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Things are beginning to heat up for Kodi 21 "Omega" with the first Beta release!
This is a major release, so, as you'd expect, it comes with many new features. However, with a core change to FFmpeg 6.0, there is a very good chance that some regressions may occur. As such, please be aware that installing this will most likely break things, and we'd really like your help at that point to identify the problems and get them fixed. Please raise Github issues with full debug logs to help us resolve any issues you wonderful testers come across.
First, we would like to make a few targeted announcements.
Android users
Many users may still be on the Kodi testing track for their Android devices. It's far easier to leave the testing track from a 'phone-based device, but be aware that if your device is on the testing track, we will be starting to deploy the Beta 1 release over the next week or so. If you wish to opt out of the testing group, one way you can is by visiting the following link Google Play - Kodi testing track. From there, you can opt out for your Google Play account. This is the best (and possibly only) way to opt out on many Android TV devices (e.g. Nvidia Shields).
With that said, for those adventurous types who would like to help us with testing, you can use the same link to opt in for a Google Play account.
Skin Developers
An API bump will be made with the next release of Kodi 21's testing cycle. See the following PR's for details
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23926
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23927
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23862
This will require changes and submissions to the Omega branch for skins for those who submit to the Kodi Repository. Reach out on the forums if you have any questions/concerns.
And now, for the list of changes for Beta 1.
Build/Dependencies
cmakebuild system have been made. These will be mostly invisible to users, but the intention is to modernise ourcmakeusage to prepare us for the future more easily.cmakebuild system, when targeting Multi Config Generators (VS/Xcode), will now create a full complete build directory to allow a Kodi executable to be run immediately without the direct use of an IDE like VS. This is also the start to allow us to build dependencies for Windows for shared libraries, and be able to package them correctly.Estuary, Estouchy
Favourites
General
.strmfiles to properly use resume points was made by @Acidzero2020.Input
Music
Player
Platform Specifics
Android:
FreeBSD
--audio-backend(https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23886).Linux:
--gl-interface=<interface>) to replace the old environment variable usage ofKODI_GL_INTERFACE(https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23907).macOS:
smctemp, to display the CPU and GPU sensor values - this being valid for either x86 or Apple Silicon (https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23770).webOS
Windows:
PVR
Skinning
ParentalRatingCodeinfo label (https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23586).Videos
Known Issues
You can see open issues on our tracker at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/issues. However, to call out a couple of specifics, please be aware of the following if you're planning on upgrading:
If you love to live on the bleeding edge of new, you can get Beta 1 from here. Select your platform of choice, and look in the "Prerelease" section. Again, though, please: expect some breakage, don't use this as your daily installation unless you know how to get things working again, and please share your experiences back with us so we can really get going on those bugs.
As usual - well, it is open source - you can see what's changed between v21 and v20 here. For a more targeted look at the changes made since v21 Alpha 3, you can see those changes here.
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