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Kodi v17 "Krypton" Alpha 2

Jul 2, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
Yes it’s finally here…… The name Krypton 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...
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The Official Kodi Edition Raspberry Pi Case

Jun 22, 2016
Nathan Betzen
Since the first Raspberry Pi was announced in 2012, it was inextricably linked with XBMC/Kodi. It was built with the tinkerer in mind and capable of new advanced applications, but always with the perfect fallback of being the tiny living room Kodi media center that...
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10 days till first v17 "Krypton" alpha release

Jun 21, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
We have been quiet for quite some time as our last official release announcement was about Kodi v16.1 “Jarvis” bugfix release end of April. We can assure we have not been sitting still as work for v17 progressed in a steadily pace. Our developers have actually been...
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Jarvis Skin Showcase

Jun 10, 2016
zag
The Kodi “Jarvis” v16 release has been out for a while now and feedback has been incredibly positive. We have millions of users all over the world using the new release. Many people will be familiar with our default v16 “Confluence” skin, but did you know there were...
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Warning - Be aware what additional add-ons you install

May 2, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
There seems to be a growing amount of reports where users are suddenly missing add-ons from their Kodi installation. It seems there are some factions out there that are removing each others add-on without the user approving or even knowing this. While we as team do not...
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Dev Journal: Kodi’s Switch to RERO Development And A Call For Android Devs

Apr 28, 2016
Nathan Betzen
Editor’s note: Kodi 17 is a big, big release, and we’ve decided to break down blog posts about it into smaller pieces. We’re starting with an explanation of the new release philosophy we’ve been using for Kodi 15, 16, and 17. Release Early, Release Often A number of...
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Kodi 16.1 – Jarvis – Mark XVI

Apr 24, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and this release is no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 16.0 version before release and we as team trying very hard to prevent any...
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Kodi 16.1 “Jarvis” – Release Candidate 2

Mar 28, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and this release is no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 16.0 version before release and we as team trying very hard to prevent any...
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A brand new look for future Kodi versions

Mar 8, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
A long, long time ago when Kodi was still called XBMC, a new skin came into life. It was on 21 November 2009 that the switch was made from PM3.HD to Confluence. Over the years it has fulfilled it’s purpose as the default skin which every one sees on a fresh Kodi...
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Kodi 16.1 “Jarvis” – Release Candidate 1

Mar 6, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and this release is no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 16.0 version before release and we as team trying very hard to prevent any...
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Kodi 16.0 - Jarvis - Mark XVI

Feb 21, 2016
Nathan Betzen
We are proud to announce the release of Kodi 16.0. Kodi 16 is a heavy under-the-hood improvements release, but let’s review some of the more prominent features coming out. Event Logging The first big step in making Kodi better at communicating with you, the user, is...
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The Piracy Box Sellers and Youtube Promoters Are Killing Kodi

Feb 14, 2016
Nathan Betzen
Over the past few years it’s become clear that many users have been watching pirated content using unofficial and unsupported add-ons that frequently break, and they are installing add-on repositories whose trustworthiness is questionable, leaving themselves open to...
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Kodi 16.0 "Jarvis" - Release Candidate 3

Feb 4, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
It’s time for the third Release Candidate for Kodi v16. With this release candidate we added a small number of fixes that users brought to our attention. Since we only have a small team and we can’t test it all we must rely on users reporting potential problems on our...
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Kodi 16.0 "Jarvis" - Release Candidate 2

Jan 29, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
It’s time for the second Release Candidate for Kodi v16. Getting the first release candidate ready took a bit longer than we anticipated due to some problems along the way though they should be under control now. With this second release candidate we added a small...
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Kodi 16.0 "Jarvis" - Release Candidate 1

Jan 21, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
The time has come to bring you all Release Candidate 1 for Kodi v16. It took a bit longer than we anticipated due to some problems along the way though they should be under control now. This release consists of some nice features but more importantly the continues...
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Two Free Tickets to Join Us at SCALE in the Los Angeles area this week, Plus CES Wrap-up

Jan 19, 2016
Keith Herrington
We’re attending the Southern California Linux Expo aka SCALE as exhibitors this week, so drop by our booth. This year SCALE has been moved to sunny Pasadena! (Tickets have been given out, thanks for playing) Last month we also attended the Consumer Electronics Show (...
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Kodi 16.0 beta 5 – Last Jarvis beta

Jan 11, 2016
Martijn Kaijser
With this announcement we are releasing the last beta in the Jarvis line before we are switching to Release Candidates. We hope the feedback from users regarding this beta is positive since we as team can’t test all use cases ourselves. As such we wan’t to thank all...
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Enjoy the holidays and a happy 2016

Dec 26, 2015
Martijn Kaijser
We hope you all enjoyed the Christmas diner and are now spending some quality time using Kodi as your media center. Since we’ll probably have nothing to report in coming week we as team already want to wish you all a happy 2016. Sorry, no surprise release this time...
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Kore - Android remote v2.0.0 update

Dec 23, 2015
Martijn Kaijser
It has been a while since we talked about our official Android remote and to the outside all seemed quiet. Nothing is further from the truth. We are happy to announce that our official Kore remote is getting a big update. Our developer SyncedSynapse has been putting a...
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Kodi 17 - Code name has been chosen

Dec 19, 2015
Martijn Kaijser
Thanks for all your suggestions! We decided to go with the most popular suggestion from the community and have selected Krypton as the code name for Kodi v17 ! Since the dawn of time, or at least since 2008 each released version has received a code name next to the...
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