The default IPTV parental control password is 0000 on most players, with 1234 on a minority of builds, and no default at all on TiviMate and Televizo — those ask you to create one the first time you enable the feature. Below is the PIN and menu path for every player UK subscribers commonly use, what to do when you have forgotten yours, and why hiding a category works considerably better than locking it. Related: kids' channels on IPTV · symptom-led IPTV troubleshooting.
The Short Answer
- ▸ Try 0000 first. It is the factory default on IPTV Smarters Pro, XCIPTV, Perfect Player and most rebranded players.
- ▸ Then try 1234. Some IBO Player and rebranded builds ship with this instead.
- ▸ TiviMate and Televizo have no default — the PIN was set by whoever enabled it.
- ▸ If neither works, clear the app's data to reset every setting, then log in again.
- ▸ Change it straight away. A default PIN is not a control.
Default Parental PIN by IPTV App
| Player | Default PIN | Where to find it | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPTV Smarters Pro | 0000 | Settings → Parental Control | Applies across all profiles on the install. Also carries a category filter that hides groups outright. |
| XCIPTV Player | 0000 | Settings → Parental Control | Some rebranded builds ship with 1234 instead. Both are worth trying before resetting. |
| IBO Player / IBO Pro | 0000 or 1234 | Settings → Parental | Varies by build and by the device store it came from. Set your own immediately after first login. |
| Perfect Player | 0000 | Settings → General → Parental control | Locks the settings menu as well as the channel groups, which stops the PIN being changed back. |
| TiviMate | No default — you set it | Settings → Parental controls | Prompts for a new PIN the first time you enable it. Nothing to guess, and nothing to leak. |
| Televizo | No default — you set it | Settings → Parental control | Same approach as TiviMate. A forgotten PIN still needs an app data clear. |
| Smarters Player Lite | 0000 | Settings → Parental Control | The cut-down build keeps the PIN but drops some of the category filtering options. |
| GSE Smart IPTV | No default — you set it | Settings → Parental Control | Stores the PIN per playlist rather than per app, so each playlist can be locked separately. |
One caveat worth stating: the PIN belongs to the app, not to your subscription. Reinstalling the player resets it to the factory default, and installing a different player gives you a fresh unprotected copy of the same channel list. That is the central limitation of app-level parental control, and the reason the layered approach below matters.
How to Lock Down IPTV Properly — Four Layers
Each layer covers a gap the one before it leaves open. Doing all four takes about fifteen minutes and is considerably harder to work around than any single one.
Layer 1: Set a PIN that is not 0000
A default PIN protects nothing — it is the first thing anyone tries, and it is printed in every guide including this one. Change it before you do anything else.
- 1Open your player's Settings and find Parental Control.
- 2Enter the current PIN (0000 on most apps, or the one you were asked to create).
- 3Choose Change Password and enter a new four-digit code twice.
- 4Avoid 1234, 0000, and the year — pick something not derivable from the household.
Layer 2: Hide the adult category rather than locking it
A locked group still appears in the guide, which invites attempts. A hidden group is simply absent from the channel list, and that is a far stronger control on a shared TV.
- 1TiviMate: Settings → Playlists → your playlist → Channel groups → untick the group.
- 2IPTV Smarters Pro: Settings → Parental Control → select the categories to hide.
- 3XCIPTV: Settings → Parental Control → toggle the category off.
- 4Reload the playlist afterwards so the guide rebuilds without the hidden group.
Layer 3: Give children their own profile
Several players support multiple profiles against the same subscription. A child profile carries its own filtered channel list, so the control travels with the profile rather than depending on someone remembering to lock the app.
- 1Create a second profile using the same server URL, username and password.
- 2In that profile, hide every category you do not want available.
- 3Set the PIN on the parent profile so profiles cannot be switched without it.
- 4Make the child profile the one the app opens into by default.
Layer 4: Add network-level filtering
App-level controls stop at the app. Filtering applied at the router covers every device on the home network — including a tablet with a different player installed, or a guest's phone.
- 1Sign in to your broadband provider's account area and look for the parental controls or family filter section.
- 2Enable the filter and set the strictness level, plus any time-of-day schedule you want.
- 3Allow up to an hour for the change to propagate to devices already connected.
- 4Test it by opening a blocked category on a device that is not the one you configured it from.
