Category Archives: Kodi-XBMC

Kodi 20 now in play store

For the last year or so, Kodi 19.3 Matrix was the last update in Google’s Play Store, even though version 19.5 was out.  The only way to upgrade to the latest version of Matrix was to ‘side load’ it…. This was due to Google’s API terms that requires apps to require Android OS 10 at a minimum, while Kodi only required Android OS 5.  The divide was continuing to grow, especially with the release of Kodi 20 rc1 around September. Then, in late December, the full release of Kodi 20 Nexus was released.  It still only requires Android OS 5, but somehow, Google pulled the stick out of their ass and allowed it in the Play Store sometime in January 2023. This kind of introduces some new issues.  I have experienced permissions issues preventing installation on Android 11, but not on Android 10.  If you have Android OS 11 and are experiencing these issues, you may have to settle for sideloading Kodi 19.5.  You can find the .apk for Kodi 19.5, as well as other versions for downloading by clicking HERE.  That also comes with potential issues as developers will slowly start requiring 20.0.  The Kodi developers have worked most of the bugs out of version 20.0, so this blog author is cautiosly moving forward. Good luck.