If you love watching videos, there is a useful app that you can use on any Android device and it is Kodi. Beyond playing videos in general or as a multimedia center, if you have subscriptions to more than one streaming service This is really great as it allows you to bring them together in one place (along with IPTV listings) for a more streamlined and integrated experience.

As if the above wasn’t enough, some of the secrets to the success of this open source application lie in its add-ons or complements to maximize its functionality, how customizable it is, and the active community around it. Install Kodi on an Android tablet or mobile phone It’s a good idea, but it’s even better if you have a Smart TV with Android TV or Google TV.

How can I install Kodi on an Android device?

The easiest way to get Kodi Just go to the Google Play Store on your phone, tablet or Smart TV and download the free app. But we have already said that this is not the best option: considering its nature as an open source application and the amount of collaboration that went into developing it, it is more advisable to go directly to its repository on GitHub.

This is because, as the team explains, they don’t always have the resources to update the Google Play version as often and quickly as they would like, and they prioritize their repositories. In summary: If you want to always have the latest version, it is recommended to opt for the downloadable APK., although the installation process is a bit more tedious. Also, since they are official and virus-free, you can install them safely.

Since installing Kodi using APK is not that easy and quick process, we will tell you the steps you need to follow. The first thing will be to go to the Kodi download page from your mobile phone or tablet and select the relevant operating system there (you will see that there is Android as well as iOS and other desktop systems such as Windows, Linux, macOS…) and then select ‘ARMV8A’ and accept the download.

• For Android mobile phone or tablet. The process is almost done, because to install this APK you will only need to go to the folder where the downloads are saved and tap on the file to open it. To perform the download, permissions to install applications from unknown sources must be previously enabled. We will then accept the installation so that the installation can be carried out.

• On a Smart TV with Android TV/Google TV. Starting from the base of downloading Kodi to the mobile phone by following the previous steps (but skipping the installation), then we will only have to transfer this file to the television and find its location to install it. This can be done with a file sending app such as Send Files to TV (available for free on the Google Play Store), which we need to install on the TV and the phone, and a file manager such as File Commander for Android TV (available for free on the Google Play Store) . We will now need to turn on Send Files to TV on both devices and find the Kodi APK in the ‘Send’ section of the mobile and send it to your Android TV. You will then find it on your TV (probably in the ‘Downloads’ folder). Just open it with File Commander and accept the installation. As before, installation from unknown sources will need to be enabled on the TV.

The most important thing about first steps with Kodi: add-ons

Kodi home screen on Android mobile phone

Once installed on your device, through the settings (the gear icon you’ll find in the top left area) you can change the language, the keyboard to ‘Spanish QWERTY’ and the time zone (the three things they’re in).Interface‘>’Local‘). But what makes the difference are the complements or add-ons that we can fully add to our streaming services through IPTV lists or free channels from anywhere in the world, to give some examples.

YouTube Plugin

You will find the plugins atSystem‘ > ‘AdditionsYou can easily install them by typing their names inside ‘ and ‘ as you will see.To call‘, to be extremely careful to download zip files from repositories that aren’t on that platform, browsing through different categories, this from Netflix’s GitHub serves as an example, and even adds a Kodi repository with no shortage of features like Disney+, Pluto TV and services like Netflix (of course, you’ll need to subscribe to enjoy them).

For add add-ons from major streaming platforms We go to Kodi settings via the repository mentioned above and click ‘file browser‘ > ‘Add source‘, type this URL ‘http://k.slyguy.xyz/’ and type ‘Slyguy’ in the name field (without quotes in both cases). After accepting, return to the main menu and in Plugins select ‘Install from zip file’ and search for ‘Slyguy’. Once you confirm the warning, the repository you need to install will be deployed. So by going back to ‘Install from repository’ we can go into the ‘Slyguy repository’ and you can find them in the video add-ons.

Ideally, you’d start with platforms like HBO Max, Netflix, or Disney+, but there are other utilities like integration of subtitles. It’s worth taking a closer look at everything you can install and try.

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