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* Rockchip - '''yes''', but some devices might need an updated firmware for smooth 1080 playback. [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168268&pid=1479042#pid1479042]
* Rockchip - '''yes''', but some devices might need an updated firmware for smooth 1080 playback. [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168268&pid=1479042#pid1479042]
* Tegra 3/4 - '''yes'''
* Tegra 3/4 - '''yes'''
* Allwinner - For A10 SoCs, '''no'''. There's is some cedarv work, but it is unlikely it will make it into mainline XBMC. [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=154492] Some later Allwinner SoCs (A31? A20?) might work. Awaiting confirmation.
* Allwinner A10 - '''no'''
* Snapdragon - ?
* Allwinner A31 - '''yes'''
* Snapdragon - '''yes'''
* Freescale - ?
* Freescale - ?
* OMAP - ?
* OMAP - ?
* Samsung/Exynos - '''yes'''
* Samsung/Exynos - '''yes'''
* Mediatek - '''no'''


[[Category:Android]]
[[Category:Android]]

Revision as of 13:07, 12 November 2013

Home icon grey.png   ▶ Devices ▶ Android ▶ Android hardware

This is a list of Android SoC's (System on a Chip, which is the CPU, GPU, VPU, etc. Also known as "chipsets") that will use hardware video decoding with XBMC. For most HD videos, hardware video decoding is necessary for smooth video playback. While some devices might be able to do SD and even some 720 content using software video decoding, hardware video decoding is considered essential for most Android devices.

Basic requirements

Stop hand.png It is highly recommended for users to not make any hardware purchases in anticipation of running Kodi on Android without first researching the device you want to buy. Before you do buy, make sure multiple people have verified that it works! If in doubt, do not buy any hardware!
  • Kodi v17 and later requires Android 5.0 or higher.
  • x86 (Intel) or a NEON-compatible ARM-processor, (for example: Nvidia Tegra 3 and newer are fully supported by Kodi, while Tegra 2 and older are not).
  • The main aim for the Android port of Kodi is to foremost target media-players/set-top-boxes/sticks that connect to a large screen television and uses a standard remote control as its main interface device, (that is the same market as for HTPC).

How do I know what chipset I have?

Editor note: I'm sure someone on the internet has a list or database that people can just look this up. We should probably just link to that rather than duplicate the work.

Chipsets

Editor note: This is a rough draft of chipsets. Exact model numbers and various notes should be added as we go along. Mostly focusing on the current generations of these listed chipsets.

  • AMLogic - yes, in a specific AML-enabled build for v12, or XBMC 13-alpha4 or higher when built with AMLcodec enabled (this is not default).
  • Rockchip - yes, but some devices might need an updated firmware for smooth 1080 playback. [1]
  • Tegra 3/4 - yes
  • Allwinner A10 - no
  • Allwinner A31 - yes
  • Snapdragon - yes
  • Freescale - ?
  • OMAP - ?
  • Samsung/Exynos - yes
  • Mediatek - no