Resetting a Forgotten PIN, by Device
No IPTV player has a “forgot PIN” email flow, because the PIN never leaves the device. Clearing the app's stored data is the reset — it wipes the PIN along with every other local setting, so have your server URL, username and password to hand before you start.
📺 Amazon Firestick / Fire TV
Settings → Applications → Manage Installed Applications → your player → Clear Data. Reopen and log in again.
📺 Android TV / Google TV / Android box
Settings → Apps → See all apps → your player → Storage & cache → Clear storage.
📺 Samsung smart TV (Tizen)
No per-app data control. Uninstall the app from the Apps screen and reinstall it from the store.
📺 LG smart TV (webOS)
Hold the app icon on the home row → Delete → reinstall from the LG Content Store.
📺 iPhone / iPad / Apple TV
Offload or delete the app from Settings → General → iPhone Storage, then reinstall from the App Store.
📺 MAG / Enigma2 box
The PIN lives in the box's own system settings rather than a player app — reset it from the box's setup menu, or perform a factory reset from the boot menu.
Family-safe from the start
Ask for a filtered channel list
Rather than locking a category after the fact, Flickhaven support can issue credentials with adult categories excluded server-side, so the group is not in the playlist at all and no PIN is needed to keep it out. Message support on WhatsApp and ask for a family line when you activate.
UK Network-Level Filtering
Every large UK broadband provider offers free filtering applied at the network rather than the device. It is the layer most households skip and the one with the widest coverage, because it applies to any device that joins the Wi-Fi — including one with a freshly installed player and no PIN set.
IPTV Parental Controls — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the default IPTV parental control password?+
On most IPTV player apps the factory default is 0000, with 1234 used by a minority of builds. IPTV Smarters Pro, XCIPTV and Perfect Player all ship with 0000. TiviMate and Televizo have no default at all — they ask you to set a PIN the first time you enable parental control, which is the safer design. If 0000 and 1234 both fail, the PIN has been changed and only a reset will clear it.
How do I change the parental control PIN in IPTV Smarters Pro?+
Open the app, go to Settings, then Parental Control. Enter the current PIN — 0000 if it has never been changed — then choose Change Password and enter a new four-digit code twice. The new PIN takes effect immediately and applies to every profile on that installation, not just the one currently in use.
I forgot my IPTV parental control password — how do I reset it?+
There is no recovery prompt in any of the common IPTV players; the PIN is stored locally on the device. The reset is to clear the app's data, which returns every setting including the PIN to factory state, then log in again with your server URL, username and password. On Android and Fire TV that is Settings, Apps, your player, Storage, Clear Data.
Can I hide adult channels from the IPTV channel list entirely?+
Yes, and it is more effective than a PIN. Most players let you hide whole channel categories rather than lock them, so the group never appears in the guide at all. In TiviMate it is Settings, Playlists, your playlist, Channel groups. In IPTV Smarters Pro the same option sits under Parental Control as a category filter. A hidden group cannot be stumbled into.
Does IPTV parental control work on a smart TV?+
It works wherever the player app supports it, so on Samsung and LG it depends on which app you use. IBO Player and Smarters on Tizen and webOS both carry a PIN option. Where the app has none, use the television's own parental settings, which sit under Settings, General, System Manager, Change PIN on Samsung and Settings, Safety on LG.
Is a player PIN enough to keep children off adult IPTV content?+
It is one layer, not the whole answer. A PIN protects a category inside one app on one device. Pair it with hidden categories so nothing is visible to begin with, a separate user profile for children where the app supports one, and router-level filtering that applies to every device on the network regardless of which app is opened.
How do I set up router-level filtering for IPTV in the UK?+
Every major UK broadband provider offers free network-wide filtering that you switch on in your online account rather than on the device — the feature is branded differently by each ISP but works the same way. It applies to every device on the home Wi-Fi, including ones with no parental controls of their own, and it cannot be bypassed by reinstalling an app.
Why does my IPTV parental PIN keep resetting itself?+
Because the PIN lives in the app's local data, anything that clears that data resets it: an app update that fails partway, a cache clear performed while troubleshooting, or a device factory reset. If it resets repeatedly without you doing any of those, the device is likely low on storage and evicting app data. Free up space and set the PIN again.
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