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Kodi-Wallpaper-11A-1080p_samfisher

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.2 Isengard - Release Candidate 2

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release and we try very hard to prevent them, as soon as million started using it,…

Martijn Kaijser

September 19, 2015·6 min read
kodi16.0-jarvis-alpha

Prerelease 

Kodi 16.0 Alpha 1 & 2 - Jarvis at your service

While we are still working on improving the Kodi 15 release by adding numerous fixes, developers have been working on new features and new fixes for Kodi 16, codenamed Jarvis, for quite some time now. Let’s take a look at a few of those features and fixes that have made it into alphas 1 and 2 of…

Martijn Kaijser

September 02, 2015·5 min read

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Kodi-Wallpaper-11A-1080p_samfisher

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.2 Isengard - Release Candidate

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release and we try very hard to prevent them, as soon as million started using it,…

Martijn Kaijser

August 27, 2015·6 min read
pvr_skins

Community, Deep Dive 

Kodi 15 Skin Showcase - Part 2

By default Kodi starts with the Confluence skin which gives users almost everything they need to enjoy it as media center. Though one of the great powers of Kodi is that it can be adjusted in many ways. One of the most noticeable ones is changing the so called skin. Each version of Kodi (and XBMC…

Martijn Kaijser

August 22, 2015·3 min read
kodi-system-15

Release 

Kodi 15.1 Isengard - Maintenance release

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release, as soon as million started using it, some problems we either did not think…

Martijn Kaijser

August 15, 2015·5 min read
Kodi-Wallpaper-3A-1080p_samfisher

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.1 Isengard - Release Candidate

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release, as soon as millions started using it, some problems we either did not think…

Martijn Kaijser

August 09, 2015·5 min read
15.0_skins_august

Community, Deep Dive 

Kodi 15.0 skin showcase

By default Kodi starts with the Confluence skin which gives users almost everything they need to enjoy it as a media center. Though one of the great powers of Kodi is that it can be adjusted in many ways. One of the most noticeable ones is changing the so called skin. Each version of Kodi (and XBMC…

Martijn Kaijser

August 08, 2015·5 min read
Kodi-Isengard-2C2-1080p-Original-Size

Release 

Kodi 15.0 - Isengard - One Release to Rule Them All

We are proud to announce the release of Kodi 15.0. No new name this time around, but many new features that cover requests both more than 5 years old and less than 5 months old. Let’s take a quick look at a few. Kodi for Android Perhaps the biggest news for Kodi 15 isn’t a feature at all, but…

Nathan Betzen

July 20, 2015·4 min read
splash_racks

Community 

New server and some stats

We just wanted to make a quick Blog to say thanks to one of our sponsors - ByteMark - for providing us with a brand new dedicated SSD web server. We currently run a number of back-end services for Kodi such as this website, forum, wiki, mirror redirector, buildbot ect. With the ever increasing use…

zag

July 12, 2015·2 min read
kodi-system-15

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard – RC 2

Here it is, the second Release Candidate (RC) built for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! Although we said that Kodi 15.0 is a “clean-up” edition, we still managed to squeeze in a couple of really nice features. So far we had around 1080 code change requests which were included since…

Martijn Kaijser

July 10, 2015·3 min read
kodi-system-15

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard - RC 1

Here it is, the first Release Candidate (RC) built for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! Although we said that Kodi 15.0 is a “clean-up” edition, we still managed to squeeze in a couple of really nice features. So far we had around 1050 code change requests which were included since…

Martijn Kaijser

July 01, 2015·3 min read
kodishieldwide

Community, Release 

Kodi Available on Google Play, Not on Amazon

As you may have heard by now, we have a few announcements to make that should be of particular relevance to you Kodi for Android users out there. Google Play Firstly, Kodi is now available in Google Play. You can download it at the previous link or using the following QR code. The version currently…

Nathan Betzen

June 20, 2015·3 min read
shield-beta2-build

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard – Beta 2

Here it is, the second beta build for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! A little later than originally planned though, which we’ll explain later. Although we said that Kodi 15.0 a “clean-up” edition, we still managed to squeeze in a couple of really nice features. In total we had…

Martijn Kaijser

June 13, 2015·3 min read
Kore_03-540x336

Release 

Kore - The new official Android remote

We are happy to announce that once again we have a fully working Android remote. As you may had noticed, our previous Android remote wasn’t updated for a while and as such didn’t work any more due to code changes we’ve done over time. One of our team members who developed it back then, simply…

