Kodi settings on "Android": step by step instruction and practical recommendations

Very many users of mobile devices based on the operating systems of the Android family want to watch television, clip collections, listen to music or audiobooks directly on their device. And, as testimonials testify, the universal program Kodi is best for this purpose. Configuring Kodi on an Android for an unprepared user can initially cause some difficulties. Meanwhile, if you understand the main sections of the menu, there is nothing particularly complicated here. But first things first.

What is Kodi?

The Kodi application is a unique media center that can replace both an "iron" (or software) player, a TV set, and a set-top box.

The program has so many possibilities that the user can not only watch TV programs, but also view photos, video clips, listen to music online, broadcast a signal to the TV-panel and control television directly on a computer with a fixed analogue from his mobile device, as if Would have the user in hand had a remote control. All the settings at first may seem a bit unusual, but there's nothing special about them.

Kodi: installation and configuration in the first stage

First, as expected, you need to install the application by downloading it from the Google Play store. At this stage, there should not be any difficulties.

True, if the installation is performed using an APK file that was not downloaded from the repository, you must enable the installation permission item from other sources in the device parameters.

After the installation and the first launch of the application, it will meet you with a somewhat unusual interface in English. That there were no difficulties with the translation, first adjust the Kodi in terms of the language used should be changed.

You can do this in the system section by going to System> Appearance> International> Language, where the desired language from the list is selected.

Setting up Kodi XBMC: setting text encoding and keyboard options

The next step is to set the text encoding. At this point, you should pay special attention, since even under the condition that the text will not have to be entered too often, you can change these parameters only in this section.

By default, the English QWERTY keyboard layout is available. It can not be changed, although you can choose any of the other options listed in the list.

Expert mode and advanced parameters

Next, the Kodi settings need to be slightly expanded by going into the expert mode by tapping into the appropriate field.

After that, many users will be pleasantly surprised by the fact that the parameters can be configured and the weather (even its "predict" the application can). There is nothing particularly complicated here either. Along the way, in the section of file types, you should note what is needed.

Customize your screen saver

But the settings Kodi for the screensaver - a very interesting thing. By default, the user has two predefined options: blackout and full blackening.

However, if you tap on the "More", you can refuse to use standard screensavers and install, say, random change of images from some site on the Internet.

Also interesting enough options looks like setting as a screen saver RSS-feed news. In addition, you can use the Video Screensaver function, which allows you to install any video on the screen saver, offering more and download beautiful screensavers with aquariums, falling snow, fireplaces, etc.

Fonts and sounds

Now you should pay attention to the cover section. Setting Kodi in Russian makes it possible to use standard and non-standard fonts.

In this section, you can select an enlarged font (it is recommended to use it, because all controls will be enlarged). The sounds accompanying this or that action can be turned off (by the way it is done in the settings of sound schemes of Windows-systems).

Again, to select the cover, use the "More" button, after which you can choose something at will. Yes, even if the weather is set, only from the list of service providers it is better to choose Open Weather or Met Weather and at the same time specify your own location, plus - data display parameters (degrees, wind speed, etc.).

Themes

For those settings, Kodi offers to choose two options from the pre-installed ones. But the main problem is that additional topics do not support the Russian language, so you have to accept it.

On the other hand, it all depends on the version of the program or even the operating system itself.

Video Options

Now briefly about the video settings. If you use a basic mode rather than an extended mode, you can find a lot of parameters.

In principle, there is no point in stopping at them. Here and so everything is clear. Choose what you need. But here one parameter deserves special attention. This is the ability to use the forced 3D effect, or, as it is called in the settings, a stereoscopic image.

Music

With the settings of music is not so simple. It seems that the basic parameters are exactly the same as in the usual software player, but to get information about tracks and albums from the Internet (by type ID3-tags) as a source it is better to choose Universal Scrapper.

But the installation for the preference in obtaining information online is better to disable. The point is that when you download it, it completely replaces all existing tags.

In the playback settings, there are parameters for setting the rewind steps and setting the automatic volume level not only for a single track, but also for the entire album (the function is very necessary).

In file lists, you can specify how information about them will be displayed. For karaoke and CD-ROM reading, all the parameters can be left unchanged (it is unlikely that most users will want to connect the drive to the mobile device, since this is completely inexpedient and difficult). Well, if you want to sing, it's already optional.

TV

Finally, a few words about how to configure the Kodi TV-module. Most users install the application mainly just to watch TV (this is its main purpose).

In the Kodi application, TV tuning is performed in the corresponding section of the PVR modules. All of them do not need to be used. In Kodi, setting up Torrent-TV or regular online broadcasting involves using only one module - PVR Simple Client, on which you need to tap and turn it on. The rest can be safely turned off.

Next, in the "Menu / OSD" section, you must set the channel switching to display the channel information on the device screen in time.

In the program section, everything is simple, but it is desirable to increase the update to about 700 minutes, which will allow you to conserve battery power somewhat more economically.

But the playback parameter of the last channel is better to activate. Then, when you enter the application, you can watch TV, even if you're just going to listen to music.

Next, you can set the delay time for switching channels. This is advisable for fast paging from one channel to another, and not by selecting the desired channel by pressing the number buttons. You can also set the recording of the selected channel, although if you have playlists and Torrent-TV, it obviously looks irrelevant.

Additions

So, with the media figured out. Now consider what is offered as add-ons. The first and most important thing is to enable automatic updating, because the functionality of the application is constantly expanding and replenished with new modules.

You can install the module updates immediately from the repository. True, it is completely English, so you can download Russian versions, and then use the installation tool from the ZIP-archive. But as a repository you can use Sippius.

By the way, all the additions are sorted by categories. For example, if you want to use audiobooks, you just need to select the appropriate item and click on the install button.

With the video, too, everything is simple. Many users prefer the Ukrainian resource FS.UA or the Russian portal MY-HIT.RU. You can find almost anything on them. Torrent-TV is also set up here.

As a source of information, it is better to choose "Film Search". Additionally, you can use photo add-ons that allow you to download and view images from the social network "VKontakte".

For video, you need to specify the preferred category (clips, movies, serials, etc.) on your own.

For television, you need to specify another path to the source of playlists and channel tables. A good choice is to activate the link to the resource EDEM.TV. Unfortunately, the copied addresses can not be inserted into the settings fields, so all data will have to be written manually.

After completing all the settings and installing add-ons, the application needs to be restarted, although you can do much easier by unchecking and checking the box on the TV item.

For more comfortable channel switching, you can additionally install Kore (virtual remote control via Wi-Fi). However, when installing the add-on, you will have to create an account with a login and password, and also choose a computer system for management (for example, if a stationary Kodi program is installed on the laptop). In addition, when you connect to the Internet, you must first test by clicking on the corresponding button. The interface of the program itself is quite simple, the main Kodi application is in full harmony with it, and all the main buttons, playlists, etc. are displayed on the screen. Thus, even outdated TV models can be turned into real SmartTV panels, and computer equipment in Multifunctional media players.

And of course, it is simply impossible to describe all the parameters and settings of Kodi, therefore only the most important points were touched upon here. If you want, and with all the rest, you will not be able to figure it out.