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Kodi 19 M***** - Code name suggestion

Oct 13, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
Since the dawn of time, or at least since 2008 each released version has received a code name next to the version number. Giving each development iteration a code name in a certain category is kind of a tradition that is not only applicable for software but also for...
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Kodi v18 Leia - Beta 3

Oct 3, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
We hereby present you the third Beta build of Kodi v18 as we are heading towards the final release. Since we are now in Beta stage our focus will be on solving bugs and possible usability problems. So far it has been proven to be quite solid to use as a daily driver...
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Devcon 2018 - Sofia - Part III

Sep 30, 2018
Prof Yaffle
One more day, with enough content to warrant a separate blog post - partly because people are still here for the most part, partly because of new stuff that's been added to the agenda as we've gone along, and partly because of the topics that, despite our best efforts...
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Devcon 2018 - Sofia - Part II

Sep 29, 2018
Prof Yaffle
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night (delete as appropriate - we're a global community). The world has turned once more, the sun has crawled into the sky, and we're back in the room. Nate began the day with an update on the Foundation's financial status : income,...
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Devcon 2018 - Sofia - Part I

Sep 28, 2018
Prof Yaffle
<blinks in the light> What, a year already? Yup, twelve months have passed, we're all a year older, the world is still mad, and we're once again sitting in an overly-warm, windowless, anonymous conference room, discussing everyone's favourite media software while...
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Attending VDD 2018 - The 10th VideoLAN developer days

Sep 24, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
Since the open source community is open as the name implies we as Team Kodi at times also attend other conferences. One of those is VDD which is hosted by the VideoLAN team which you might know from the VLC player. During the conference many developers related to their...
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Kodi v18 Leia - Beta 2

Sep 11, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
We hereby present you the second Beta build of Kodi v18 as we are heading towards the final release. Since we are now in Beta stage our focus will be on solving bugs and possible usability problems. So far it has been proven to be quite solid to use as a daily driver...
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Kodi v18 Leia - Beta 1

Aug 27, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
We hereby present you the first Beta build of Kodi v18 as we are heading towards the final release. Since we are now in Beta stage our focus will be on solving bugs and possible usability problems. So far it has been proven to be quite solid to use as a daily driver...
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Kodi v18 Leia - Alpha 3

Aug 1, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
We hereby present you the third and last alpha build of Kodi v18 as we are going forward entering beta stage. This release is a continuation of the previous two with our continous focus on solving bugs and usability problems. So far it has proved to be quite solid to...
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Kodi's GitHub codebase new face and better documentation

Jul 28, 2018
Cris Silva (h.udo)
The problem Every software developer knows that keeping code documentation up-to-date is difficult and time consuming, specially if code in need of said documentation is changing fast. Like, Flash fast. Among code documentation, the process of compiling the code is...
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Kodi v18 Leia - Alpha 2

Jun 10, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
We have been relatively quiet for a while and several months have past since the first pre-release Alpha build. Today we present you the second official Alpha build in this pre-release trilogy. It is a continuation of the first one which was released beginning of March...
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Kodi No More! - April Fools

Apr 1, 2018
Nathan Betzen
Update: Of course, this was an open source joke. We're going to keep supporting all the platforms and keep our Kodi username. The XBMC shirt is actually real though , so you are welcome to keep grabbing those if you, but only for a few more days. As many of you may...
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Kodi v18 Leia - Alpha 1

Mar 5, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
A new hope dawns and it is finally time to start heading towards a final release. Today we are happy to announce that we are bringing you the first official pre-release Alpha build to a galaxy near you. Around November 2016 the team decided that v17 Krypton was mature...
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We have been accepted to GSOC 2018!

Feb 13, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
We are excited to announce that Kodi has been accepted as a Google Summer of Code 2018 project ! Students, as of the time of this publication, you have about 2 weeks to start thinking about project ideas. If you are a student interested in applying, please head over to...
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Kodi v18 Leia - The story so far

Feb 11, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
Around November 2016 the team decided that v17 Krypton was mature enough to start with the release steps and as such it was branched off from our main development tree. This basically means it received its own place in our development repository and would only receive...
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FOSDEM 3 & 4 February 2018 - Brussels

Feb 2, 2018
Martijn Kaijser
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. No registration necessary. FOSDEM 2018 - Presentations...
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Attention to Addon Developers: Migration to Python 3!

Jan 26, 2018
Roman Miroshnychenko
Currently, Kodi includes the Python 2.7 interpreter to run addons written in Python programming language. However, Python 3 was released almost 10 years ago and the matter of implementing the Python 3 interpreter in Kodi has been brought up on the Kodi forum several...
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Kodi for the Xbox One

Dec 29, 2017
Martijn Kaijser
Let us end the year 2017 with a blast including a nostalgic reference to the past. It has long been asked for by so many and now it finally happened. Kodi for Xbox One is available worldwide through Windows and Xbox Store and will only be released from Kodi v18 and...
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Keep Kodi and the installed add-ons updated

Dec 10, 2017
Martijn Kaijser
These days keeping your software updated is becoming more and more important because of possible security risks. Although we will never claim Kodi will become risk free when you are using it, we will certainly try to improve security and reduce possible risks in each...
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Firefighters tackling a blaze

Beware Killer Kodi Boxes!

Nov 28, 2017
Prof Yaffle
According to recent press, "Kodi boxes" can KILL . Okay, to be specific (and perhaps a touch less alarmist), the power supplies on cheap, untested devices are often a bit on the dreadful side, and that's where a risk of things bursting into flames resides. Beyond that...
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