Updated Sept. 05, 2017 – Kodi, an all in one media centre for PC has finally arrived for Android. The Kodi player is known for its seamless integration of your media files across devices and the streaming features. The latest version of Kodi for Android has been code named as Krypton with the version number 17.4. The latest update comes with several bug fixes and rectifies potential security risks.
How To Install Kodi Version 17 0 Krypton Kodi® (formerly known as XBMC™) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OSX, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls.
Kodi is hugely popular among smart televisions and personal computers. It comes with an easy to access interface which could be remotely controlled using your smartphone or your Smart TV Remote. Kodi was previously known as XBMC and it was most recently rebranded hoping to create a fresh perspective among its users.
You can also use several built in plugins inside the Kodi media player which would help you to access online services like subtitles and 3D playback. Much like its popular rival, the VLC Media Player, Kodi also supports all types of video and audio file formats. You can also browse your photos and podcasts from the media interface and can access files on your external SD card using Kodi.
You can download and install the Kodi Media Player on your Android phone by using the download link and our step by step instructions provided below. Keep in mind that Kodi does not allow you to stream illegal or pirated content from Online and you might get blocked from the app if you try to do so.
Download Kodi 17.4 Krypton APK
How to Download Kodi 17.4 Krypton APK
- Download the APK file by going to the link mentioned above.
- If you have any older version of this app, uninstall it first.
- Copy the downloaded file to your smartphone.
- For being able to install the APK files from other sources, you must go to Setting -> Security -> Allow Unknown Sources and then check the option.
- Now, tap on the downloaded file for initiating the installation.
- After the installation is complete, run Kodi
- Done!! Start playing your favourite videos using Kodi.
If you have any questions related to this guide, feel free to leave that in the comment section down below ?
Get a Kodi 17 download now for the latest version of Kodi, Krypton! Check out all Kodi 17 new features and information on how you can download the latest version now!
February 1st: Kodi 17 has officially been released! You can now download the final copy of Kodi 17 from the Kodi website.
Because Kodi 17 is such a major release, we have started a Kodi 17 working add-ons / builds list. For those of you who upgrade, please test out your favourite add-ons and let us know on Twitter or Facebook or by commenting on this post which ones are working or not working for you!!
NOTE: Kodi 17 is not supported on Android if you have Android 4.4 or earlier. You MUST have Android 5.0 or better to use Kodi 17. If you need to upgrade to a newer Kodi box, please click here and check out some of these approved boxes.
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A Kodi 17 download is now available! Kodi 17 is now released, which officially takes Kodi 17 from development stage into release!
If you want to download Kodi 17 Kypton, click here. Read about all of the new changes in Kodi 17 Krypton below!
Kodi 17 Krypton Changes and Improvements
- Brand new default skins! Gone is Confluence and in is Estuary and Estouchy (optimized for tablets).
- Improvements to DVDPlayer, which allow for playback of DVD discs/files.
- Updates to videorendering and openGL drivers.
- Complete rewrite of audio/video syncing (less offset audio).
- Improved playback of live streams. Internal buffers no longer fill up!
- Input stream add-ons – Add-ons can now be written to support multiple stream qualities or camera angles and you can select this on the fly in Kodi. For example, a stream might be offered in 540p, 720p, or 1080p and you can now switch on-the-fly in Kodi.
- Kodi PVR settings improved.
- Full HD audio passthrough support in Android.
- Android 5.0 Lollipop minimum. This means Android 4.4, which is now 2.5 years old, is not supported by Kodi. This should give you a good baseline for which Kodi boxes to avoid buying online.
- Custom AMLogic Kodi code has been turned off, which is one of the reasons that Android 4.4 firmware is no longer supported.
- If installing third-party add-ons, you have to acknowledge that the add-on is not supported by the Kodi foundation.
- You can now view which add-ons have been installed or updated.
- Settings section has now been made more clear.
- Music library improvements – tag reading and scraping, improved artists handling.
- Tons of other improvements.
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