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Hello Everyone!
I'm trying to install Kodi on my SONY AF9 w/ Oreo via Play Store, but the installation fails with error -506. Interestingly enough, if I then restart the TV, Kodi appears under "Apps", but can't be started.
I've tried a complete Factory Reset and then install Kodi 17.6 immediately after OOBE, but fails with the same error code.
I also tried installing the current nightlies, but these failed as well.
What could be going wrong?
Greetings.
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You will need to contact Sony for this. They have a habit of breaking things without notifying people.
If there is an opportunity to RMA your Sony TV and buy a different TV brand, please do so.
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Well, Sony says: "Contact developer of Kodi app, it's not official app from Sony."
It seems to me that Kodi has some unknown issue with Android Oreo on Sony AF9 TV (on Sony AF8 with Android Nougat works Kodi normally).
I don't know if on the market is any other Android TV with Andoid Oreo, but it's possible that it's generic issue not specific to Sony, but to all new TVs with upcoming Android Oreo.
Is there any way how can I help to diagnose and solve this error "-506"?
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2018-10-22, 14:00
(This post was last modified: 2018-10-22, 14:01 by Martijn.)
Guess you got the standard answer from Sony "Not our problem" as usual. We will certainly not do anything (or know what to do) cause Kodi works just fine on any other device out there except Sony. You can take one guess where the problem lies.
Also since Sony was too cheap to even give us a TV to develop on and we would just need to buy one ourselves it you can understand the reluctance of us even to want to lift one finger for them
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On Sony Kodi works normally (on Android Nougat), I have no issue with Kodi on previous Sony models. Are you sure that Kodi has no problem on any other TV running Android Oreo (if there's any)?
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2018-10-22, 14:04
(This post was last modified: 2018-10-22, 14:04 by Martijn.)
Kodi works on a NVIDIA SHIELD which is also Oreo. If Kodi doesn't work on a Sony TV then Sony fucked it up.
Android remains Android on whatever device it runs. It's just the driver layer underneath that's different.
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did you find a solution to this problem. I have they same problem with the same error code
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I think Sony blocked Kodi's package id.
Me and some users tested, both Kodi 18 64bit and 32bit cannot be installed.
I compiled Kodo 32bit, changed it's package id to com.amazon.aiv.eu .
Kodi get installed and runs just fine.
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Switch to another app like mrmc, emby....
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Thank you.
Now its working but only 1080p.
Is yours the same
Thanks
