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Nigelar

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No. On librelec, kodi is effectively baked in, so you will need an updated version of librelec. At some point, the librelec developers will release a new version inc the new kodi version. Droidbox will then probably make it available as an ota update subject to compatibility testing.
 

Bollocks77

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Personally I would wait until the Droidbox team release an OTA update in relation to Librelec - gonna be stable then mate.
 

Nigelar

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not really Frank. On android, kodi is just an app like everything else on google play store or wherever.
Librelec is an operating system, and Kodi is built into that O/S as an integral part so a totally different concept.

So you cannot download kodi separate to librelec.
 

RRaoD

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Oh Nigelar, you beat me to this answer...

In Android, Kodi is a separate application which can be installed and uninstalled any number of times like any other application.

But LibreELEC is is a tiny Linux OS built around Kodi. Both are integrated and can not be separated. LibreELEC being a small Linux, will consume small resources compared to Android. Hence it is very efficient and good for devices with low memory and slow processor. That is why we can have a LibreELEC Kodi on a Raspberry Pi.

When a new version of Kodi is released, the LibreELEC team will work on it and integrate it with Linux OS and release it as a new version.
 

Frank Renshaw

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Thankyou guys, learning more about this box every day.
One thing, whilst in Android, will a factory Reset effect my Librelec setup. Thanks.