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Kodi v15 (Isengard) FAQ

See also: Releases, Kodi v15 (Isengard) changelog, and Isengard API changes

Frequently Asked Questions for upgrading to the upcoming Kodi v15 (codename Isengard) from a previous version. Includes how to enable some of the new features, where some controls got moved to, etc.

General FAQ

See also: All platforms FAQ for an FAQ that applies to all versions of Kodi.

What is Kodi? What is Isengard?

Main pages: Kodi name change FAQ and History of XBMC

Kodi is the new name for XBMC media center. "Isengard" is the codename for version 15, just as "Gotham" was the codename for XBMC v13 and "Helix was the codename for Kodi v14". You will often see "v15" and "Isengard" used interchangeably in the community. It might be a little confusing with so many new names being used, but this is simply the new version of Kodi/XBMC. As long as you call it version 15/v15/Isengard, then everyone in the community will know what you are talking about.

Changelog

See: Kodi v15 (Isengard) changelog (and add-on developers should also see Isengard API changes)

What are some of the major new features?

Main pages: New features and Kodi v15 (Isengard) changelog

Some of the major additions to v15 include:

• Improved and expanded the internationalization and regional settings options in the GUI. Settings → Appearance → International
• Added adaptive skipping/seeking through audio and video playback, also known as skip steps.
• Added a chapter selection window with visual thumbnails. See bookmarks and chapters.
• Audio nodes for audio library customization.
• Automatically jump to the first unwatched episode in a TV show. Settings → Videos → Library → "Select first unwatched TV season/episode
• "Hide watched" now works with non-library video files.
• PVR add-ons can now auto configure using zeroconf when the PVR server supports it.
• Add-ons can now add to the context menu.
• ...and many more

Seeking/skip steps are different

Main page: Skip steps

Upgrading

New system requirements

Main page: Supported hardware

• Apple TV 2 is no longer supported as of v15. See here for details.
• Android now requires at least Android v4.2
• iOS devices now requires at least iOS 5.1.1
• Macs now require at least Mac OS X 10.7 and a 64-bit Intel CPU.

How do I upgrade from v14 to v15?

If you are upgrading from XBMC v13 to Kodi v15 then please read Migration from XBMC to Kodi!

Note: Always backup your settings before upgrading, just incase!

• Before updating, make sure the skin you are using is compatible with v15.

• In most cases you can just install Kodi v15 over Kodi v14. All your settings and library are saved and will continue to work in the new version.

MySQL

Main page: MySQL/Upgrading

As long as your MySQL server is set up to allow XBMC/Kodi to make new databases for the upgrade itself (see MySQL/Upgrading) then you don't need to do anything for upgrading a MySQL set up for Kodi. Even if you use "XBMC" in your advancedsettings.xml file, you can leave this the same and everything will still work.

Where did it this or that go?

advancedsettings.xml changes

Main page: advancedsettings.xml

Add-on manager changes

Main page: Add-on manager

Automatic crop black bars setting

The video playback setting for cropping black bars has been removed due to various bugs. Team Kodi is looking for any developers who might be interested in creating replacement code and is willing to guide them. Please inquire on the development forum for more information.

Troubleshooting

Main page: Troubleshooting

What are some of the known issues in Isengard?

See: Common issues

Where can I get more help?

The general and platform specific FAQs, the Kodi support forums: http://forum.kodi.tv, and/or the #kodi IRC chat channel on irc.freenode.org.