Kodi is probably the best multimedia app to be able to index our audio and video content and to be able to correctly manage an IPTV list. This app can be installed on any Android device but also on Smart TVs, both those equipped with Android TV (where the installation is similar to that obtainable on smartphones or tablets), and on other TV models (in this case, we will have to use some additional devices to make the TV compatible with the Kodi app). In this guide we will show you all the steps necessary to install Kodi on Android (TV Box, smartphone and tablet), on Android TV and on any other TV in our possession, so that we can exploit its enormous potential at any time of the day and in any room in the house.
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Install Kodi on Android devices
To install Kodi on our Android smartphone or tablet, we open the Google Play Store app on the device and search for Kodi in the search field at the top. If our operating system is compatible, we will see the Install button appear; just press it to start downloading and installing the app.Alternatively we can download Kodi using the official page, available here -> Kodi.
We can follow this last procedure if we have a web browser with access to the same Google account used on the Android device: during installation we select the device on which to start the download, so as to have Kodi installed in a few minutes (it is sufficient that the chosen device is connected to the Internet).
We don't have the Google Play Store, we don't want to log in to it or we use a TV Box without an app store "> APK Kodi.
Scroll to the indicated page, click on the Android icon and choose our app between ARMV7A (32bit) and ARVV8A (64bit) .
Download of the APK package will start in order to install the app; if we performed the operation from a PC, we move this file to our smartphone, tablet or TV Box using the methods described in our guide on the Apps to send files on Android and iPhone .
If instead we downloaded the APK directly from the Android device, it may be necessary to unlock the installation of unknown applications . To get this unlock, go to Settings -> Security and activate the Unknown sources item; on new generation smartphones (Android 8.0 or higher), it may be necessary to enable the installation of apps unknown to the browser in use; to do this by going to the App, tapping on the browser icon, expanding the Advanced menu, selecting the Install unknown apps item and activating the button next to Allow from this source .
Install Kodi on Android TV
If we have a TV with Android TV installed, we can install Kodi in a simple way as already seen for other devices with the same operating system. First we connect our TV to the Internet via Ethernet cable or via Wi-Fi (depending on its position), then we open the menu or the Smart section on our TV and go to the Google Play Store; now we follow the same steps seen previously to install Kodi on our TV.
If our Android TV is not official (i.e. it is a TV with a simple version of Android, without an official app store), we can always install Kodi via APK. First we place the Kodi APK file inside a USB stick, then connect the latter to the free USB port of the Smart TV.
Now open the File Manager app or similar in the Smart section of the TV and select the Kodi APK: the app installation should start automatically.
NOTE : the APK version of Kodi may not be compatible with the Android operating system on the TV; in this case we recommend reading the following paragraph to be able to integrate the app on any TV.
Install Kodi on traditional TV (or proprietary Smart TV)
If, on the other hand, we have a Smart TV without Android (Samsung, LG etc.) or a TV without a Smart component, we can obtain Kodi by installing an HDMI device that can offer us compatibility with the Kodi program or app.
The best devices we can use are:
- Amazon Fire TV Stick
- Android TV Box
- Desktop mini PC
- Raspberry Pi
- Portable PC with HDMI port
By installing and configuring one of the devices above, we will be able to obtain Kodi in a simple way, we will only have to connect the device to the TV via HDMI, connect it to the Internet via Ethernet or Wi-Fi and download the right version of Kodi according to the system operating system in use (Amazon Fire TV Stick and TV Box use the Android Kodi app, Mini Desktop PCs and notebooks the Kodi program for Windows and the Raspberry an operating system with optimized Kodi).
Conclusions
As we have seen, we can install Kodi on practically any device, so we can manage our multimedia library and IPTV lists from the phone, tablet, Android TV Box and numerous other devices (useful for bringing Kodi to TVs too not Android or not natively compatible with the Kodi app).If we are a beginner with Kodi and we don't know how to use it, we invite you to read our Guide to get started with Kodi: configuration and content addition . If you don't want to use a keyboard, mouse or pointer to control Kodi (especially when used on a TV), we invite you to read our guide on how to control Kodi remotely with your smartphone .
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