Kodi 20 Nexus

I also tested Kodi v20 :
- windows machines: (win11 pro 22H2)
J50c-4 and NGC-5 and it works fine.

-linux
I will test later with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and with Batocera OS
 
Skynet said:
Kodi 20.1 is out

https://kodi.wiki/view/Releases
https://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm64-v8a/
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This is a very stable release (tested android, linux (ubuntu, batocera) and win versions) for my setup (i use almost everyday).

I will update kodi to 20.2 stable.
I also installed (just for testing) kodi 21 alpha 1 (i think) but i reverted to previous android stable one.

Other notes: [batocera, mini pcs (NGC-5 and j50c-4)]
-I also tested (for a few time) batocera 37 (default installed kodi is 20.1) and it works fine.
-i reverted to batocera 36 (kodi 19.5) because batocera 37 gave me important bugs (shudown does not work properly, the device remains on; restart also dont work)
 
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Kodi 20.3 "Nexus" - Release​

Release
Team Kodi
January 10, 2024
A new year dawns, and brings with it one last hurrah for the Kodi "Nexus" release line.
An assortment of bug fixes, some backports, no real new features. Full changelog since 20.2 on Github, as usual.

Release notes​

Estuary
  • An assortment of fixes for Estuary, including home categories' focus position, alignment of counter labels and Shift view for collections.
  • Fixes to the weather layout when busy.
Game/Retroplayer
  • Fixed controllers not assigned to game ports correctly on Android.
  • Fixed blue/pink washed out colours on Windows with 10-bit displays.
  • Fixed possible crash in Port dialogue box.
  • Fixed typo for the mouse middle button in Controller dialogue box.
General
  • A DVD playback fix that resolves unmounted drives not being playable.
  • A fix for infinite loops in CPluginFile that occurred when using scrapers.
  • A fix for a crash that occurred due to Addon settings being destructed in an incorrect order.
  • Redact some information from Toast notifications (user/passwords incorrectly being shown).
  • A memory leak in context menus was resolved.
  • Image cache handling was fixed to correctly regenerate when cached files for JSON API consumers.
Music
  • Music Library: now able to automatically recover if library cleaning was interrupted previously for some reason.
Platform Specific
  • Android
    • Fixed (workaround implemented) possible audio out-of-sync in recent AMLogic BSP devices: FireTV Cube 3rd Gen, Homatics Box R 4K Plus, …
  • Linux
    • VP9 Profile 2 playback failure was fixed.
    • A fix for a leak of EGLFences in the DRM Prime renderer.
  • macOS/iOS
    • Fix a crash on Apple Silicon based Macs when pressing the Caps Lock key.
  • tvOS
    • Fixed: Not persistent binary addons (PVR) settings.
  • Windows
    • Fixed: 24 Hz refresh rate related to HDR in specific use cases only (when Windows HDR auto-switch is not used).
    • Fixed: audio device "WASAPI:default" was listed multiple times in audio device list.
    • Fixed: fractional refresh rates 119.88 Hz and higher they were not displayed correctly.
Pictures
  • An exif parsing regression from v19 was resolved.
PVR
  • Fix TV channel subtitles not displayed on playback start, even when activated in subtitle settings.
  • Fix recordings with a path containing a colon (':') not being displayed in recordings window.
UPNP
  • A fix for a crash that occurred when a user added a UPNP source without having UPNP enabled.
  • Playback from remote sources (ftp, http, etc.) has been fixed.
Video
  • A fix to the default Select action on certain movie-related windows.
Thanks, as always, to everyone who has helped us track down and fix any issues. We endeavour to minimise the issues everyone experiences, but with such a large project, and the fact everyone contributing to Kodi is a volunteer, issues and bugs are a part of life. if you happen to experience any bugs/issues, don't hesitate to reach out on the forums, or raise an issue on Github.
As this is a point release, there are no major changes since the previous version, and you should be fine to install this straight over the top of any existing Kodi 20.x installation - indeed, this will happen automatically on many platforms. However, as for all software installations, back up your userdata beforehand if you've any doubts or have anything you can't afford to lose (and definitely do this if you're going for a major version upgrade).
A list of all changes for this version can be found at GitHub. If you want to read back on the full history of v20 itself, or of previous versions, you can find the corresponding articles in the relevant blog posts.
Application deployment on different platforms (notably the Microsoft Store) can vary considerably due to circumstances outside of our control, so just be patient, and the update will inevitably find its way through.
Android Deployment
13th January, 10:00 UTC: After the initial problems with 20.3 on Google Play ("Cannot download OBB"), @fuzzard has done a sterling job and has now released an updated version into the wild. Testing suggests that it's installing correctly now, and so will be available to all Android users imminently.
Thanks for bearing with us on this. Apologies again for any inconvenience, and, please, let us know if you have any problems (or, indeed, if you're an Android developer who might want to give us some help...).
 

