After months of development, and advances in the form of betas, Kodi finally released its 21 Omega version stably. And it can now be downloaded on all compatible devices, including Android and Android TV. Do you want to have it on your TV or multimedia player? You have no choice but to deal with the APK: the Google Play version is not up to date yet.
For a new application to be listed in the official Android store, it must pass Google controls and target a minimum API version. This requirement is difficult to meet for those developers who want to maintain support for very old Androids, VLC is suffering firsthand. Even Kodi itself has a hard time keeping its Google Play app up to date, this is not the first time it has appeared outdated.
Kodi 21 Omega is only found on the Kodi GitHub. At the moment
There is no bigger problem when it comes to updating your version than downloading the latest APK and installing it from the download file: Kodi will update instantly. However, It is not so easy to do on an Android TV as on an Android mobile, since the TV or player needs a few additional steps.
Kodi 21 Omega recently came out in its stable version and it may still take a while for the update to appear on Google Play. If you want to receive the news on your Android TV as soon as possible, you should do the following:
- Accede to this link from your Android mobile.
- Press the icon that corresponds to your system, Android.
- Select “ARMV8A (64BIT)” and accept the download. If your Android TV is very old (very old), you may have to download the 32-bit version.
- Click on the downloaded file and accept the installation/update.
- Install the Send files to TV application on your TV (or player) with Android TV and on your mobile. It’s on Google Play.
- Install a file manager on your Android TV. We usually recommend File Commanderalthough any other is fine as long as you access the package installer (most of them).
- Open Send files to TV on TV and also on your mobile. Follow the steps to access the main screen with “Send” and “Receive” in large letters. Both must be connected to the same WiFi network for the transfer to work.
- Press “Send” on your phone and search for the Kodi APK file. Then select your Android TV.
- The file will have been sent to your TV or player: by default, it will be stored in the “Downloads” folder.
- Since Send files to TV cannot install APKs (at least for now), you have to open the file manager.
- Look for the downloads folder, click on it apk of Kodi, accept installation from unknown sources and install the app.
With this process you will have your Kodi updated to 21 Omega and you will not have to wait for the Google Play Store version to update. AND regarding the newsthe developers included support for FFmpeg 6, conversion for Dolby Vision, improved game control, and included notable stability and compatibility improvements.