HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS
The current stable release of XBMC for iOS is v12 Frodo.
- Requirements
- If you have any issues, be sure to read the iOS FAQ!
Installing from Cydia
- Repo.PNG
Step 2-iPhone: Manage - > Sources -> Edit -> Add
Step 2-iPad: Sources -> Edit -> Add
Step 3: Type in http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/ios/ - Install2.PNG
Step 5: Tap on the XBMC-iOS icon.
And you're done! You should now be running XBMC v12 Frodo for iOS. See here to verify your XBMC version.
Updating
Updates for stable releases of XBMC are handled by Cydia and will show up in the "Changes" section when available.
Development builds
Nightly builds
Nightly builds are unstable test builds that have the latest bug fixes and feature additions. They are not fully tested, so anticipate issues and be sure to backup your userdata folder.
- Installing from the command line
- Change history: trac timeline or commit history
NOTE: You MUST install the stable version before you can install a nightly build. You only need to install the stable version once and you don't need to uninstall previous versions to upgrade (or downgrade) XBMC.
- Open http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/ios/ in a web browser and copy the url of the most recent file in that listing.
- EXAMPLE:
http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/ios/xbmc-20111202-6729214-master-ios.deb
- EXAMPLE:
- Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following commands:
ssh [email protected]
- EXAMPLE:
ssh [email protected]
- EXAMPLE:
- You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
- Continue to enter the following commands:
rm -f xbmc*.deb
curl -O -L URL-FROM-STEP-1-HERE
- EXAMPLE:
curl -O -L http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/ios/xbmc-20111202-6729214-master-ios.deb
- EXAMPLE:
dpkg -i xbmc*.deb
rm xbmc*.deb
And you're done! You should now have the latest nightly build of XBMC for iOS. See here to verify your XBMC version.
Frodo release candidate
There are two ways to try out the new XBMC v12 (Frodo) RC:
- One is to add the "pre-release" Cydia repository, which will allow you to update to future Betas and Release Candidates through Cydia. Just repeat the steps on #Installing from Cydia, but replace Step 3's url with http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/pre-release/ios/
- The other is to use the #Nightly builds instructions, but with the url in step 1 replaced with http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/ .
To revert back to stable release repo you should remove the Pre-release repository in Cydia.
Installing from the iOS GUI
Opening a downloaded deb file (from Safari, for example) using iFile from Cydia, will also allow for installation.
Uninstalling
Uninstalling just XBMC
You're all done. XBMC will now be uninstalled from your iDevice. If you want you can also uninstall XBMC-IconPack using the same method.
Removing settings
XBMC will uninstall from your iDevice but will leave certain things (databases and everything in your userdata folder) behind to make it easier if you wanted to reinstall. To delete those:
- From the terminal, run
rm -Rf /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/
- Or
- From iFile
Delete /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/