Software Update: Kodi 15.2 RC 1

A second update for Kodi version 15.0 has been released, which is currently offered as a beta. Kodi is a cross platform media center software developed for Windows, OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

New in version 15.0, which has been codenamed Isengard, includes adaptive seeking, which means that audio and video files can be jumped with larger or smaller steps. Furthermore, there is a visual way to jump to chapters, there is support for hevc h265 under Android on certain chipsets and a switch to C++11 for the code. However, all this beauty means that the minimum specifications have been increased. For example, at least OS X 10.7, iOS 5.1 or Android 4.2 is now required. Version 15.2 is a so-called maintenance release and should fix some errors.

Fixes done in this RC 1 version

• Updated taglib that fixes a crash when playing flac files
• Fix volume adjustment for XBOX controllers
• Fixes side flyout appearing when using touch
• Fixes freeze on win32 on away mode
• Fix crash on osx 10.7 when trying to resolve hdd names
• Fix Amlogic zoom problems on Android
• Set default screen region for dvb subs (wrong placed subtitles)
• Fix missing lyrics from tag when playing from musicdb url
• Properly set the time format when setting/changing regions
• Fix playback problems on AMLogic after ffwd or skip
• Fix fallback for nb_no language
• Fix empty LatestAlbum.Artist
• Fix watched flag in Confluence media info 3 view