How to install and get updates

How to install and get updates

inputstream.adaptive is an official Kodi binary add-on and therefore either already installed or available from Kodi repository under VideoPlayer InputStream category.

Steps: Main menu -> Addons -> Package icon -> Install from repository -> Kodi repository -> VideoPlayer InputStream

When it is installed from the official Kodi repository you will automatically receive new updates as soon as they are available, unless otherwise specified here.

Note for Apple IOS / TvOS, Windows UWP app (store), X-Box:

In this case InputStream Adaptive comes embedded with Kodi itself, and so you will not be able to get/install updates. Solutions are: wait next Kodi software update, or build manually Kodi from sources.

Note for Linux systems:

Usually on linux systems this add-on is not available on Kodi repository, and must be installed separately, for example on Ubuntu is possible install it by running the following commands on terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi-inputstream-adaptive

In this case, in order to obtain future updates you will have to upgrade the package. In case of missing updates, please contact the linux maintainer which is directly in charge of linux packages updates.

Note for Kodi OS's (e.g. LibreElec):

Typically the developers who are responsible for releasing these Kodi OS distributions are also responsible for releasing updates to add-on components like this one as well, so the releases are not managed by the Kodi team. In case the add-on is not available or there are missing updates, please first contact the developers of these distributions.

How to re-enable auto-updates after manually installed an update (zip)

To re-enable automatic updates, you need to open "My add-ons" menu, under "VideoPlayer InputStream" sub-menu, select InputStream Adaptive, then open context menu "Info", and click on "Versions" button, on the opened window select the update from Kodi repository, this will re-install the last official version and will re-enable the auto-updates.

Widevine DRM requirements

To play Widevine DRM-protected streaming videos on operating systems other than Android, the installation of the Widevine library is required, which is not supplied with this add-on.

This library is usually installed automatically by "python" video add-ons, so no manual operations are required.

In case you use PVR add-ons or playlist files (e.g. STRM/M3U8) and you dont use 'python' video add-ons, we recommend installing InputStream Helper add-on from Kodi repository. This add-on allows you to manage the installation and manual update of the Widevine library.

Problems on ARM64 linux operative systems

The use of Widevine on ARM64 linux operating systems may be complex, some patches to the operating system may be required in order to be able to load the library correctly. We suggest reading the Widevine ARM64 support page for more details.