Why MuskTV suits a Fire TV Stick
- Small: the whole app is 2.4 MB, so it fits even when the Stick's storage is nearly full.
- Light on memory: about 87 MB while playing 1080i, so the Stick isn't forced to close MuskTV in the background.
- Hardware decoding: video is decoded by the Stick's video chip, not its CPU; about 23% CPU while playing a 1080i channel in our tests.
- Recovers on its own: Wi-Fi drops, frozen streams and decoder crashes are handled automatically. MuskTV reconnects the moment the network is back.
- Made for the Fire TV remote: everything works with the ring, OK, Back and Menu buttons. No mouse toggle, no touchscreen menus.
- Cold start from tap to the guide
- 655 ms
- Channel switch median, 1080i channel
- ≈1 s
- CPU while playing 1080i H.264
- 23%
- Memory while playing
- 87 MB
- App size the whole APK
- 2.4 MB
Measured with our benchmark script on a budget 2K Android 11 TV with under 1 GB of RAM, playing a 1080i H.264 channel (MuskTV 0.1.0, October 2026). Your numbers will depend on your device and provider.
Which Fire TV models work
MuskTV runs on Fire TV devices with Fire OS 6 or newer (based on Android 7.1 or later). That covers every Fire TV Stick sold since 2018: Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max, Fire TV Stick (3rd gen and newer), Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Cube, and Fire TV smart TVs on Fire OS 6 or newer. Sticks from 2016 and earlier (2nd gen and older) run Fire OS 5 and are not supported. To check yours, open Settings › My Fire TV › About.
On the Lite and the basic Stick, the small app size and low memory use matter most: they leave room for the video buffer and the TV guide.
Install it in two minutes
MuskTV is not in the Amazon Appstore: you install the official APK with the Downloader app. The short version:
- Install Downloader from the Fire TV search.
- Turn on Install unknown apps for Downloader in Settings › My Fire TV › Developer options.
- Open Downloader, type the code 3716657 (or
www.streamusk.com/apk), select Go, then Install.
Every step with the exact menu names: How to install MuskTV on Fire TV.
Add your playlist and guide
On the first start, choose M3U link or Xtream Codes. Paste the M3U address from your provider, or enter the server, username and password. The XMLTV TV guide named in the playlist loads by itself and refreshes every 12 hours.
Typing a long address with the Fire TV remote is slow; the M3U guide has tips to make it quicker.
MuskTV does not include channels. You need a playlist from your own TV provider.
Questions
Is MuskTV in the Amazon Appstore?
No. You install the official APK from www.streamusk.com/apk with the Downloader app. It updates itself from inside the app.
Does it run on an old Fire TV Stick?
It needs Fire OS 6 or newer (Android 7.1 based). Sticks from 2018 on have it; the 2nd-gen Stick from 2016 and older models run Fire OS 5 and can't install MuskTV.
Does it run on a Fire TV Stick Lite?
Yes. MuskTV is built for low-memory devices: it was developed and benchmarked on a TV with under 1 GB of RAM, about the same class as the Lite.
Is it safe to turn on "Install unknown apps"?
It lets the Downloader app install APK files. Install only apps you trust; you can turn the setting off again after installing MuskTV. Updates from inside MuskTV still work.
How much does it cost on Fire TV?
The same as everywhere: 7-day free trial, then $19.99/year, for up to 5 devices, TVs and phones together.