Martijn Kaijser

May 28, 2015·2 min read
Screenshot_2015-05-07-21-04-46

Community 

Kodi Community - May 2015

Exciting Google Summer of Code projects, major developments in the codebase that need testing, and even a Kickstarter are just a few of the many items that have occurred since our last community roundup in January. Let’s get updating. Official Android Remote With the last community update in…

Nathan Betzen

May 05, 2015·6 min read
Kodi-installing-skin

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard - Beta 1

Here it is, the first beta build for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! We could call Kodi 15.0 a “clean-up” edition due to the lack of any prominent features and due to the massive spring cleaning we have been doing during the past months. Although some nice new features have been…

Martijn Kaijser

April 30, 2015·5 min read
screenshot001

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard - Alpha 2

In many ways, we could call Isengard the release that finally answers many of the oldest requests we have. With Alpha1 we introduced Skip Steps, which allow the user to more naturally and organically find the exact moment they are attempting to skip to in the show or movie, a request that’s existed…

Martijn Kaijser

March 31, 2015·4 min read
kodi-14.2

Release 

Kodi 14.2 - Helix: The Final Translation

We are proud to announce Kodi 14.2. This marks the final point release before we move on to Kodi 15 “Isengard.” As you may all know by now, we have a new name, a new logo, and a wide variety of new features, but underneath the new coat of paint remains the same software we all love. 14.2 is the the…

Nathan Betzen

March 27, 2015·3 min read
livingroomsetup4

Conferences 

Kodi Visits SCALE, Plus the New Villain Shirt/Hoodie

We wanted to take a minute today to talk about our trip down to Los Angeles for the Southern California Linux Expo, otherwise known as SCALE. XBMC/Kodi have been attending SCALE for the past several years now, and we’ve always very much appreciated the attitude and the organization of the event.…

Nathan Betzen

March 22, 2015·2 min read
screenshot004

Deep Dive 

Addon Spotlight: HDHomeRun Live TV

Maybe you’ve heard the rumors, or seen the YouTube teaser video that hinted this was coming. And it’s finally here! No longer will you be required to muck around with XMLTV files or playlists in order to get your HDHomeRun running. The best feature is the lack of configuration required. As long as…

Keith Herrington

March 18, 2015·2 min read

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All News653Community Updates176Conferences56Deep Dive14DevCon33Developer Updates129Prerelease Announcements138Release Announcements66April Fools7

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Kodi-Wallpaper-11A-1080p_samfisher

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.2 Isengard - Release Candidate 2

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release and we try very hard to prevent them, as soon as million started using it,…

Martijn Kaijser

September 19, 2015·6 min read
kodi16.0-jarvis-alpha

Prerelease 

Kodi 16.0 Alpha 1 & 2 - Jarvis at your service

While we are still working on improving the Kodi 15 release by adding numerous fixes, developers have been working on new features and new fixes for Kodi 16, codenamed Jarvis, for quite some time now. Let’s take a look at a few of those features and fixes that have made it into alphas 1 and 2 of…

Martijn Kaijser

September 02, 2015·5 min read
Kodi-Wallpaper-11A-1080p_samfisher

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.2 Isengard - Release Candidate

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release and we try very hard to prevent them, as soon as million started using it,…

Martijn Kaijser

August 27, 2015·6 min read
pvr_skins

Community, Deep Dive 

Kodi 15 Skin Showcase - Part 2

By default Kodi starts with the Confluence skin which gives users almost everything they need to enjoy it as media center. Though one of the great powers of Kodi is that it can be adjusted in many ways. One of the most noticeable ones is changing the so called skin. Each version of Kodi (and XBMC…

Martijn Kaijser

August 22, 2015·3 min read
kodi-system-15

Release 

Kodi 15.1 Isengard - Maintenance release

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release, as soon as million started using it, some problems we either did not think…

Martijn Kaijser

August 15, 2015·5 min read
Kodi-Wallpaper-3A-1080p_samfisher

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.1 Isengard - Release Candidate

Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and last release was no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 15.0 version before release, as soon as millions started using it, some problems we either did not think…

Martijn Kaijser

August 09, 2015·5 min read
15.0_skins_august

Community, Deep Dive 

Kodi 15.0 skin showcase

By default Kodi starts with the Confluence skin which gives users almost everything they need to enjoy it as a media center. Though one of the great powers of Kodi is that it can be adjusted in many ways. One of the most noticeable ones is changing the so called skin. Each version of Kodi (and XBMC…

