

In these first few steps we’ll make sure that your Fire TV is prepared and you’ve downloaded and installed all necessary files. While you can also use this simple toolkit, this guide will show you how to install Kodi manually. You’ll only need the following things:ĪDB drivers (Mac – Windows) for regular installation Fire TV (Stick) with developer options enabled Latest Kodi APK (ARM version – currently version 16.0) How to install Kodi (XBMC) on a Fire TV #

There are two ways of doing this, either via ADB or using ES File Explorer directly on your Fire TV. Getting Kodi installed on your Fire TV (Stick) is quite easy. Requirements for running Kodi (XBMC) on a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick # the Fire TV/ Fire TV Stick) Add-on manager cleaned & improved Improvements to audio and video playback in generalĪs you might expect, the Kodi team is already working on the version after called Kodi 17.0 Krypton. Features include:ĭirectX11 support for Windows Skin-development and implementation improvements Audio Digital Signal Processing add-on integration Improved PVR/DVR section 3D effects for menus 4k Improvements for devices running Android (e.g. The features are mostly performance driven and I would definitely suggest you to the newest version. The next Kodi version 16.0 has been live since the end of February and brings many new features. Given the open-source nature, there is a sheer endless amount of add-ons and themes which make this tool even more awesome. The software itself offers an endless amount of possibilities: You’re able to stream media locally or from the internet, use the software as a PVR, watch Netflix or listen to music on Spotify, amongst others. Recently it was renamed to Kodi Entertainment Center, or – in short – Kodi. The media center software is open-source and available for other systems like Android, iOS, Mac OS X and Windows operating system as a native application. XBMC stands for XBox Media Center and was developed for Microsofts first console – the Xbox (duh) – in 2002. What’s XBMC or Kodi? #īefore we get started I would like to give you a short introduction about XBMC and Kodi. The latest version of this guide includes an overview of the new Kodi 16.0 Jarvis features and how to update from previous Kodi-versions without losing settings. Since the initial launch of this post in April 2015, we’ve adapted the content to Fire TV and Kodi updates.
