HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS
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Prerequisites:
- iOS 4.1 or higher with Cydia.
- One of the following devices: iPad1, iPhone3Gs, iPod touch 3rd gen (not the 8GB model) or higher.
Installing from Cydia
Steps:
1. Tap the Cydia icon on your homescreen.
2. Go to Manage - > Sources -> Edit -> Add (Sources -> Edit -> Add on iPad)
3. Type in "http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/ios/" (Without the quotation marks)
4. Tap on the teamXBMC source.
5. Tap on the XBMC-iOS icon.
6. Tap install, then confirm.
7. Let it install.
After the install finishes, close Cydia and tap on the XBMC icon on your homescreen.
Some hints for using XBMC on touch devices
- single tap: select/execute
- 2 finger single tap: context menu
- 2finger swipe left: go back
- beside that just drag or flick through lists...
Installing the latest nightly build
- A list of changes can be found on https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commits
Nightly builds incorporate the latest program code from developers and are created by an automated build bot; each night's build constitutes the "latest" version of XBMC that is publicly available.
- NOTE: You must install the Cydia version before you can install nightly builds. You only need to install the Cydia version once.
- Open http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/darwin/ios/ in your browser and copy the url of the most recent file in that listing
- In that url you just copied, make note of the file name after "../ios/". For example it will look something like "
xbmc-20110822-e391fde-master-ios.deb
" - Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following commands:
- Note: it is possible to run a terminal application from an iPhone/iPod/iPad, meaning you can install/upgrade without a computer. Instructions for this, as well as GUI alternatives, are coming later
ssh [email protected]
- You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
- Continue to enter the following commands:
apt-get install wget
wget URL-FROM-STEP-1-HERE
dpkg -i FILE-NAME-FROM-STEP-2-HERE
rm FILE-NAME-FROM-STEP-2-HERE
- You should now have the latest nightly build of XBMC for iOS.