Martijn Kaijser

August 08, 2015·5 min read
Kodi-Isengard-2C2-1080p-Original-Size

Release 

Kodi 15.0 - Isengard - One Release to Rule Them All

We are proud to announce the release of Kodi 15.0. No new name this time around, but many new features that cover requests both more than 5 years old and less than 5 months old. Let’s take a quick look at a few. Kodi for Android Perhaps the biggest news for Kodi 15 isn’t a feature at all, but…

Nathan Betzen

July 20, 2015·4 min read
splash_racks

Community 

New server and some stats

We just wanted to make a quick Blog to say thanks to one of our sponsors - ByteMark - for providing us with a brand new dedicated SSD web server. We currently run a number of back-end services for Kodi such as this website, forum, wiki, mirror redirector, buildbot ect. With the ever increasing use…

zag

July 12, 2015·2 min read
kodi-system-15

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard – RC 2

Here it is, the second Release Candidate (RC) built for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! Although we said that Kodi 15.0 is a “clean-up” edition, we still managed to squeeze in a couple of really nice features. So far we had around 1080 code change requests which were included since…

Martijn Kaijser

July 10, 2015·3 min read
kodi-system-15

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard - RC 1

Here it is, the first Release Candidate (RC) built for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! Although we said that Kodi 15.0 is a “clean-up” edition, we still managed to squeeze in a couple of really nice features. So far we had around 1050 code change requests which were included since…

Martijn Kaijser

July 01, 2015·3 min read
kodishieldwide

Community, Release 

Kodi Available on Google Play, Not on Amazon

As you may have heard by now, we have a few announcements to make that should be of particular relevance to you Kodi for Android users out there. Google Play Firstly, Kodi is now available in Google Play. You can download it at the previous link or using the following QR code. The version currently…

Nathan Betzen

June 20, 2015·3 min read
shield-beta2-build

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard – Beta 2

Here it is, the second beta build for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! A little later than originally planned though, which we’ll explain later. Although we said that Kodi 15.0 a “clean-up” edition, we still managed to squeeze in a couple of really nice features. In total we had…

Martijn Kaijser

June 13, 2015·3 min read
Kore_03-540x336

Release 

Kore - The new official Android remote

We are happy to announce that once again we have a fully working Android remote. As you may had noticed, our previous Android remote wasn’t updated for a while and as such didn’t work any more due to code changes we’ve done over time. One of our team members who developed it back then, simply…

Martijn Kaijser

May 28, 2015·2 min read
Screenshot_2015-05-07-21-04-46

Community 

Kodi Community - May 2015

Exciting Google Summer of Code projects, major developments in the codebase that need testing, and even a Kickstarter are just a few of the many items that have occurred since our last community roundup in January. Let’s get updating. Official Android Remote With the last community update in…

Nathan Betzen

May 05, 2015·6 min read
Kodi-installing-skin

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard - Beta 1

Here it is, the first beta build for Kodi 15.0; freshly baked and ready to be served! We could call Kodi 15.0 a “clean-up” edition due to the lack of any prominent features and due to the massive spring cleaning we have been doing during the past months. Although some nice new features have been…

Martijn Kaijser

April 30, 2015·5 min read
screenshot001

Prerelease 

Kodi 15.0 Isengard - Alpha 2

In many ways, we could call Isengard the release that finally answers many of the oldest requests we have. With Alpha1 we introduced Skip Steps, which allow the user to more naturally and organically find the exact moment they are attempting to skip to in the show or movie, a request that’s existed…

Martijn Kaijser

March 31, 2015·4 min read
kodi-14.2

Release 

Kodi 14.2 - Helix: The Final Translation

We are proud to announce Kodi 14.2. This marks the final point release before we move on to Kodi 15 “Isengard.” As you may all know by now, we have a new name, a new logo, and a wide variety of new features, but underneath the new coat of paint remains the same software we all love. 14.2 is the the…

Nathan Betzen

March 27, 2015·3 min read
livingroomsetup4

Conferences 

Kodi Visits SCALE, Plus the New Villain Shirt/Hoodie

We wanted to take a minute today to talk about our trip down to Los Angeles for the Southern California Linux Expo, otherwise known as SCALE. XBMC/Kodi have been attending SCALE for the past several years now, and we’ve always very much appreciated the attitude and the organization of the event.…

Nathan Betzen

March 22, 2015·2 min read
screenshot004

Deep Dive 

Addon Spotlight: HDHomeRun Live TV

Maybe you’ve heard the rumors, or seen the YouTube teaser video that hinted this was coming. And it’s finally here! No longer will you be required to muck around with XMLTV files or playlists in order to get your HDHomeRun running. The best feature is the lack of configuration required. As long as…

Keith Herrington

March 18, 2015·2 min read
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