Kodi 20.4 "Nexus" - Release​

Release
Team Kodi
February 11, 2024·2 min read
It looks like one last hurrah was premature for the "Nexus" line: we find ourselves back again already, this time with a new 20.4 release.
An assortment of bug fixes, some backports, no real new features. Full changelog since 20.3 on Github, as usual.
Android users, please see note at the bottom of this post

Release notes​

Build
  • A backport aimed at fixing the failure rate of binary addon builds has been merged by @garbear.
Input
  • Update to the controller addons.
Platform Specific
  • Android
    • Several fixes have been backported from master to fix deployment issues on Google Play. Thanks to @joseluismarti for working with us on these.
    • A number of fixes backported to resolve input issues (remotes/controllers).
  • iOS/tvOS
    • A long-time-coming fix to reduce black screen playback when interlaced content is played on iOS/tvOS. Users should no longer have to specifically disable VTB Hardware playback for most interlaced content. Please keep in mind some methods of content playback (HTTP URLs provided in .strm files) will still be affected.
    • A memory leak with game controllers on iOS/tvOS has been fixed by @kambala-decapitator.
  • tvOS
    • @kambala-decapitator fixed what seems to be a long standing bug regarding framework plist metadata for shared library frameworks.
  • Windows
    • A fix for AESinkWASAPI to improve fallback when the exact output channel layout isn't supported by drivers or hardware.
 

Kodi 20.5 "Nexus" - Release​

Release
Team Kodi
March 03, 2024·2 min read
Nexus just won't end, it seems: we're back already, this time what we hope will be the final release for the Nexus line. Welcome to 20.5!
An assortment of bug fixes, some backports, no real new features. Full changelog since 20.4 on Github, as usual.

Release notes​

Input
  • Reverted a number of controller changes that caused massive failures on Android devices. Input handling will now be the same as what was available in 20.3.
Platform Specific
  • Android
    • Some great detective work was done by @spdfrk for a fix that meant Kodi would close the app during potential colour mode changes.
    • A backport by @fritsch that intends to bring Nexus inline with Omega behaviour for AudioTrack on Android. This means that some device users will need to add an extra setting to their AdvancedSettings.xml file. Details can be seen at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24729.
  • Linux
  • iOS/tvOS
    • A change that wasn't actually in Kodi's codebase, but a fix nonetheless, means that the inputstream.ffmpegdirect addon is now available to the iOS/tvOS release debs.
... plus, of course, some behind-the-scenes fixes and updates for e.g. library versions.
Thanks, as always, to everyone who has helped us track down and fix any issues. We endeavour to minimise the issues everyone experiences, but with such a large project, and the fact everyone contributing to Kodi is a volunteer, issues and bugs are a part of life. if you happen to experience any bugs/issues, don't hesitate to reach out on the forums, or raise an issue on Github.
As this is a point release, there are no major changes since the previous version, and you should be fine to install this straight over the top of any existing Kodi 20.x installation - indeed, this will happen automatically on many platforms. However, as for all software installations, back up your userdata beforehand if you've any doubts or have anything you can't afford to lose (and definitely do this if you're going for a major version upgrade).
A list of all changes for this version can be found at GitHub. If you want to read back on the full history of v20 itself, or of previous versions, you can find the corresponding articles in the relevant blog posts.
Application deployment on different platforms (notably the Microsoft Store) can vary considerably due to circumstances outside of our control, so just be patient, and the update will inevitably find its way through.
Android Deployment
We always do what's known as a "staged" deployment roll out for Android. So if you don't receive the update immediately, be patient, as it will come through over the next week. As the majority of fixes are related to Android Playstore deployment, we will be cautious with the deployment time. If you do receive 20.5 and have any issues with the Playstore deployment, please let us know as soon as possible.
 
Kodi 20.2 Nexus works on my U1, but the CPU Status is not available when you press O. Anyone know why ?
 
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