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<section begin="intro" />Kodi for Android is a full port of the complete Kodi application to Google's [[w:Android (operating system)|Android operating-system]]. With the Android NDK (Native Development Kit for Android) Kodi runs natively under Android as a Native Activity application. The main goal for the Android port is to have Kodi working on inexpensive Android set-top-boxes. And whole Android smartphones and tablets are not the main target platforms they do have limited support as well.<section end="intro" />

== Main topics ==
Other Android-specific wiki pages for topics, guides, and advice. For '''[[General topics|everything else]]''' standard Kodi pages will normally apply.
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== Requirements ==
{{Main|Android hardware}} {{see also|Supported hardware}}
{{#lst:Supported hardware|Android}}

== How-to's ==
Assorted how-to's related to the video library that have been added to the wiki:

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== Tips and tricks ==
{{see also|Android FAQ#Performance tips|Android FAQ#Troubleshooting}}
<section begin="FAQ Performance notes" />
* Avoid using wireless. A lot of Android boxes and "sticks" have weak wifi, even those that advertise as being wireless-n. It may be possible to use a USB-to-ethernet dongle on some devices, or even a USB wifi adapter that has a better wifi radio than what is built-in.
* Switch to a different network protocol to see if that has any effect, i.e. [[SMB|SMB/CIFS]], [[NFS]], [[FTP]], [[WebDAV]], etc. 
* Try sharing the media on another device to rule out a device-specific (or network) issue.
* Turn off thumbnails, Kodi -> Settings -> Video -> File and deselect 'generate thumbnails'.
* H.264 videos encoded with [[Hi10P]] profile will not work on some Android hardware as some ARM processors are not powerful enough to software decode it, and no hardware decoders exist for it. However, some newer/faster processors are able to playback Hi10P video using software decoding.
* If RSS feed is enabled, disable it in settings. This can make the main menu a bit faster.
* Running out of disk space storage, or want to try tweaking caching and other performance settings to achieve faster response times? See '''[[HOW-TO:Reduce disk space usage]]''' for help on modifying how Kodi handles images.<section end="FAQ Performance notes" />

=== Helpful applications ===
Some helpful Kodi related Android applications, as suggested by the community. This list should not be seen as any kind of official endorsement by Kodi.

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| [[File:innerlife.keyboard.multilanguagekeymapredefiner.png|50px]]
| '''Multilanguage Keymap Redefiner'''
| Remap keys on the Android level without having to use Kodi keymaps
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=innerlife.keyboard.multilanguagekeymapredefiner link]
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| [[File:imoblife.startupmanager.jpg|50px]]
| '''Startup Manager (Free)'''
| Allows delectable software to open at startup.
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.startupmanager link]
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| [[File:com.woodslink.android.wiredheadphoneroutingfix.png|50px]]
| '''SoundAbout'''
| Automatic bluetooth audio routing. Useful for switching between bluetooth headphones and TV audio automatically.
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woodslink.android.wiredheadphoneroutingfix link]
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| [[File:com.nolanlawson.logcat.png|50px]]
| '''CatLog''' ''(requires root)''
| Useful for sending system logs to developers when trying to troubleshoot issues. If someone asks you for a "Log Cat" or a "crash log", this application will get that log.
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat link]
|-
| [[File:fr.xgouchet.texteditor.png|50px]]
| '''Ted (Text Editor)'''
| Free and open source text editor that is useful for editing various files, such as [[keymaps]] and [[advancedsettings.xml]]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.xgouchet.texteditor link]
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| [[File:se.blunden.xbmclauncher.png|50px]]
| '''XBMC Launcher'''
| Set Kodi (and various forks) as a Launcher without having to mod the APK
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.blunden.xbmclauncher link]
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| [[File:se.ollan.kodiupdater.png|50px]]
| '''Kodi Updater'''
| Easily update or install Kodi without having to manually sideload.
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.ollan.kodiupdater link]
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| [[File:Firestarter.png|50px]]
| '''FireStarter''' ''(Fire TV/stick only)''
| Fire TV replacement launcher that can also launch Kodi by default. Also includes options to both install and update official Kodi versions.
| [http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/app-root-home-launcher-replacement-app-t3118135 link]
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| [[File:net.tyniw.mediacodecinfo.application.png|50px]]
| '''Media Codec Info'''
| A tool to display what video codecs are enabled for your device. In theory, anything that your device has enabled for media codec should then work in Kodi.
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tyniw.mediacodecinfo.application link]
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== Device specific info ==
Here are a few device-specific guides/help areas that the community has provided.

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== Random notes ==
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* Make "dummy" Kodi add-ons for launching Android apps. Kodi can do this without the dummy-add-on, but some skins might require it for home screen placement: https://github.com/elmerohueso/nnxbmcnetflix

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