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How to Connect Your TV to WalisTV with a QR Code

Last updated: · By the WalisTV Support Team

With a QR code, connecting your TV to WalisTV takes about one minute. WalisTV has no accounts and no passwords. Instead, every TV or PC gets its own Device ID, and you link your playlists to that ID from the WalisTV Dashboard. Since the latest versions, the app does most of the work for you: it connects by itself and shows a QR code. This guide explains how it works, step by step.

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What is the Device ID?

The Device ID is a 12-character code shown in the app, for example A1:B2:C3:D4:E5:F6. It identifies your TV or PC in the WalisTV Dashboard, so your playlists open on the right screen.

  • It is a random code that WalisTV gives to your device the first time it connects. It does not contain your name, email or phone number.
  • It normally stays the same when you reinstall WalisTV on the same device, so you do not lose your playlists.
  • Each device has its own ID. A TV in the living room and a PC in the office are two separate devices.

Step 1: Open WalisTV for the first time

Install WalisTV (Android TV or Windows) and open it. On the first start, the app connects to the WalisTV service automatically and shows the Connect your device screen with:

  • a QR code,
  • your Device ID,
  • a waiting message: the app is now checking for your playlist.

You do not need to press any button on this screen.

Step 2: Scan the QR code with your phone

  1. Open the camera app on your phone (or any QR code scanner).
  2. Point it at the QR code on your TV.
  3. Tap the link that appears. It opens the WalisTV Dashboard with your Device ID already filled in.
  4. Select Check Device. You will see Device found and paired.

No phone? Open walistv.com/dashboard on any computer, type the Device ID shown on the TV and select Check Device. Letters are converted to uppercase and colons are added automatically, so you can type it without them.

Step 3: Add your playlist

  1. Under Add a playlist, enter a name, for example “Living room”.
  2. Paste your M3U URL (it starts with http:// or https://).
  3. Optional: select Protect this playlist with a 6-digit PIN.
  4. Select Add Playlist.

Step 4: Let the TV open it

While the setup screen is open, WalisTV checks for a new playlist every few seconds. As soon as you add one, the TV shows Playlist added and opens the home screen with your channels, movies and series. Nothing else to do.

If you want to look around first, select Continue without a playlist. You can add a playlist later from the Dashboard and refresh it in Playlists.

Where to find your Device ID later

Open Settings in WalisTV. The Connect your device card shows the Device ID and the QR code at any time. The Device ID is also shown at the bottom of the home screen.

Add a playlist to several devices

Each device is paired separately. To watch the same playlist on your TV and on your PC, check each Device ID in the Dashboard and add the playlist to each one. You can also add several playlists to one device and switch between them in Playlists.

Troubleshooting

The QR code does not open anything

Make sure your phone camera supports QR codes (most phones do), or use a free QR scanner app. You can always type the Device ID manually on walistv.com/dashboard.

The Dashboard says the device is not found

Check that the TV is connected to the internet and that the Device ID is typed correctly. The letter O and the number 0 can look alike: the Device ID only uses the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.

I added a playlist but the TV still waits

Make sure you added it to the correct Device ID. Then select Check again on the TV, or open Playlists and refresh.

My playlist is added but does not play

See how to fix a playlist that does not load.

Is it safe?

You never enter a password on the TV. Your playlist is linked to your Device ID only, and you can protect it with a PIN so nobody else can see or change the URL in the Dashboard. Never share your Device ID or your playlist URL publicly. Read our privacy policy for details.

Important: WalisTV is a media player only. It does not provide channels, playlists, subscriptions, movies, series, or streaming content. Use only playlists from sources you are legally authorized to use.