The GPL-licensed media framework is also popular among Windows and Macintosh desktop PC users, and is especially prevalent on Linux PCs and mini-PCs like SolidRun’s CuBox-i. According to Team Kodi, in the first 36 days on Google Play, there have been over 400,000 active Android installs.
Meanwhile, a growing number of Linux- and Android mini-PCs and media players have Kodi preinstalled, and the final Android version should push it to even higher acceptance. For example, the XBMC-based Plex media software is actively supported by Amazon as a Fire TV add-on, despite the fact that it has attracted its own piracy enabling add-ons. Meanwhile, other apps and browsers that also leave a trail of piracy-ware are left alone. Kodi does not provide content of its own, nor does its list of add-ons link to any pirate-friendly applications. The campaign began in earnest last November with the crackdown on eBay auctions for devices with piracy-friendly Kodi add-ons.Īmazon’s anti-piracy dictates regarding its Appstore seem to be as arbitrary as a ruling from NFL commish Roger Goodell. Kodi has been a popular side-loading option for Amazon Fire tablets and media players, especially the low-cost Fire TV Stick.Īmazon cancelled support for Kodi on the grounds that it “facilitated the piracy or illegal download of content.” Team Kodi was given no advance warning about the removal, which was particularly disappointing considering that the mostly volunteer Kodi community has been actively fighting back against piracy-friendly Kodi add-ons such as Genesis and Popcorn Time. The long-awaited Kodi for Android is all the more important since Amazon abruptly dropped Kodi from the Amazon Appstore in early June. Recently, the Kodi-focused OpenELEC Linux distribution joined with WeTek to release a special OpenELEC media player (see farther below). Kodi for Android, which has been available as a beta on Google Play since mid-June, is the last major OS platform to receive support, joining Windows, Linux, Mac, and iOS. The “Isengard” release of Kodi (formerly XBMC) offers enhancements ranging from new chapter support to an improved add-on manager, but the biggest news is the completion of the Android version. The XBMC Foundation’s Team Kodi last week released version 15 of its popular, open source Kodi media player and home theater framework.
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