We are going to tell you a series of tips to make Kodi go fasterand thus be able to improve the experience when using it. Kodi is one of the best experiences to turn any device into a multimedia center, and these tips will help you get the most out of it.
The first thing you have to do in these cases is check your connection or restart the router. But if this is not enough, we will tell you the internal changes to take into account to speed up the operation of this media center.
Updated add-ons without betas
If you want to prioritize speed and good performance, it is best that keep plugins updated to the latest version. This will ensure that any bugs or malfunctions have been updated, and that security patches have been applied and bugs fixed.
To improve speed and stability it is also advisable do not use beta versions of plugins. It is true that with a beta you always have new features before anyone else, but you have to remember that they are test versions. This means that they will be less stable, and may make Kodi run a little worse.
Delete add-ons you don’t use
Kodi is a modular application, in which you can install a large number of add-ons to add additional functions. With the addons for Kodi you can adapt the application to your needs, but you should not forget that These plugins consume resourcesso the more you have, the more performance and user experience could be affected.
Therefore, both to gain speed and so that Kodi does not end up being a chaos full of add-ons, it is recommended delete addons you don’t use. Come on, don’t have them installed “just in case”, because if you need them you can reinstall them.
To do this, go to the section Add-onsand inside click on My Add-onsand from there hit All to see the full list. Now, click on the one you want to delete and click on the option Uninstall with the trash icon.
Clean user profiles
In Kodi you can create different user profiles to have different configurations depending on who is going to use it. And although having too many of them does not affect performance as much as add-ons, it is also advisable delete profiles you no longer use to keep the program as clean as possible.
To do this, you have to go to Kodi settings and click on the section Profiles. Inside, click Profiles and hold down on the profile you want to delete or click on it depending on the device. You will see that You see the option to Eliminate to be able to delete it.
If a plugin goes wrong, look for an alternative
Kodi is a tool that has hundreds or thousands of applications or add-ons or complements, and there are many of them that serve the same or similar things. Therefore, if you install one that does not work as well as it should, then look for a better alternative that has better performance.
Don’t be afraid to explore and install more than one plugin for the same thing so you can compare them. Simply, Remember to delete the ones you don’t use afterward. to leave only the one you are going to stay.
Customize the interface with Kodi’s own skins
As we have already mentioned, one of the great advantages of Kodi is that you can customize it completely. For this, you will also be able to install skins with which to completely change the appearance of the application, although there is something you should know.
If you download and install third-party skins, the application could perform a little worse and be a little slower. Therefore, although it is a nuisance and limits you a lot, if you prioritize speed over appearance it is recommended use your own Kodi skins in the section Interface of the settings, within Skins.
Here, it all depends on your preferences. If what you want is to adjust the appearance of the application to the maximum for some amazing skin you have seen, then go ahead. But if you want everything to go as quickly as possible, then customization may be something you have to sacrifice a little.
Clear cache from time to time
Like any application, there are many things and elements that Kodi will save in the cache of your device. This will cause space to be taken up, which will also lead to worse overall performance, or slowdowns if you run out of memory. That’s why, it is advisable to clear the cache from time to time.
About this, the bad news is that Kodi does not have an option to clear cache, and the good news is that you can use a third party plugin with which you can do it. Is called EZ Maintenanceand in this article we tell you how you can configure it to clear the cache, schedule this deletion and perform other maintenance operations.
If everything goes wrong, reset
An application started out working very well, but over time it stopped working. In this case, Kodi does not have an option to reset apps, so you will have to delete the app and reinstall it to start again from scratch.
But there is also a less drastic option. If an app starts to work poorly after making some changes to it, you will always be able to go to the section Record within the section System of the settings. Here, you can activate the component records to review the changes that are being made, and you can reset settings.
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