Kodi® (formerly known as XBMC™) is free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing and streaming videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Kodi runs on Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with TVs and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.
The new update, which was named as Krypton, brings with it lots of new features and enhancements. For people already knowing the application the big change is the interface design, which claims to be easier to navigate for big screen and for touch devices.
Full change log is available on Kodi’s website, some highlights worth mentioning here are:
- A new web-based interface named Chorus2.
- A series of revamped settings menus for easier navigation.
- Improved setup processes for PVR add-ons.
- Better tag, album, and art information handling in the music library.
- Moved to Android API 21 and SDK 21 with NDK 10 as minimum, meaning at least Android 5.0 is now required
- Added support for iOS 10.0 by adding support for compiling Kodi with Xcode 8 IDE and iOS SDK 10.0 with Improved touch and gesture support for iOS based iDevice platforms (iPad, iPod, and iPhone)
Kodi is free media center software. If you’re an existing user, then the update is a no-brainer, and if you’re new to the app, then Kodi 17 is a great place to dive in and check it out. Final version of Kodi 17 Krypton is available at kodi.tv and can be downloaded for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple TV, Linux and etc.
Here’s a tutorial on how to load and install Kodi on iOS 10 without jailbreak. It is not the easy user-friendly solutions, but it is still one of the best ways of having Kodi installed on IOS device.
Requirements for the installation on iOs Device:
- A computer running Mac OS (yes, Mac is a must)
- Xcode 7 or newer installed. Xcode is Apple’s own development environment and is available to download for free from the Mac App Store.
- An active Apple account. Free developer account will do the job but will require for loading every seven days. Sideloaded apps with full Apple Developer Program membership lasts one year. To create free developer account, head to appleid.apple.com. For full Apple Developer Program membership, head to developer.apple.com.
- iOS App Signer utility which you can download from here.
- Kodi deb files which you can download from here.
Side load / install Kodi on your iOS 10 device without jailbreak:
Step 1: Launch Xcode on your Mac. From the main Xcode screen select the Create a new Xcode project option. When the main Xcode interface appears, make sure the Application option is highlighted under iOS on the left-hand panel. Select Single View Application from the main interface and select Next.
Step 2: In the Product Name and Organization Name field, type in a unique name for this new application. You’ll also need to provide an Organization Identifier, which is generally a reverse domain entry that is inherited from the name of the application. As an example, we can use com.rp.[App Name]. Once it’s all set, click Next.
Step 3: Next up, choose a location to save the project.
Step 4: Xcode will now complain about the provisioning profile. You don’t really need to understand the complexities about these profiles so just click hit the Fix Issue button.
Note: Make sure that the iOS device you want to load the app is plugged into the Mac via USB and that the device itself is selected in the top navigation as the destination device in Xcode.
Step 5: In order to automatically fix the code signing issue, Xcode requires a signed in account. If prompted when clicking the Fix Issue button in Step 4 , click the Add button and sign in with your Apple ID and password. Once again, if prompted, select your Apple ID from the drop-down box and click the Choose button.
Xcode will automatically use the associated Apple ID and Developer account to resolve the issues that it was complaining about. When finished, it will no longer provide the Code Signing warning.
Step 6: Open the iOS App Signer application, downloaded earlier. In the app, click the Browse button to select the deb file of the Kodi build (in downloaded files) as well as sertificate. .
Step 7: click start and choose a location to save the output
Step 8: select a name and a destination for the output file. iOS App Signer will complete the job and package together a Kodi IPA.
Step 9: Go back into Xcode and click the Window menu from top Xcode menu bar, and then Devices.
Step 10: Select your connected device from the Devices panel on the left, and then click the “+” button.
Step 11: Locate and select the IPA file that was compiled and saved to your chosen destination by iOS App Signer.
Xcode will show as busy for some time, while installing / loading the Kodi IPA to the device. Once complete, you will enjoy Kodi on your iPhone or iPad.
How to install Add-on’s (I will use exodus as an example)
Open Kodi and Go to System Settings
Click File Manager
Click Add Source from the left side
Click where it says None
Type the following URL: http://fusion.tvaddons.ag and select Done
Make sure you enter it into the textbox exactly as it is, or it won’t work – and then click “Done”. To make things easier in the long run, it’s worth naming the source something like “fusion”.
– Once done, go back to your Kodi home-screen and select Add-ons – Click the Package Installer Icon from the top left.
– Click on Install from Zip file
A list of folders will appear with previously given name “fusion”. Click on it, and then select a file called “xmbc-repos”.
– Click on the file marked “English,” and then select the file marked “repository.exodus.x.x.x.zip”
– After waiting for a notification that should say “Add-on enabled”, select Install from Repository – Exodus repository – Video Add-ons – Exodus.
All that’s left to do is click Install, and Exodus will be added to your Kodi installation.
What are add-on’s Some of the must have ones
Add-ons are packages that add features and functions to the Kodi and usually they are not included in installation package. Add-ons are developed by people on Team Kodi and third-parties. Kodi has a growing list of community driven add-ons for online content like YouTube, Hulu, Grooveshark, Pandora Radio and other common official repository, while still enabling third-party developers to also host their own unofficial repositories for add-ons that any user can choose to add themselves if they like.
Unofficial add-ons / repositories Safety notice: Only download content/apps/add-ons from sources you trust, and at your own risk. This list is maintained by the community and is not an endorsement of those add-ons.
– Specto is the Genesis addon resurrected and updated for 2017, complete with working links. Like Genesis before it, Specto now has one the larges collection of links, so you can stream TV shows and films suitable for all the family. URL for the add-on: http://kodi.filmkodi.com
– Exodus is currently the most popular Kodi add-on and works very well. It plays movies and TV shows. It is the evolution of the popular Genesis add-on with updated code by the creator Lambda. The author Lambda has stepped down from maintaining it recently leaving its future uncertain. URL for the add-on: http://fusion.tvaddons.ag
– Phoenix – has a lot of content including TV shows, movies and sports. It is a nice add-on that has been steadily updated with new sources. It has a ton of content with-in it from a kids section to sports and movies. There is more than one contributor to Phoenix which makes it a big resource to find good streams. URL for the add-on: http://fusion.tvaddons.ag
– Specto Fork – a project started to update the code from Genesis. Since the code is based on Genesis it has the same user interface with TV shows and movies. Specto has a favorites folder which allows to quickly save and find your favorite programs. URL for the add-on: http://repository.filmkodi.com
– BoB is an add-on from original members of Phoenix. Previous member of the popular Phoenix add-on, Blue and Valhalla, have let and created BOB. It plays a wide range of content including TV shows, movies. music, and sports. Playing streams is one-click with no need to search through a server list. Funny messages appear while waiting for the stream to start. (There is a option to set the messages to possibly offensive in settings.) URL for the add-on: http://noobsandnerds.com/portal
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