Releases: xbmc/Kore
Releases · xbmc/Kore
v3.1.0
v3.1.0-beta.1
Minor update, primarily aimed at ensuring Kore remains up to date with the latest Android versions, while also addressing a few bugs along the way.
v3.0.0
Lots of changes in this version, the main ones being:
Migration to Google's Material 3 UI guidelines, which includes:
- Complete review of themes and colors, adding support for light and dark modes based on the device's settings and for dynamic colors, which change the UI colors depending on the current wallpaper (only available on Android 12 and up);
- Update of buttons, text boxes, icons, images, etc. to the latest UI standards;
- Review of transitions between sections and within sections;
Redesign most of Kore's screens, namely:
- The Remote screen, adding the current playback state and better media controls allowing for direct control of what's playing;
- The Now Playing panel, adding the current playback state and media control buttons;
- The Movies, TV Shows, Music and Addons screens, which went through a redesign, particularly on the actions section. All the previously available actions are still there, they just got moved around (well, except for the IMDb link, which was seldom broken, and therefore was replaced with a generic Google search). Note that the "Play locally" function is now called "Stream", which is more appropriate and concise;
- The Artist details screen, to show the artist albums beneath its general information instead of on a separate tab;
- The connection status indication (connecting, not connected or connected) has been improved and made explicit on the various screens;
- The top app bar is collapsible where appropriate and the remote section allows the background image to use up all the screen;
Redesign the notifications
Integrating them with Android's media notifications, which allows for better control of what's playing when Kore is not in the foreground. Note that, if the media notification disappears after a few minutes even though something is playing on Kodi, that's caused by aggressive battery optimization settings which forcefully stop the notification. This happens with some manufacturers that don't follow Android's guidelines, in a futile and artificial attempt to extend the battery life, and the solution is to check the device's battery settings applied to Kore (the way to do it depends on the specific device, more info can be obtained at https://dontkillmyapp.com/);
v3.0.0-beta.1
Lots of changes, too many in fact to list here, the main ones being:
Migration to Google's Material 3 UI guidelines, which includes:
- Complete review of themes and colors, adding support for light and dark modes based on the device's settings and for dynamic colors, which change the UI colors depending on the current wallpaper (only available on Android 12 and up);
- Update of buttons, text boxes, icons, images, etc. to the latest UI standards;
- Review of transitions between sections and within sections;
Redesign most of Kore's screens, namely:
- The Remote screen, adding the current playback state and better media controls allowing for direct control of what's playing;
- The Now Playing panel, adding the current playback state and media control buttons;
- The Movies, TV Shows, Music and Addons screens, which went through a redesign, particularly on the actions section. All the previously available actions are still there, they just got moved around (well, except for the IMDb link, which was seldom broken, and therefore was replaced with a generic Google search). Note that the "Play locally" function is now called "Stream", which is more appropriate and concise;
- The Artist details screen, to show the artist albums beneath its general information instead of on a separate tab;
- The connection status indication (connecting, not connected or connected) has been improved and made explicit on the various screens;
- The top app bar is collapsible where appropriate and the remote section allows the background image to use up all the screen;
Redesign the notifications
- Integrating them with Android's media notifications, which allows for better control of what's playing when Kore is not in the foreground. Note that, if the media notification disappears after a few minutes even though something is playing on Kodi, that's caused by aggressive battery optimization settings which forcefully stop the notification. This happens with some manufacturers that don't follow Android's guidelines, in a futile and artificial attempt to extend the battery life, and the solution is to check the device's battery settings applied to Kore (the way to do it depends on the specific device, more info can be obtained at https://dontkillmyapp.com/);
v2.5.3
- Add support for SendToKodi
- Add support for sharing from Twitch
- Allow to disable direct share on a per host basis
- Bug fixes, specifically issues with thumbnails on Kodi Matrix and errors that prevented downloading files from Kodi
v2.5.2
- Add support for SendToKodi
- Add support for sharing from Twitch
- Allow to disable direct share on a per host basis
- Bug fixes, specifically the error that prevented downloading files from Kodi
v2.5.1
- Add support for sharing from Arte video (The European Culture Channel) to Kodi
- Add support for sharing from Amazon Prime Videos
- Fix download of media files
- Support local play of items in the "Files" section
- Various improvements and bug fixes: Fix "Play from here" in the "Files" section, refresh of playlists in the remote, sharing local filenames with spaces in the name, support for self-signed certificates, remember last used tab, etc.
v2.5.0
- New search option in PVR section;
- Allow sorting of PVR recordings and optionally hiding watched items;
- Add support for sharing local files to Kodi, either by going into the side menu option "Local Files", or by choosing Kore as the share target (when accessing the file, for instance via a file browser);
- Allow changing Kore's language in Settings;
- Support sharing from Soundcloud to Kodi;
- New sort option for albums, movies and tv shows (by year);
- New color themes (Sunrise and Sunset) and tweaks to the others;
- Scroll titles, when these are too long to fit in the Now Playing and Info screens;
- Show all the available playlists (in the playlist screen), even when nothing's playing;
- Update notifications to use the default Android style
- Movie ratings added to movie list
- New translations (Korean, Slovak)
- Bug fixes and UI tweaks
v2.4.7
- Fix issue with Playing in Kodi Leia
v2.4.6
- Improved addons list
- Enable direct sharing of a URL to a specific host
- Bug fixes and UI tweaks