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Our Android maintainer has to decide if we degrade kodi's general performance for _all_ Android devices out there - I simply don't care at all.

this can only be really fixed by sony in their firmware

edit: the more apps provide ugly workarounds, the less sony will fix it

To top it, it seems Sony also block Kodi from being installed on certain devices. 
So please all start complaining to Sony

Time for a: Sony is not supported in this forum popup ...

Yup looks like we're blocked on. 2017/18 models now. Funny when they used to have us suggested for third party add-on usage.

We could add the name to our own Kodi blacklist making it light up in log files and the forum posts, and consequently support will be stopped...

Please test: https://jenkins.kodi.tv/job/BuildMulti-Choice/194/ which will result in: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/android/ - it will have the name "trans" in it ~ 20 minutes.

(2019-01-03, 13:26)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Our Android maintainer has to decide if we degrade kodi's general performance for _all_ Android devices out there - I simply don't care at all.

 It is not necessary to degrade kodi's general performance for _all_ Android devices. I'm sure there is a way to detect the hardware signature, either by "Sony" or Mediatek. So it will be an if else situation.

Should make it an Ads for everyone to see before they purchase Sony.

(2019-01-09, 16:48)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Please test: https://jenkins.kodi.tv/job/BuildMulti-Choice/194/ which will result in: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/android/ - it will have the name "trans" in it ~ 20 minutes.

 Thank you so much! Will test after work.

(2019-01-09, 16:48)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Please test: https://jenkins.kodi.tv/job/BuildMulti-Choice/194/ which will result in: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/android/ - it will have the name "trans" in it ~ 20 minutes.

 With this version, the grey bars still exist on my kd55af8.

(2019-01-09, 20:53)Mytril Wrote: [ -> ]

(2019-01-09, 16:48)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Please test: https://jenkins.kodi.tv/job/BuildMulti-Choice/194/ which will result in: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/android/ - it will have the name "trans" in it ~ 20 minutes.

 With this version, the grey bars still exist on my kd55af8. 

Okay. Sad :-(

Another try: https://jenkins.kodi.tv/job/BuildMulti-Choice/196/ -> wait until: fritsch-trans-6f6cbd6 is uploaded, please

Next try here please: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk - also take care of another upcoming binary in this folder that has "trans2" in the name. Please test both.

a) http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk
b) http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk

Anything good here?

(2019-01-09, 22:22)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Next try here please: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk - also take care of another upcoming binary in this folder that has "trans2" in the name. Please test both.

a) http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk
b) http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/andro...bi-v7a.apk

Anything good here?

 Package a has black bars nice thx.

Now i test version b and report the result