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When diagnosing your Kodi device, one of the common tests is checking how well your storage performs I/O operations (read and write), so you can compare it to other storage devices. The I/O Benchmark add-on writes a file to your storage and then reads this file to test the I/O performance. Don’t be alarmed by poor results as it doesn’t necessarily mean your Kodi device is slow.
When diagnosing your Kodi device, one of the common tests is checking how well the CPU of your device performs, so you can compare it to other CPUs. The CPU Benchmark add-on uses a utility called Pystone for testing the Python performance, which Kodi is based on. Don’t be alarmed by poor results as it doesn’t necessarily mean your device is slow.
A Kodi build is a prepackaged version of Kodi containing skin, repositories, add-ons and predefined settings. A build is easier to install because it requires only a few clicks, and your Kodi is ready to go. However, there are good reasons why not to install those builds.
Many users watch their favorite content online using Kodi as a streaming service for movies and TV shows. A less-known feature of Kodi, but one that is externally useful, is downloading media files to your local storage. It has significant advantages over streaming, as you can watch it anytime and everywhere without buffering issues or searching for working sources. Also, you don’t need an available internet connection.
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We often back up and restore our Kodi for two main reasons: the first reason is to transfer Kodi from one device to another, and the second reason is to restore it in case of a crash or file corruption. Backup is also a good practice before any update or changes you intend to do on your Kodi. The backup process stores all the relevant Kodi files, including user add-ons and the add-ons settings, config files, database, playlists, profiles, thumbnails, fanart, and game saves. Backup can be done on demand or via a scheduler.
The Magic Dragon add-on is a popular add-on from the cMaN’s Wizard repository with a huge collection of movies and TV shows. It includes sections like 4K movies, new releases, movie picks, latest episodes and seasons, documentaries, people watching, movie world, TV world and more. The Magic Dragon has Trakt and Real Debrid support, and it also provides free links.
TED is a platform for spreading ideas using short powerful talks. Those talks cover a wide range of topics including technology, science, economics, biology, advertising and much more. The TED Talks add-ons bring those talks to Kodi so you can watch them and learn new things every day.
Have you ever wanted to create an amazing Kodi add-on by yourself? Great, but you first need to learn the basics. Every programming language (or software in our case) has its basic program called Hello World. This tutorial will teach you how to create your first add-on as the first step in learning how to develop complex Kodi add-ons. It doesn’t require any prior knowledge.
The PVR IPTV Simple Client add-on of Kodi allows loading an M3U playlist. By loading the playlist, you can watch free IPTV with thousands of channels from all around the world using the powerful live TV of Kodi. M3U is a file format for defining multimedia playlists by storing the locations of various media files. Moreover, this tutorial includes a list of free M3U playlists you can use to watch your favorite TV channels.
DailyMotion.com is a video sharing website attracting millions of users every day. The DailyMotion add-on has all the content found on the website, so you don’t need to switch between Kodi and your browser to watch a video. The content is arranged by categories including what to watch, trending, live, channels and users. You can also search for a specific video.
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