Do I need a special IPTV plan for this?
No. As long as your Apple TV is playing any channel that broadcasts a supported match, OneTV detects it and offers the second-screen experience. Works with M3U, Xtream Codes, Stalker portals — even Emby Live TV.
How does the iPhone know what's playing on the Apple TV?
OneTV embeds a tiny HTTP REST server on your Apple TV exposed on port 8765 and discovered via Bonjour (`_noopytv._tcp`). On LAN, your iPhone subscribes to a Server-Sent Events stream for sub-second updates. Off LAN, CloudKit and HTTP polling take over.
Does it require an account?
No. Everything runs on your Apple ID via private CloudKit, plus our anonymous backend proxy that only resolves match metadata (no user accounts, no cookies, no tracking).
Which iOS version supports the Dynamic Island?
iOS 16.1+ on iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max / 15 Pro / Pro Max / 16 Pro / Pro Max / 17 Pro / Pro Max for the Dynamic Island specifically. Live Activities on the Lock Screen work on every iPhone running iOS 16.1+.
What if my Apple TV is muted or in standby?
Live Activities follow the Apple TV's real playback state, not the screen state. If the stream is playing — even into a paused/muted player — the iPhone still updates. When you fully stop the player on the Apple TV, the Live Activity transitions to "Finished" and dismisses itself.