7 official ways to make Kodi faster on Android TV boxes, sticks and PCs: default Estuary skin, disabling unused add-ons, library update on startup, hardware acceleration, closing background apps from your device’s own settings, refresh rate switching and exiting Kodi properly. No booster apps, no builds, no downloads.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Why Kodi gets slow
0:29 Fix 1: default skin
1:06 Fix 2: disable unused add-ons
1:43 Fix 3: library on startup
2:22 Fix 4: hardware acceleration
3:05 Fix 5: background apps
3:32 Fix 6: refresh rate and judder
4:14 Fix 7: exit Kodi properly
4:38 Bonus: is it the file?
5:13 Recap
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