Very many mobile users onbased on the Android family of operating systems, they want to watch TV, collections of clips, listen to music or audio books directly on their device. And, as evidenced by the reviews, the Kodi universal program is best suited for this. Setting up a Kodi on an “Android” for an unprepared user may initially cause some difficulties. Meanwhile, if you look into the main sections of the menu, there is nothing particularly complicated here. But first things first.
What is Kodi?
The Kodi app is a unique media center that can replace an “iron” (or software) player, a TV, and a set-top box.
There are so many possibilities for the program thatthe user can not only watch television programs, but also view photos, video clips, listen to music online, stream the signal to the TV panel and control the television directly on a computer with a fixed analogue installed from his mobile device, as if the user had remote control. All the settings may seem a bit unusual at first, but there’s nothing really complicated about them.
Kodi: installation and configuration in the first stage
First, as expected, the application must be installed by downloading it from the Google Play repository. At this stage there should be no difficulties.
However, if the installation is performed using an APK file that is not downloaded from the repository, you should use the option to allow installation from other sources in the device parameters.
After installation and first launch of the applicationit will meet you with a somewhat unusual interface in English. In order to avoid difficulties with translation, first the Kodi settings in terms of the language used should be changed.
You can perform such actions in the system section by clicking on System> Appearance> International> Language, where the required language is selected from the list.
Kodi XBMC Setup: Set text encoding and keyboard options
The next step is setting the text encoding.At this point, you should pay special attention, because even if the text will not have to be entered very often, you can only change these parameters in this section.
The default is English QWERTY keyboard layout. It can not be changed, although if you wish, you can choose any other of the options in the list.
Expert Mode and Advanced Options
Next, the Kodi settings need to be expanded slightly by going into expert mode by tapping on the appropriate field.
After that, many users will be pleasedsurprised that the parameters can be customized and the weather (even the application can "predict" it). Here, too, is nothing particularly complicated. Along the way, in the file type section, you need to note what is needed.
Screensaver setting
But the Kodi settings for the screen saver is a very interesting thing. By default, the user has two preset options: dimming and blackening.
However, if you tap on the “More” item, you can refuse to use the standard screensavers and install, say, a random change of images from a website on the Internet.
Also quite interesting options looksset as a screensaver RSS feeds. In addition, you can use the Video Screensaver feature, which allows you to install any video on the screensaver, offering more and download beautiful screensavers with aquariums, falling snow, fireplaces, etc.
Fonts and sounds
Now you should pay attention to the section of the cover. Customization Kodi in Russian allows the use of standard and non-standard fonts.
In this section, you can choose an enlarged font.(It is recommended to use it, since all controls will be enlarged). The sounds that accompany this or that action can be turned off (according to the way it is done in the settings of the sound schemes of Windows systems).
Опять же, для выбора обложки используется кнопка “More”, after which you can choose something at will. Yes, even the weather set, only from the list of service providers is better to choose Open Weather or Met Weather and simultaneously specify your own location, plus - data display options (degrees, wind speed, etc.).
Themes
For those Kodi settings suggest twooptions from the preset. But the main problem is that the additional topics do not support the Russian language, so you will have to accept this.
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 not basic, but advanced mode, you can find quite a lot of parameters.
In principle, it makes special sense to dwell on them.not. Here and so everything is clear. Choose what you need. But here one parameter deserves special attention. This is the ability to use a forced 3D effect, or, as it is called in the settings, a stereoscopic image.
Music
С настройками музыки не все так просто.It seems that the basic parameters are exactly the same as in a regular software player, but to get information about tracks and albums from the Internet (by type of ID3 tags), it is better to select Universal Scrapper as the source.
But the installation for preferences in obtaining information online is better off. The fact is that when loading it completely replaces all existing tags.
There are parameters in the playback settingssetting 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 the file lists, you can specify how it will bedisplay information about them. For karaoke and CD reading, all parameters can be left unchanged (it is unlikely that most users will want to connect the drive to a mobile device, since this is completely inappropriate and difficult). Well, if you want to sing, this is optional.
TV
Finally, a few words about howtuning Kodi TV-module. Most users install the application mainly just to watch television (this is its main purpose).
In the Kodi application, the TV setting is made incorresponding section of the PVR modules. All of them do not need to use. In Kodi, setting up a Torrent-TV or regular online broadcasting involves using only one module - the PVR Simple Client, on which you need to tap and turn it on. The rest can be easily disabled.
Next, in the “Menu / OSD” section, you need to set the channel switching regarding the display of channel information on the device screen over time.
In the program section, everything is simple, but the update is desirable to increase to about 700 minutes, which will allow a little more economical to spend battery power.
But the option to play the last channel is better to activate. Then at the entrance to the application, you can watch television, even if you are just gathered to listen to music.
You can further configure the switching delay time.channels. This is useful when scrolling quickly from one channel to another, and not when selecting the desired channel by pressing the number buttons. You can also set the recording of the selected channel, although with the presence of playlists and Torrent-TV, this clearly 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, as the functionality of the application is constantly being expanded and updated with new modules.
You can install module updates right away.from the repository. True, it is completely English-language, so you can download the Russian version, and then use the installation tool from a ZIP archive. But as a repository, you can use Sippius.
By the way, all add-ons are sorted by category. 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. On them you can find almost anything. Torrent-TV is also configured here.
As a source of information it is better to choose "Film Search". Additionally, you can use photo-complements that allow you to upload and view images from the social network "VKontakte".
For video, you must specify your preferred category (clips, movies, TV shows, etc.) of your own accord.
For television, you must specify the path tosource playlists and channel tables. A good choice would be to activate the link to the resource EDEM.TV. Unfortunately, it is not possible to insert copied addresses into the settings fields, so all the data will have to be manually entered.
Upon completion of all settings and installation of add-ons, the application must be restarted, although it can be done much easier by removing and re-checking the box on the TV item.
For more comfortable channel switchingAdditionally, you can install Kore (virtual remote control via Wi-Fi). However, when installing an add-on, you will have to create an account with a login and password, as well as choose a computer system to manage (for example, if the Kodi stationary program is installed on the laptop). In addition, when connecting to the Internet, you must first carry out testing by clicking on the appropriate button. The interface of the program itself is quite simple, the main Kodi application with it is in full mode, and the screen displays all the main buttons, playlists, etc. Thus, even outdated TVs can be turned into real SmartTV panels, and computer equipment in multifunctional media players.
And of course, to describe all the parameters and settings of Kodi is simply impossible, therefore here only the most basic points were touched. If desired, and with all the rest of the work will not be.
