Upgrade to kodi 17

[theshoefairy]

Hi all, I have been trying to sort this out for some time but nothing seems to work.

I have a T8 mini and have noticed recently that the quality when watching movies isn't as good.

I have tried numerous ways to upgrade to kodi 17. I did install the ota update which said that it included kodi 17 but nothing has happened. I have also tried to install from Google play and also kodi website. I also tried the droid Market and it seems to have installed another version of kodi, but still not 17. I know this is a different version as my addons are missing but are still there when I access kodi through media centre. Can anyone tell me where I might be going wrong here?

Many thanks

 

[Nigelar]

First of all, the quality of movies is unlikely to be much different under 17. The same addons draw the same movies from the same sources.

Are you saying that when you go into android - apps (6 button icon) there is no version of kodi there?
What does it say on the opening window (krypton 17.3?)
If you go into kodi - system - system info what information does it give you at the bottom of the screen?

 

[ChrisM]

@theshoefairy
"access through Media Centre" is the key part there.
DroidBOX Media Centre does not give you access to Kodi. Clicking the DBMC/DroidBOX Media Centre will only ever open DBMC.

If you install Kodi, you need to click on the Kodi icon (in the app drawer (circle with six dots), or click the +/- sign on the homescreen to add it as a favourite shortcut).

As Nigelar mentioned, click on System Info under the System menu (for DBMC and Kodi 16.x) to double check which version you are using. If you are using a Krypton version of Kodi, click the Cog in the almost top left corner, then the System Information icon.

 

[Bollocks77]

Am I missing something here? I didnt think there was an official OTA update to 17 yet? or am I reading this wrong.

 

[Nigelar]

You are probably reading wrong. The ota upgrade for some boxes brought Kodi 17. Dbmc remains on 16.6 (Jarvis, based on spmc)

 

[Bollocks77]

Thanks for that. Im on T8 Mini and Im still looking at the not official upddate feeds - still waiting for it all to be official.
Im still on Jarvis 16.1 and LE7 - is this correct Nigelar?

 

[Nigelar]

Official update notification here

https://droidbox.co.uk/blog/droidbox-t8-s-plus-v1-v2-t8-mini-imxqpro-v2-ota-firmware-updates/

Took the t8 mini to android 6 and updated Kodi from 16 to 17 (later update to 17.3 via Google play).
Sorry don't know what it did to Librelec - probably still Kodi 16 - as I only use android.

 

[Bollocks77]

Thank you. Ill take a look at that. I appreciate the the link.
Dave

 

[Bollocks77]

OOps sorry Nigelar - seems Ive wasted your time. Ye your right - Im only on Leebrelec and its that update i'm waiting for. its still kodi 16 and lE7.
Dho

 

[Nigelar]

No problem