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*Only Ubuntu and Mac OS X building environments have been tested so far. | *Only Ubuntu and Mac OS X building environments have been tested so far. | ||
*XBMC for Android will eventually come to Google Play. | *XBMC for Android will eventually come to Google Play. | ||
*Public test APKs will be available in the | *Public test APKs will be available in the future. | ||
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| Question= Is XBMC for Android different from normal XBMC? | |||
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*The current version of XBMC for Android is based on pre-Frodo (version 12) and is based on the same code as XBMC for all the other supported platforms. This is an unstable [[development version]]. | |||
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| Question= How do I find out what version of XBMC am I running? | |||
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* XBMC main menu > System > Lower submenu > System info. '''Note the alpha version and/or build date.''' | |||
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| Question= | | Question= Video and audio formats XBMC for Android can playback | ||
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* | * XBMC for Android supports all the same formats that other platforms do (such as desktop OS). | ||
* | * Due to the weak processing power of most ARM processors, for smooth playback most Android hardware will require proper hardware decoding. (See [[#Requirements]] below) | ||
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:{{see also|Android hardware}} | :{{see also|Android hardware}} | ||
{{#lst:Supported hardware|Android}} | {{#lst:Supported hardware|Android}} | ||
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{{FAQ|1=Google_TV | {{FAQ|1=Google_TV | ||
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| Question= How to hide the Android navbar | | Question= How to hide the Android navbar | ||
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**A custom Android ROM can be installed to correctly handle the navbar on set-top-boxes. | **A custom Android ROM can be installed to correctly handle the navbar on set-top-boxes. | ||
**There's some other tricks you can do if you have rooted the device {{editor note|I keep hearing this, but haven't found any of these tricks yet. If someone finds one then please note it here.}} | **There's some other tricks you can do if you have rooted the device {{editor note|I keep hearing this, but haven't found any of these tricks yet. If someone finds one then please note it here.}} | ||
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*These are the early days for XBMC for Android! Things are changing almost daily, and there's a ton of different devices and configurations and questions out there. Feel free to edit this page if you see anything you can improve. | |||
* [http://xbmc.org/theuni/2012/07/13/xbmc-for-android/ XBMC for Android announcement on XBMC.org] | |||
* [[forumtopic:164|XBMC for Android support forum]] | |||
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This is the Frequently Asked Questions for Android. Template:XBMC FAQ
General FAQ
- See also: XBMC all platforms FAQ for FAQs that apply to all versions of XBMC.
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Troubleshooting
See also: Troubleshooting
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