Ex: I might have dozens of options for a local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, etc and will choose the one that I like with a better description and sometimes a more pleasing logo.
Interesting, thanks I’ll try this. Today my $80 is working with no buffering. This is the frustration levels because I want to really like it. The support is pretty good.
Does the playlist you want to use it’s logos have to be dwnloaded to the player you are using? So how would you get the Sparkels logos to populate on the TM player. Leaving now for work so get back to me when you can. Thanks
is there a guide as how to record on sparkle,i’ve been playing with it for a couple of days and still having trouble fiquiring it out …did a search and got nada
thx
What do you think happens if you go over the 5 device limit? TiviMate will intentionally throttle you back, or it’s a function of straining the system with more than five devices?
And have you ever noticed that the bad days (lots of buffering, parser errors) coincide with having people over to watch something like a big game? Seems like coincidence, but of course it could be server traffic. Though it happens for little games too…such as local baseball when I could go for a week with no problems.
Haven’t used Sparkle so can’t help there. TiviMate has been pretty solid for me. I suspect, after doing all the usual tricks, that it is the feed from the service that is the problem. Alibaba is tempting for a backup service though.
I have never tried it but I don’t think the Companion app will allow you to add the 6th device until you remove one. As for the big game that’s why I do my research and have every source for the game cued up and ready. I also know where those stations broadcast from or where the game is being played and get a VPN server close to that location and check which server has the lowest % of users. I already know ahead of time which servers are best for East, West, USA, Canada, UK. All about experience IMHO.
Sparkle does not have any logos! Your epg url and your extreme playlist are what has the logos.
Like I stated before, I have about 26 epg urls installed and I assign all 26 of them to every playlist I have installed. I do prioritize them for each playlist, and I will place the epg that came with the service in the #1 spot. Then I will place epgs in order of what I believe is more effective.
So if you want the logos that are appearing on your Sparkle. Then you have to install those epgs onto your Tivimate and then assign them to the playlists you want.