Kodi 22.0a2-Piers

Release summary

Major user-facing changes include:

Video/audio

• Upgraded to FFmpeg 8
• Added HEIF/HEIC support
• Fixed playing streams with more than 256 audio+video+subtitles tracks
• Improved audio channel handling
• Improved subtitle selection for "forced_only" subtitles

Library/Sources and Management

• Added Season Plot
• Added Movie/TV Show Original Language
• Fixed bug in Alpha 1 where scanning fails if local NFO files are present
• Improved Video Version importing

PVR

• Fixed Daylight Saving Time switching issues

Weather

• New Weather Skinning API
• Various fixes and improvements for the Home widget and Weather window

Python

• Upgraded to Python 3.13.7
• Added ability to set available fanart

Platforms

• Windows
  • Multiple Kodi instances can now be run simultaneously
• Android
  • New dialog explaining microphone permission
• macOS
  • Fixed high CPU usage in the background
• LG webOS
  • Improvements for new Media Pipeline
  • Fixed very bright subtitles and GUI when playing HDR / DolbyVision content
  • Fixed subtitles sometimes not displaying