{"id":101992,"date":"2020-10-09T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=101992"},"modified":"2020-10-10T01:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T01:22:00","slug":"what-to-do-if-kodi-not-responding-1400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/what-to-do-if-kodi-not-responding-1400.html","title":{"rendered":"What to Do If Kodi Not Responding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you feel annoyed when you meet a problem of Kodi not working? Especially when you find it hard to figure out any Kodi issue by yourself. And \u201cCheck Kodi\u2019s Logs\u201d is the common advice from Kodi, but it is always not workable because the logs cannot find out the issue in actual use. However, the lucky thing is that most of the Kodi issues can be solved within several minutes. In this post, we are going to troubleshoot some common Kodi not responding issues<\/b> to help you watch your favourite videos via Kodi in peace.<\/p>\n

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  • part 1: What is Kodi<\/a> <\/li>\n
  • part 2: How to fix Kodi not responding issue<\/a> <\/li>\n
  • Bonus: How to watch movie on PC using another media player <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    Part 1: What is Kodi <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    \"Kodi\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Kodi is a media player for entertainment which incorporates all the digital media into an easy-to-use package. It is open source for totally free and can be customized as you need, running on different kinds of devices like Linux, Android and Windows. Its 10 feet user interface can be used with TV and remote controls. Users are allowed to play and watch a variety of videos ,music and other media files via the local storage or internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Part 2: How to fix Kodi not responding issue <\/strong><\/h2>\n

    You will encounter Kodi issues one or two times if you use Kodi regularly. Here you can follow the guides below to fix Kodi not responding issue.<\/p>\n

    1. VPN can be used with Kodi <\/h3>\n

    Sometimes, ISP probably block the any streaming requests from Kodi, but don\u2019t worry, VPN can be used with Kodi to mask the requests without letting ISP know of it. Just because ISP cannot tell any data transaction from Kodi, they cannot block the requests. Therefore, VPN can safeguard your internet from being pried on any online activities which include ISP.<\/p>\n

    2. Update Kodi to latest version if it crashes frequently <\/h3>\n

    Get Kodi updated to the latest version once it crashes to regularly. You can follow the guides as below to check the version from your device.<\/p>\n

    #1.<\/b> Enter the home screen of Kodi and press on Settings icon button from the left top side. The gear icon Settings is under the logo of Kodi.<\/p>\n

    \"update-Kodi-to-latest-version\"<\/a><\/div>\n

    #2.<\/b> Click on System Information from the next panel.<\/p>\n

    \"choose-system-information\"<\/a><\/div>\n

    #3.<\/b> You can see Kodi version from the right corner of the bottom in the next panel. You need to get the Kodi version updated to the latest version. But due to some reason, you are not allowed to update Kodi in the application. In this case, you have to uninstall Kodi from your device and get a fresh one to install.<\/p>\n

    \"view-Kodi-version\"<\/a><\/div>\n

    3. Buffering issue in Kodi <\/h3>\n

    Once Kodi cannot work, uninstalling it and then reinstalling it can fix many problems. But, in case you meet a buffering issue from Kodi, you need to take some methods to deal with this buffering problem like clearing the Cache or increasing the size of video cache in Kodi or Using VPN or Using code.<\/p>\n

    4. Restore Kodi to default settings <\/h3>\n

    The uninstallation and reinstallation of Kodi can fix lots of issues and ensure the missing files can be retrieved to your system. However, not all the Kodi problems would need to reinstall the app. You can get Kodi data clear and then restore it to default settings.<\/p>\n

    Bonus: How to watch movie on PC using another media player <\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Kodi is the entertainment center for any digital media file, but sometimes, you may meet Kodi not working issue suddenly when you are watching your favourite movie, that\u2019s quite annoying to interrupt your movie enjoyment at the exciting moment. Alternatively, you can choose another outstanding media player Leawo Free Blu-ray Player instead of Kodi to avoid any unexpected issue to occur during the special moment of enjoying your movie.<\/p>\n

    Leawo Free Blu-ray Player<\/a><\/strong> offers a good solution to all media playback. It is a totally free player for Blu-ray disc, DVD disc, HD video, ISO file and audio. Whatever the commercial version or homemade version, Blu-ray disc, BDAV movie folder, ISO image file and VC-1 file can be played for free<\/a><\/strong> without any limit. At the meantime, whether the DVD player is regionally protected or not, DVD disc, DVD folder or DVD ISO image files also can be played for free. <\/p>\n