# How do I use VilaVPN for streaming and TV?

Use the official VilaNet app available for your TV, or connect the TV through a
supported router running VilaNet. Streaming availability can vary by service,
region and time, so test the service you intend to use.

1. Choose the matching setup guide:
   [Android TV](/en/official-apps/android-tv/),
   [Apple TV](/en/official-apps/apple-tv/), or a supported
   [OpenWrt](/en/routers/openwrt/) or [Merlin](/en/routers/merlin/) router.
2. Install VilaNet and sign in using that guide.
3. Start with automatic server selection where the platform offers it. If the
   TV guide uses a specific server, choose the location needed for your task.
4. Connect VilaNet.
5. Confirm ordinary network traffic works on the TV.
6. Open the streaming app and test the exact title or live channel you want to
   watch.

VilaVPN does not make every streaming service or title available in every
region. A connected status alone does not verify playback.

## Success check

VilaNet remains connected, the TV has ordinary internet access, and the chosen
content begins playing normally.

## If streaming does not work

- **Nothing on the TV loads:** disconnect once and confirm the TV's ordinary
  connection, then follow
  [Connected but no internet](/en/troubleshooting/connected-but-no-internet/).
- **Other apps work but one service does not:** preserve the service name,
  selected server, exact message and content tested. Try **Auto Select** or one
  other suitable server once.
- **Playback is slow or unstable:** compare the same content while disconnected
  and follow [Slow or unstable connection](/en/troubleshooting/slow-or-unstable/).
- **The issue continues:** [contact support](/en/troubleshooting/contact-support/)
  with the TV model, platform, VilaNet version and redacted error.

> **Screenshot needed:** capture the real VilaNet connection flow and successful
> playback check on each supported physical TV platform, with account and device
> identifiers removed. Do not use a simulator or UI-only state as tunnel proof.