We unintentionally introduced a bug in 19.2 that broke Airplay, so we've fixed that one.Ī couple of gaming-related fixes, notably a controller fix and some shader issues on Retroplayer. There's been a long-standing Atmos audio issue on all platforms that support TrueHD passthrough - we know that this this has been irritating people for some time, and we've now been able to fix this. There's also an issue with an expired certificate for 18.9 on Xbox, which effectively takes that version off that platform for new installations, so timing is opportune to fix that. With the help of (thanks so much!) we think we've now genuinely got those covered to Microsoft's satisfaction, and can finally get this into the Windows Store.
We've had some challenges getting the Xbox version released because of some specific platform requirements needed for 4k/HEVC playback.
Full details are on GitHub, but here's the short form. We still had some challenges with the Xbox release, and some other issues came to light that we didn't want to ignore - so, rather than get into platform-specific point releases, we thought we'd just nudge up to 19.3 and go for it.Īs with other point releases, don't go looking for new features, as that isn't really the purpose here. Okay, we know that we've only just released 19.2, and some of you are probably even still waiting for that, but that's a big part of the reason we need to push out a new build.
If you want to read back on the full history of v19 itself, or of previous versions, you can find the corresponding articles in the relevant blog posts.Īpplication deployment on different platforms (notably the Microsoft Store) can vary considerably due to circumstances outside of our control, so just be patient, and the update will inevitably find its way through. If you're interested, you can read the merged PRs here.
However, as for all software installations, back up your userdata beforehand if you've any doubts or have anything you can't afford to lose (and definitely do this if you're going for a major version upgrade).
Thanks, as always, to everyone who has helped us track down and fix any issues.Īs this is a point release, there are no major changes since the previous version, and you should be fine to install this straight over the top of any existing Kodi 19.x installation - indeed, this will happen automatically on many platforms. no MAC address obtained).įix: Permission error preventing installation of Python add-ons. New: Sort method for recordings based on season and episode.įix: Crash when navigating an empty guide.įix: Hiding/deleting channel group now working correctly.įix: Any Favourites for a restricted/locked media source are now hidden.įix: Blu-ray ISO title and watched status now displayed correctly.įix: Wrong language identified from subtitle name corrected.įix: ASS subtitles display now working correctly.įix: Various TrueHD stutter/dropout issues corrected.įix: Mouse cursor positioning in full-screen.įix: Flickering with interlaced H.264 SD on AMD GPUs.įix: Crash on unexpected network configuration (e.g. Kore or JSON to pause Kodi.įix: English keyboard missing semi-colon.įix: Chinese keyboard character now displaying correctly. Full changelog since 19.3 on Github, as usual.įix: Home screen context menu fix for when there are more than 10 items in menu.įix: Seekbar wouldn't disappear after 5 sec when using remote app e.g. It's point release o'clock once more, so, without further fanfare, I give you Kodi "Matrix" 19.4: more bug fixes, some backports, no real new features. Is it too late to say "Happy New Year"? Probably, but this is still the first release of 2022, so let's go with that anyway.