NOTE: As well as helping stable playback and preventing kick outs, this also helps resolve BLACK SCREEN issues (NO VIDEO JUST SOUND), and GREEN SCREEN issues
This also fixes KODI HAS STOPPED WORKING FOR ANDROID 5 and 6 devices
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ESTUARY SKIN
ANDROID & FIRESTICKS & FIRE TV BOXES
From kodi home screen > click settings (cog wheel at top left) > player settings > settings level at the bottom > click to advanced or expert > videos > on the right beneath processing untick both mediacodecs.
If that does not help try different combinations.
CONFLUENCE SKIN
From kodi home screen > click SYSTEM > PLAYER > SETTINGS LEVEL at the bottom > click to advanced or expert > click VIDEOS top left > on the right beneath PROCESSING untick both mediacodecs.
If that does not help try different combinations.
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WINDOWS ACCELERATOR SETTINGS – ESTUARY SKIN
From kodi home screen click system (cog wheel top left) > player settings > settings level at the bottom > click to advanced or expert > videos> on the right beneath processing click render method > software > click ok > if that did not help then put settings back as they where and un-tick dxva2
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WINDOWS ACCELERATOR SETTINGS – CONFLUENCE SKIN
From kodi home screen click system > video > settings level at the bottom > click to advanced or expert > acceleration > render method > software > click ok > if that did not help then put settings back as they where and un-tick dxva2