Formuler IPTV setup: adding your login to MYTVOnline 3 and 4

Which Formuler box runs which MYTVOnline in 2026?

The app version decides where every menu is, so check your model first. Formuler, a trademark of Atlas Link Inc., ships each hardware generation with a different major version of its player, and older guides often point to screens a new box no longer has. This is the current Android lineup on formuler.tv in October 2026:

None of these is sold as a Google TV device. The GTV page says “Powered by Android TV”, and the Z-series pages call the boxes Android OTT streamers. Formuler’s help desk says other apps install from Formuler Market or the Google Play Store, both under Home, then Market. The Z12 and Z11 boxes and the GTV have a Gigabit Ethernet port, which matters more for live sports than any other spec. Older boxes such as the Z8 and Z Alpha have left the lineup, but Formuler’s portal guide covers all models, so the logins below still work on them.

How do I add an IPTV login to MYTVOnline?

Your provider sends one of three login types, which Formuler names MAC-ID, XC and M3U. All three go in the same screen: Content Sources on versions 3 and 4, Connections on version 2.

With an Xtream login (XC)

1. Open the content sources screen for your version and add a new source.
2. Choose XC. Formuler’s guide lists two fields for it: the portal URL, and the username and password.
3. Type the server address exactly as your provider wrote it, including http:// and the port number after the colon if there is one.
4. Enter the username and password from the same email.
5. Save. MYTVOnline loads the live channels and guide, plus any movies or series on the login.

XC needs no MAC registration, so it is the fastest route on a new box. A long M3U link already contains the server, username and password. Our M3U and Xtream guide shows how to split one into the other.

With a MAC-ID portal

A portal login identifies the box by its MAC ID. Formuler says you can find it on the sticker under the box and on the portal connection screen in MYTVOnline. Send that ID to your provider, wait for them to register it, then add a MAC-ID source and type the portal URL they send back. Formuler’s example address ends in /c. The MAG box portal guide explains how portal logins behave, since MAG boxes use the same system.

With an M3U link

Formuler’s M3U screen asks for a playlist URL and a separate EPG XML address for the guide. You lose catch-up this way, so keep it as the fallback.

Xtream, portal or M3U: which login should you use on a Formuler?

Use XC if your provider offers it. It needs nothing registered and it brings the guide with it. Formuler’s help desk also ties two features to the login type. Catch-up is unavailable on M3U playlists. Recording one channel while you watch another works only on XC logins and M3U playlists that allow more than one connection. Formuler does not list MAC-ID portals for it.

A MAC-ID portal makes sense if you are moving a portal subscription over from a MAG box. With BuyIPTV.ca you can have either: we send the Xtream login by email or WhatsApp, or you send us the MAC ID and we register it for a portal.

How do I fix the TV guide on MYTVOnline?

When programs show at the wrong times, change the EPG offset on the login itself. Open your content source, choose Edit, set the offset and press Update. On MYTVOnline 2 the offset sits at the bottom of the Edit screen, next to an EPG mode switch between UTC and Normal.

If a channel shows “No information” in the guide, Formuler’s advice is to try the offset first and then ask your provider whether that channel has guide data at all. Some channels never do. Our EPG guide covers how guide data reaches an IPTV app.

Catch-up, recording and watching two channels

Catch-up

Formuler also calls it Replay: programs that already aired, played back without you recording anything. Channels that support it show a small red symbol next to the name. Press Guide, move back to a past program with that icon, and press OK. On MYTVOnline 2 you first have to tick the catch-up option at the bottom of the login’s Edit screen. Formuler gives 1 to 14 days as the usual window, set by the provider.

Recording to USB or a NAS

Plug in a formatted USB stick or hard drive, go to the channel and press the red Record button. Press it again to set how long it runs. To schedule a show, open the guide, pick a future program and press OK or Record. The box wakes from standby to record and then goes back to standby.

For a NAS, mount it under Home, then Network Storage, using its local IP address. Then set “Recording Storage Location” and “Timeshift Storage Location” to it in DVR Options, which is under Menu, Settings, App Settings in MYTVOnline 4 and Menu, Settings in versions 2 and 3. The Z12 Ultra records to its internal storage.

Two channels at once

Formuler’s MYTVOnline 3 page advertises watching two live events on screen together, plus picture in picture. Every stream counts against your plan’s connection limit, so a two-screen view or a record-and-watch session needs a plan that allows at least two devices at once. BuyIPTV.ca plans go from one device at $18 CAD a month up to four.

Parental controls and favourites

Formuler’s default system PIN is 0000. For the MYTVOnline parental PIN, Formuler suggests 0000 first, then 1234 or 7777. A box bought already set up by a seller may have a different PIN, and only that seller can tell you.

On MYTVOnline 4 you can hide adult or other sensitive categories under Menu, then the user icon at the top, the edit icon, and Sensitive Categories. Favourites live in the channel editor: open the channel list from Live TV and press Left. Formuler allows up to 10 favourite groups with up to 300 channels each.

MYTVOnline errors and common fixes

Formuler says the box can be updated to its newest software at any time while it is online, so check for updates before anything else. For deeper buffering problems, our buffering guide walks through the home network checks.

Formuler vs MAG vs Firestick for IPTV

All three plug into the TV by HDMI. The differences are in the software and in how you log in.

A Formuler suits the main TV in a Canadian household that wants a cable-box style remote with a full guide and recording in one app. A MAG suits a portal subscriber who wants the simplest box. A Fire TV Stick is the small, simple way to add a second room, though Amazon’s newest sticks run Vega OS instead of Android, so check that your player app is available for the exact model. Our Firestick app guide covers that side.

For antenna households, Formuler lists optional ATSC and DVB-T USB tuners and keeps a compatible tuner list. The CRTC notes that the ATSC standard has been adopted for digital over-the-air TV in Canada, so an antenna feed and an IPTV login can share one box. If you are still comparing services, our home page explains the plans and the free trial.

What a Formuler won’t do

• MYTVOnline 2, 3 and 4 come preinstalled on Formuler boxes, and Formuler calls MYTVOnline3 exclusive to its own hardware. The related MYTVOnline+ is a phone and tablet app, and its Apple listing covers iPhone and iPad only.
• Formuler supplies no channels. Its help desk states that portal URLs and logins come from your service provider.
• You pay for hardware upfront. Formuler’s site lists no prices and has no shop, so the box comes from a reseller, and a player app on a TV you already own avoids that cost.
• Neither the Z11 nor the Z12 range is sold as Google TV. If you need a particular app beside MYTVOnline, look for it in Formuler Market or Google Play first.
• Catch-up and two-stream viewing depend on your provider and plan. The box cannot add them.

Frequently asked questions

Disclosure: we run BuyIPTV.ca, an IPTV service for Canadian households. Model specs, app versions, menu paths and error meanings come from formuler.tv and the Formuler help desk at support.formuler.tv, with MAG details from Infomir, Fire TV details from Amazon’s developer documentation, and the ATSC standard from the CRTC, all checked October 8, 2026.

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