Want to know what Israeli connection to KODI 18 is?
Well, as you know, every year, a new version of KODI comes out, and in the software development world, there is such a custom to call each version a certain name ...
For example, Google's Android versions get a candy version every time
Android 5 was a kit (imitation of fun fun)
Android 6 Lollipop (Lollipop)
Android 7 nougat etc ...

At KODI they do this every year in the name of comic book characters - science fiction
KODI 16 was named JARVIS - an Iron Man comic book character
KODI 17 was called Recipeton - the planet where Superman was born
And KODI 18 got the name ......

KODI 18 received the code name "Leah" ... named after Leah Princess from the Star Wars movie series, the role played by Carrie Francis Fisher who passed away this year, and the name was chosen as a tribute to the actress ...
And what is the relationship between KODI 18 and Israel?

Actress Carrie Francis Fisher who portrayed Princess "Leah" was of Jewish origin!

Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016) was an American actress, filmmaker, and writer of Jewish origin.
Best known as Princess Lea, in the Star Wars series.
Fisher was born in Beverly Hills, California to singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Her father's parents were Jews who emigrated from Russia. A mother from a Christian-Protestant family of English and Scottish descent.
When Fisher was two, her parents divorced.
Her father remarried to English guru, Elizabeth Taylor.
Fisher starred as Princess Lea, in the three Star Wars films released in the 1970s and 1980s. In addition, her character also appeared in the two new films coming out in the second decade of the 21st century. (Wikipedia)

What's new in KODI 18?
Should I install KODI 18?
What is the difference between KODI 17 and KODI 18?

 

 

 

So what's new in KODI 18 - KODI 18?

Let's start this way, according to the KODI team statement, because there are so many innovations in KODI 18 - KODI 18,
They release separate posts that concentrate on a few innovations each time so as not to overwhelm us so much
Changes at once ...

So such a statement certainly tells us that there is a lot to expect from KODI 18 - KODI 18!

So of course the question is asked, what else can be renewed in KODI ?
KODI is almost perfect software with so many options that just keeps getting better with each new version ...
But according to the KODI  Developers Statement, the new innovations and features to be added to KODI  18 - KODI 18,
Will make our coding experience more amazing than it is now ...

Before we continue, we will emphasize that some of the changes and developments are mainly the KODI  18 interface and interface - KODI 18
For devices running the new operating system called ANDROID TV.
Please note that ANDROID TV is not the usual Android interface known to us from the streamers sold today in the market,
Which is actually the same version of Android that sells us from smartphones and tablets and makes our TV
For a larger tablet spring than for SMART TV.

The Difference Between ANDROID OS And ANDROID TV Operating System - Click Here!

The new ANDROID interface is called ANDROID TV and can now be found on only 3 devices:
NVIDIA SHILED
RAZOR FORGE
XIAOMI MI BOX 3

Of the first three devices, the two are very expensive and are not currently sold in Israel on regular imports.
NVIDIA SHILED is sold for $ 199-299 commissioned from overseas
RAZER FORGE is sold for $ 99-149 on overseas orders
XIAOMI MI BOX is the only streamer with the new android TV interface sold in Israel and has a reasonable market price
For only $ 69 - for a full review of the XIAOMI MI BOX 3 streamer - click here

One of the main features of ANDROID TV is identifying and analyzing user viewing and audio habits and displaying recommended content
On the home screen so the system will learn you slowly and bounce new content on your home screen based on your viewing habits
And previously viewed content (not a very good option for incognito softcore viewers :))

The biggest innovation in ANDROID TV is the adaptation to the TV interface and not the tablet and the purpose of the interface is to enable an experience
Better and better quality television viewing with a few important elements:
- Combining TV viewing with Internet browsing
- Keeping up with the news and weather checking for example without stopping watching
- Using an interface that is not a touch interface

The latter option is very important and fundamental, one of the most problematic things today in streamers based on
Android (normal) operating system is the fact that Android operating system is compatible with touch screens and not
For use with a mouse and keyboard or worse, a remote control or smart sign!

That's why a lot of apps and games don't really work well on the big screen using the streamer!

ANDROID TV - is the answer and solution to put an end to this problem!

It should be noted that behind the Android TV project stands a particularly deep pocket and is: GOOGLE!
Understand that this is a billion-roll industry, ANDROID TV is the successor to the failed GOOGLE TV project.
The person behind the ANDROID TV project is Google's deep pocket.

Google has signed agreements with several large companies that only currently have the rights to market televisions or streamers with a system
Startup ANDROID TV, including:
SONY, SHARP, NVIDIA and Xiaomi (the Chinese tech giant whose shares are acquired by Google include collaborative marketing of their streamer
XIAMOI MI BOX 3!)

Google has also signed distribution rights with content providers such as NETFLIX and AMAZON to provide VOD content services and pay via the interface
The new ANDROID TV operating system.

And this whole introduction leads us back to KODI 18 ...

If content providers are business ... as we mentioned above ANDROID TV operating system can provide content to the user
According to its viewing habits, the system is based on content viewed in apps such as:
YOUTUBE, NETFLIX, AMAZON PRIME, PLEX, HULU, GOOGLE PLAY and more ...

And the novelty is that in KODI 18 - KODI 18, the ANDROID TV system will also take into account content you watched in KODI 18 - KODI 18!
And randomly display content recommended for you and viewable through KODI 18 - KODI 18!
So the novelty is that Google adopts KODI as a full-fledged software and KODI  gets into the big lot ...
Such as YOUTUBE and NETFLIX ... which means Google is opening its deep pocket and sponsoring KODI ...

Which means KODI's project is only going to get better with the funding of Google's deep pocket!

So the first innovation in KODI 18 - KODI 18 is streaming content directly to the ANDROID TV home screen, according to your viewing habits in KODI.

What's New in Kody 18 - KODI 18?

vocal search!
Let's say you want to look for a movie by Arnold Schwarzenegger now ... write it down using the onscreen keyboard with
This sign is no less than a nightmare .... even if you have a backlit keyboard with small buttons, let's say it's half a consolation (not for those
Marble fingers), voice search option in KODI  18 - KODI 18 is going to upgrade your entire search topic
Some levels ahead ...

KODI 18 - No need to spend hours typing unnecessary keywords anymore!
KODI 18 - KODI 18 provides full voice search support!
Note that in addition to KODI 18 KODI 18, you will need a support device to perform voice search on KODI 18 KODI 18.
With a remote control that allows voice search ...
Which brings us to XIAOMI MI BOX 3 again - full review.

So what can you search for KODI 18 through voice search?
Movies, TV shows, actors, albums or artists ... Codecs cannot be expanded by voice search.

Not only voice search - voice typing too!
KODI 18 - KODI 18 will support voice to text, which means that like voice search, anything related to typing can be done
By speech, of course, a remote control with a microphone and a device that supports voice search is needed.