We have already talked at length about Kodi. An app for turn almost any device into a complete multimedia center which is also free. It’s not just about watching videos that we have on a USB drive. Kodi allows a high degree of customization and access to a large number of platforms.
Kodi allows, for example, access to HBO Max, Movistar Plus+, Disney+, DAZN, Netflix, SkyShowtime, Pluto TV and even to watch DTT, record programs or use it to access Plex. We already see how powerful it is and now, facing the newest, now allows you to download a new version.
Kodi to the latest
If it was at the beginning of April when we told you about the arrival of Kodi Omega, now it’s time to do it with a new version or rather, or more properly speaking, an update to the existing version. Is about Kodi Omega Alpha 3 and Now we tell you what’s new it offers.
You can download it from this link (it is the Android one as an example) by entering Prereleases. As is usually the case, developers release test versions before the final version reaches users. The goal is to polish and fix issues that may be present before a global release. It happens with all types of software and in Kodi the process is to release alpha and beta versions before publishing the final version. If you want to download it, you can do so now through the official website. In this link you have the entire list of changes.
For example, in the Estuary interface, several changes have been made to support video information for movie sets and TV seasons. They now expose their “in progress” status via LISTITEM_IS_RESUMABLE files.
It has been done various fixes when using FFmpeg library to fix playback issues with FFmpeg and navigation has been improved and is now smoother in the general menus.
Furthermore and since There are versions for different operating systems, you will find changes and improvements in each of them. Thus, up to more than 170 changes that affect the versions for Android, Linux, Windows…
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For example in macOS “native windows” system is now used by default, in Windows audio and image problems have been corrected or in Android Some Dolby Vision media types are now allowed to be converted to more common types to enable playback.
Kodi is usually one of the most recommended applications and the main alternative to Plex when It is about setting up a multimedia center. Remember, however, that you should be careful, because although it is a very stable version, may present operating problems and incompatibility with the add-ons that we already have installed
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