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* If your TV/receiver supports it, enable various [[Settings/System#Audio_output|audio passthrough options]] to reduce the load on the CPU. | * If your TV/receiver supports it, enable various [[Settings/System#Audio_output|audio passthrough options]] to reduce the load on the CPU. | ||
* If RSS feed is enabled, disable it in settings. This makes the main menu a bit faster. | * If RSS feed is enabled, disable it in settings. This makes the main menu a bit faster. | ||
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*Since Android v4 (aka, Ice Cream Sandwich), Android has changed how their navigation bar works. On some Android devices that do not have physical buttons, the navbar cannot be normally hidden, but only "dimmed". Some Android set-top-boxes have this "no buttons" flag set, and will not hide the navigation bar when using XBMC or any other full screen videos. | |||
*'''To remove the navbar:''' | |||
**You can use "[http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/ HideBar]" (Has a free version, and is open source if you wish to compile yourself) | |||
**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.}} | |||
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Revision as of 07:49, 24 October 2012
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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