Prerequisites

You need a FritzBox Cable which is able to output a DVB-C stream. Please note that devices distributed by your internet provider usually do not have a DVB-C entry in the FritzBox interface and therefore cannot be used.

  • FritzBox Cable 6490
  • FritzBox Cable 6590
  • FritzBox Cable 6591
  • FritzBox Cable 6660
  • FritzBox Cable 6670
  • FritzBox Cable 6690
  • Fritz Repeater DVB-C

You also have to do a channel scan via the Fritzbox interface before setting up the app. See Fritzbox DVB-C setup

Android smartphone or tablet with Android version 4.0 or higher. The App dream Player for Fritzbox was not developed for TV sets and was optimized for touch operation. If you use a Fire TV or Android TV device, please install the app dream Player TV for Fritzbox (Amazon Appstore) or dream Player TV for Fritzbox (Google Playstore). These apps contain a similar range of functions including streaming and are optimized for use on TV.