New Kodi 19.4 for Android isn't available on Google Play -- here's how to get it

The Kodi Foundation has just released Kodi "Matrix" 19.4 and you can read all about what's new in this point release in our story here. While this is great news for Kodi users, there's bad news if you're using the popular home theater software on Android - you can't download this update from Google Play.

The problem lies with a change in Google's requirements that Kodi does not meet.

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The updated requirement requires apps to target at least API level 30 (Android 11), but Kodi only targets API level 29 (Android 10).

As a result, the Kodi Foundation says it cannot upload 19.4 from the Play Store. Don't worry, because it's possible to download and install the update manually (in APK format) from Kodi's own servers.

The download links for this are:

• 32-bit download: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-19.4-Matrix-armeabi-v7a.apk
• 64-bit download: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm64-v8a/kodi-19.4-Matrix-arm64-v8a.apk