IPTV Profiles and Favorites: Everyone Gets Their Own Setup

By TivioneTV Team · Published October 15, 2026

One of the quiet pleasures of running a household on a single IPTV account is that nobody has to scroll past everyone else’s channels to find their own. Dad’s sport, a teenager’s music channels, a parent’s news, the kids’ cartoons — each can sit behind its own tidy list. This guide explains exactly how per-person setups work with TivioneTV, where they live, and how to arrange them so every screen feels personal.

How do IPTV profiles actually work?

It helps to be precise, because IPTV profiles are not quite the same as the account “profiles” you see on a big streaming app. With IPTV, the subscription is one login, and the personalisation happens inside the player app on each device. The app is where favourites, layouts and recent history are stored. So a “profile” in practice is a combination of two things:

• Per-device setups — the kitchen tablet and the kids’ TV each keep their own favourites, because each runs its own copy of the app.
• Per-playlist profiles — within one device, better players let you keep several separate favourite lists and switch between them.

Put together, that gives every person a view that is genuinely theirs, whether they watch on their own phone or share the family TV.

Which apps support favourites and multiple lists?

The strength of per-person setups depends on the player. Here is how the common ones compare:

Spelled correctly it is TiviMate, and it is the one to reach for when you want the fullest per-person experience on a shared screen, because its multiple favourite groups let several people keep separate lists on the same television. For a view of how this fits the wider install, see our whole-house IPTV setup guide.

How do I set up a favourites list for each person?

The method is the same idea in every app — find the channel, star it, group it:

1. Open the full channel list once. With 25,000+ channels and 120,000+ on-demand titles available, you do not want to scroll this every night — that is the whole reason favourites exist.
2. Mark each person’s channels as favourites. In TiviMate, create a named favourite group per person; in Smarters and Smart IPTV, build the favourites list on that person’s device.
3. Set the app to open on favourites, not the full guide, so the first thing anyone sees is their own line-up.

Browse the channel list first to decide what goes in each person’s group — a sports fan will want the sports channels front and centre, while a parent might lead with news and documentaries.

Can everyone keep their own setup on the same TV?

Yes — this is where multiple favourite groups shine. On one living-room box running TiviMate, you can hold a “Dad”, “Mum” and “Kids” group side by side and flick between them in a couple of clicks. Nobody edits anyone else’s list, and the family’s channels stay untangled.

For truly separate experiences — different recent history, different layouts — the cleanest approach is one device per person where that is practical: a personal phone or tablet with Smarters Player Lite on iOS, or TiviMate on an Android device. Each of those keeps its own everything, automatically, because it is a separate install. This is also the setup behind our guide to watching different channels in different rooms at the same time.

Do per-person setups use extra connections?

No. Favourites, groups and profiles are purely cosmetic — they live inside the app and cost nothing against your plan. A connection is only used when a screen is actively playing. You can build ten beautifully organised favourite lists across the house and still use zero connections until someone presses play. If you want to understand that limit properly, we cover it in how many devices can you stream IPTV on at once.

A sensible per-person layout for a family

Here is an arrangement that works well and takes about ten minutes to build:

• Shared living-room TV (TiviMate): favourite groups named per person, app set to open on the last-used group.
• Each adult’s phone: a personal favourites list heavy on news, sport or whatever they actually watch.
• Kids’ tablet or TV: a tightly curated favourites list of only their channels, so the 25,000+ full guide never appears by accident.
• Kitchen screen: a short “background TV” list — news and music channels for while you cook.

Everything draws from the same account and the same 60+ countries of content, in 4K/FHD/HD; only the front door onto it changes per person.

How do I keep favourites tidy as tastes change?

Favourites are not a one-time job — a household’s viewing drifts, a child outgrows a channel, a new sports season starts. A little maintenance keeps every person’s list useful:

• Prune before you add. When someone asks for a new channel in their list, drop one they no longer watch at the same time. A list of fifteen favourites is far more useful than one of eighty.
• Rename groups clearly. On a shared TiviMate screen, name groups by person rather than by genre, so there is never any doubt whose list is whose.
• Seasonal lists work well. Build a temporary group for a tournament or a returning series, then delete it when it ends. It keeps the main lists clean.
• Back up the main TV’s setup. TiviMate can export its configuration, so the carefully built family groups survive a reinstall or a new box.

Treat the lists as living things and the household never drifts back to scrolling the full 25,000+ guide every night — which was the whole problem favourites solve.

Can I control what the kids’ list contains?

Yes, and it is the per-person feature parents value most. Because a favourites list only shows the channels you put in it, you can build the children a short, curated group of exactly the channels you are happy with and set their screen to open straight onto it. The full library never appears by default on that device. It is not a formal parental-control system, but a tightly curated favourites list is a simple, effective way to keep a kids’ screen pointed at kids’ channels — and it takes about five minutes to build.

Let us help you organise it

If you would like a hand planning favourite groups for each member of the household — or deciding which player gives a particular person the setup they want — message us on WhatsApp. Tell us who is in the house and what they watch, and we will suggest a layout. WhatsApp is our only support line. You can also try the whole idea first with the 24-hour free trial, and every paid plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee behind it.

Frequently asked questions

Can each family member have their own favourites without separate accounts?

Yes. Favourites and favourite groups are stored by the app, not the account, so one TivioneTV subscription supports as many personal lists as you like. You only ever pay for one account.

Does TiviMate support more than one profile?

Yes. TiviMate lets you keep multiple playlists and multiple favourite groups, which is why it is the go-to for a shared family television where several people want their own channels first.

Will organising favourites slow down or change my channels?

No. Favourites only reorder what you see; they never alter the channels themselves or the content available. The full library of 25,000+ channels stays reachable — favourites just put each person’s picks at the front.

If I reinstall the app, do I lose everyone’s favourites?

Favourites are stored per app install, so a full reinstall can clear them unless the player offers a backup. TiviMate can export and restore its setup; for simple lists it is quick to rebuild. Keep each person’s list short and it is a two-minute job.

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