[quote=GuyM,May 26 2017, 08:07 AM]
You still couldn't get me. What I say is they left them out with Security risk. It's okay if they think the older or lower end hardware cannot use for the latest feature that they are moving forward but leaving them at risk without helping them to tackle the security loophole that they created.
That's a genius.
I owned Android hp too. I know how crappy it is if running only with untouched stock apps.
99% users owned an Android phones install 3rd party apps because is easy to access.
This is the power of choice.. We have options, we make use of the options.. We are not stuck with and told.. Oh you MUST only use these apps or the phone this way cuz we know better than you.. Nope.[/quote]
Thank you for the concern on users such as myself whose having Q16 running on 4.4.2 that's not compatible with Kodi 17.3
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Provided the hardware can take it.. Contact Himedia and ask that a stable firmware update be released for your device.. Keyword here is "stable". As it's no use releasing a buggy Lollipop firmware, just cuz.. [quote=OCMAX,May 26 2017, 08:25 AM]
These is one example and too bad for hundreds thousands of like TM white box and my poor old clean android phone.
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TLDR: We like to blame others.. This time, most have picked the Kodi folks. But that's wrong as they are not at fault when users fail to listen to their advice and purchase a device that's not officially supported. Do you hear any Nvidia Shield or Wetek or Minix Neo U1+ device owners complaining? Nope! As I write, the guys at Minix are working on and will release their version of Krypton made specifically for Minix hardware. They've done the same with at least Isengard and Jarvis. That's a manufacturer that cares for its customers.
TM box? Haha.. How about you call TM and demand that they upgrade the firmware to Lollipop? No why stop there, demand for Marshmallow instead.. Are you aware that Android O is released?.. Hahaha.. Wut! the last paragraph of my previous post? Please go take a read again.. Let me try explaining even further.. With each major OS release on any platform, certain bugs are squashed, security is increased, code is made more efficient and able to churn out more performance from
improved hardware.. If software can do everything, hardware decoding as we know it today will be irrelevant.. You would not need to dispose of the CRT TVs to get a FHD TV or dispose of the FHD TV, to get a UHD/SUHD with HDR10 and or Dolby Vision.. See where I'm going with this? Software is great and in most cases, some form of hackery can be written to patch things up.. This is what the Kodi devs have been doing for years for Android devices. They sweated and toiled coming up with various methods to keep the ship afloat for free and with limited resources and guess who made the most profit from their slaving..? Mobile device and TV Box manufacturers... Kodi isn't paid any royalty on each device produced capable of supporting it. I recall last year or so, there were only 2 Android developers!.. Imagine that, millions of Android devices running Kodi and these 2 fellas were in charge of making sure that Kodi worked reasonably well on each and every device.. That's a huge task.. they almost had to drop Android support and have been pleading for those with the necessary skills to come work for em officially.
So yeah, look at it from Kodi's perspective..
Android has a standard, all the manufacturers have to do is to incorporate these standards to play nice.. So if it's not working as intended, take an electronic baseball bat and let your device manufacturer have it..
Else, you've learnt your lesson and make wise purchases next time.. Don't blindly purchase such items. I bought my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 back in early 2014 and the Note 8 should be launching later this year. Yet, the Note 3 is still super relevant, despite been abandoned by Samsung.. Why, cuz I did my research and spent accordingly. Same with the Minix Neo U1. The guys at Minix are official diamond backers of the Kodi foundation. Go figure how that ensures I'm able to run the latest V17.3 release..
This post has been edited by voncrane: May 26 2017, 01:19 PM