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Kodi “Matrix” 19.2 Released.

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October 08, 2021
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It’s been some time since we released 19.1, and numerous issues have revealed themselves and been resolved in the intervening months. As such, we’re probably overdue a formal release of the updates, so, without further ado – here’s the latest release in the “Matrix” series.

As with other point releases, don’t go looking for new features, as that isn’t really the purpose here. Full details are on GitHub, but here’s the short form…..

You should be fine to install this straight over the top of your existing Kodi version – indeed, this will happen automatically on many platforms – but, if you’ve any doubts, back up your userdata beforehand. Similarly, this is a minor version bump, so there’s no change to database versions or anything similar on the vast majority of platforms; the exception is obviously Xbox, where users need to be aware that, for them, this is a major upgrade (18.9 to 19.2)….

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Kodi “Matrix” 19.3

Okay, we know that we’ve only just released 19.2, and some of you are probably even still waiting for that, but that’s a big part of the reason we need to push out a new build. We still had some challenges with the Xbox release, and some other issues came to light that we didn’t want to ignore – so, rather than get into platform-specific point releases, we thought we’d just nudge up to 19.3 and go for it.

As with other point releases, don’t go looking for new features, as that isn’t really the purpose here. Full details are on GitHub, but here’s the short form…

We’ve had some challenges getting the Xbox version released because of some specific platform requirements needed for 4k/HEVC playback. With the help of @CelesAtXbox (thanks so much!) we think we’ve now genuinely got those covered to Microsoft’s satisfaction, and can finally get this into the Windows Store.
There’s also an issue with an expired certificate for 18.9 on Xbox, which effectively takes that version off that platform for new installations, so timing is opportune to fix that.
There’s been a long-standing Atmos audio issue on all platforms that support TrueHD passthrough – we know that this this has been irritating people for some time, and we’ve now been able to fix this.
We unintentionally introduced a bug in 19.2 that broke Airplay, so we’ve fixed that one.
A couple of gaming-related fixes, notably a controller fix and some shader issues on Retroplayer.
We’ve fixed a bug that affected thumbnails for watched episodes when hiding episode spoilers.
We’ve much improved the metadata shown in Linux app stores…

All platforms downloads : https://kodi.tv/download/

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Kodi 19.4 (Matrix) released

No release notes yet.

https://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/

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Kodi “Matrix” 19.4 Release notes

Android Deployment

Please note that we are currently unable to provide this update via the Google Play Store. An updated Google requirement demands that apps now target API level 30 (Android 11) as a minimum, while Kodi targets API level 29 (Android 10).

As such, we’re unable to upload 19.4 to the Play Store, although 19.3 will remain available. However, for those who want the new release, 19.4 can be downloaded from our servers and installed manually:

32-bit download: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-19.4-Matrix-armeabi-v7a.apk

64-bit download: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm64-v8a/kodi-19.4-Matrix-arm64-v8a.apk..

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I run the Kodi Windows x64 version on a desktop PC attached to my TV in the living room.

Just got the “in-app” notice the other day about the 19.4 version being available, but haven’t updated it yet. It’s on my “to-do” soon list!

Windows 10 Pro 22H2

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I run Kodi on my Linux+Android streamer currently 19.3.
Won’t get this update as the streamer use Google Play to update Android apps.

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Kodi “Matrix” 19.5 released

(You can download Kodi 20 ‘Nexus’ RC2)

Release notes

..As this is a point release, there are no major changes since the previous version, and you should be fine to install this straight over the top of any existing Kodi 19.x installation..

Android/Windows Store Deployment

For Android specifically, please note that we are unable to provide this update via Google Play. An updated Google requirement demands that apps now target API level 31 (Android 12) as a minimum, while Kodi v19 targets API level 29 (Android 10).

As such, we’re unable to upload 19.5 to the Play Store, although 19.3 will remain available until 20.0 is available for the masses. However, for those who want the new release, 19.5 can be downloaded from our servers and installed manually.

More than that, though, for both the Play Store and Microsoft App store, there’s simply too much throwaway work. With the final release of v20 “Nexus” extremely close, as well as difficulties with the Google Play store submission for v19, there is no practical possibility to do store submissions for 19.5 – as such, this release will NOT be released on either Google Play or the Microsoft App store. As always, we provide the packages for all platforms on the Kodi mirror website if you wish to install them on your device…

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Kodi 20.0 “Nexus” – Release

Major Features

Multiple Instances of Binary Add-ons
AV1 Video Support
Subtitles Rework
Game (libretro) Savestate Support
Windows HDR Support
NFSv4 Support
Context Menu Consistency

Behind The Scenes

The majority of changes are “under the hood” and invisible to users but improve the stability, performance, and safety of Kodi. API changes have been made to evolve Python and Binary add-ons and bring new skinning features. There are updates to Kodi dependencies on most if not all Kodi platforms. Fixes from regular use of code static-analysis tools. Database migration fixes for a smoother update … and lots more…

* I use Plex app and server to manage and stream my Music, Movies, TV Shows..collections database

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Kodi 20.1

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Kodi 20.1 “Nexus” – Release Notes

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestone/154?closed=1

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Kodi v20.2 (Nexus)

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Release notes

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Kodi 20.3 “Nexus” – Release notes

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Kodi 20.4 “Nexus” all platforms

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Kodi 20.5 “Nexus” all platforms

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Kodi 21.0 “Omega” all platforms

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Kodi 21.1 ‘Omega’ all platforms

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Kodi 21.2 “Omega” – Release

https://kodi.tv/download/

* I use Plex to manage and play my media library.

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