Setting up on a phone or tablet
Install Tunin Live Pro on an Android phone or tablet for watching away from the TV — plus how much mobile data live streaming really uses.
Most people watch on the television. But a phone install is worth doing anyway: it turns a commute, a hotel room, or twenty minutes in a waiting room into somewhere you can catch the second half.
This is the quickest of the three installs.
Step 1 — Allow installs from your browser
Android blocks installs from outside the Play Store until you permit it for a specific app.
Settings → Apps → Special app access → Install unknown apps → choose your browser (Chrome, usually) → switch Allow from this source on.
Menu wording varies by manufacturer — Samsung, Xiaomi and Google phones each phrase it slightly differently. Searching Settings for “unknown” gets you there on any of them.
Step 2 — Download
Open your phone’s browser and go to the download address in your welcome email. The file downloads in a few seconds.
Step 3 — Install and sign in
Tap the downloaded file, choose Install, then Open. Enter the username and password from your welcome email.
Done.
The one thing worth knowing: data
Live television is a constant stream. It does not buffer a whole episode and stop — it pulls data continuously for as long as you watch.
Rough figures:
- Standard HD — around 1 to 1.5 GB per hour
- Full HD — up to roughly 3 GB per hour
A single 90-minute match at full quality can therefore eat 4–5 GB. On an unlimited plan, irrelevant. On a capped plan, that is most of your month.
Two practical habits:
- Reduce stream quality in the app’s settings when you are on mobile data
- Save the full-quality viewing for wi-fi
Casting to a TV — and why not to
You can cast from the phone to a Chromecast or smart TV. We would gently suggest not making it your main setup.
Casting adds a wireless hop between your phone and the television, and live streams are the least forgiving thing to send over one. Installing directly on the TV device gives a visibly steadier picture:
Fire TV Stick · Google TV and Android TV
If it stutters on mobile
Mobile networks fluctuate far more than home broadband, so some variation is normal. If it is happening on wi-fi too, the cause is elsewhere — why IPTV buffers walks through the diagnosis.
Common questions
How much mobile data does an hour of live TV use?
Roughly 1–1.5 GB per hour at standard HD, and up to about 3 GB at full HD. On a capped plan, watch a match on wi-fi or drop the stream quality in settings.
Can I watch on my phone and my TV at the same time?
Only if your plan allows more than one simultaneous stream. Check that number before assuming — it's the most common source of surprise.
Is there an iPhone version?
Tunin Live Pro is an Android application. iPhone and iPad users can use a compatible third-party player with their subscription details.
Can I cast from my phone to the TV?
You can, but a direct install on the TV device gives a far more stable picture. Casting adds a wireless hop that live streams don't enjoy.