[Kodi News] Kodi 16.1 “Jarvis” – Release Candidate 1

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Once a ‘final’ version is released some new bugs and/or problems usually appear out of nowhere, and this release is no exception. Even though tens of thousands of users were already testing the 16.0 version before release and we as team trying very hard to prevent any problems, as soon as millions start using the released version some problems we either did not think of or which we did not notice before pop up. To counter some of these new issues, we’re bringing you this maintenance release candidate called 16.1 RC1 which has some additional fixes on top of the 16.0

This is still a release candidate; once enough users have verified that these improvements work out well, and we did not introduce any major regressions, we’ll be releasing it as final 16.1 version. To be safe just backup your userdata (online manual) first.

It should be ok to just install this on top of your current Kodi 16.0 version. For the MySQL users out there; we never bump the database versions in our bugfix or maintenance releases – you can safely keep using it within your network.

Fixes done in this RC 1 version

• • Fix possible lockup when entering EPG grid
• • Fix possible problems with rendering on Windows
• • Fix possible non working key presses after a key long press
• • Don’t do a video chapter skip if there’s only one chapter
• • Fix possible lock up by increasing timeout to let screensavers properly exit
• • Fix render capture (bookmark images) on certain hardware with DXVA on Windows
• • Fix problem in ZeroConfBrowser that could cause problems on exit
• • Fix crash one OSX 10.7 when trying to resolve HDD names
• • Fix possible crashes when using VAAPI and DXVA video rendering

The complete technical list can be found on our Github milestones.

Improvements so far in version 16

More in depth information can be found through the following links about the 16 release. Visit the other announcements listed below for previous beta fixes.

• • Kodi 16.0 Final release
• • Kodi 16.0 Release Candidate 3
• • Kodi 16.0 Release Candidate 2
• • Kodi 16.0 Release Candidate 1
• • Kodi 16.0 beta 5 announcement
• • Kodi 16.0 beta 4 announcement
• • Kodi 16.0 beta 3 announcement
• • Kodi 16.0 beta 2 announcement
• • Kodi 16.0 beta 1 announcement

• • Kodi 16.0 Alpha 1&2
• • Kodi 16.0 Alpha 3
• • Kodi 16.0 Alpha 4

Add-ons

General: So far in version 16 there are no add-on changes that would impact any add-ons except for PVR. Since our 12.x Frodo release there have been some gradual changes but in general all add-ons, even from that time should still work, of course there are some exceptions. If the add-ons worked in Gotham, Helix and Isengard then we are happy to say that all these add-ons should still work.

Skins: Sadly due to the amount of changes we’ll have to announce that skins will have certain parts non working. This release will mark any version 15 skin (or earlier) as incompatible and will ask you to switch back to Confluence. This means that for you to continue using Kodi 16.0 you will have to switch back to Confluence or wait till the skin you use has been updated in our repository. Good new however is that a variety of skin have already start updating to latest changes.
Available skins: The following skins are already updated for version 16 and will auto-update when you upgrade. We’re sure more will follow soon.

• • Aeon Nox 5
• • Amber
• • AppTV
• • Black Glass Nova
• • Chroma
• • Cirrus Extended
• • Confluence
• • Eunique
• • KOver
• • Metropolis
• • Mimic
• • Nebula
• • Phenomenal
• • Rapier
• • Revolve
• • re-Touched
• • Titan
• • Transparency!

Conclusion

Should you want to download and install this build please visit our download page.

• • Official Kodi 16.0 development downloads

Please report any problems on our forum http://forum.kodi.tv and not on the release announcement.

Official remotes

In addition to creating Kodi, the members of Team Kodi have created official remotes to be installed on your tablet or phone. These can take control of your Kodi installation from where you browse your movies, tvshows, PVR/DVR, start add-ons and navigate through the interface.

Kore™ (Android)	Official Kodi Remote (iOS)

Like Kodi itself, both official remotes are free and open source software.

Donations or getting involved

Getting involved is quite easy. Simply take the plunge and start using these 16.0 Jarvis builds. If you use these builds, we encourage you to report problems with these builds on our forum first and after that, if asked, submit bugs on Trac (following this guide: How to submit a bug report). Do note that we need detailed information so we can investigate the issue. We also appreciate providing support in our Forums where you can. You can of course also follow or help promote Kodi on all available social networks. Read more on the get involved page.
We are always happy to receive a donation by which you show your support and appreciation. All donations go towards the XBMC foundation and are typically used for travel to attend conferences, any necessary paperwork and legal fees, purchase necessary hardware and licenses for developers and hopefully the yearly XBMC Foundation Developers Conference.

 

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