Is it true that Kodi will no longer be supporting kitkat 4.4 for android?
Yes, Krypton will need lollipop.
Is it true that you've posted multiple threads to ask what could have been really summed up into one? ~yes
For those of you with android units staying with Kitkat 4.4 or less going to version 17 seems to be off the table.
I would suggest trying SPMC it is a fork of Kodi (Jarvis16.3) with some excellent upgrades and works very well on my 4.4 androids.
http://spmc.semperpax.com/