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2019-07-27, 10:47
(This post was last modified: 2019-07-27, 11:53 by Klojum.
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Hi All, ive just bought an android box (h96 max).
When i go to play store and look for kodi it has options update or open, when i select open it opens rkmc which was preloaded on the box, if i try and download it via the kodi website it starts the installation process but then comes up with message 'app not installed' with no other information.
I figured rkmc was the same as kodi but the none of the builds ive tried to install seem to work.
Has anyone had any similar issues or have any advice?
Thanks
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You'd have to uninstall rkmc before you can install Kodi.
It's Rockchip's fork of Kodi, which they obviously haven't bothered to change the app ID for. Hence it's clashing with our original version, so the Play Store things you've already got Kodi installed but the two aren't compatible in terms of updating etc.
Alternatively contact them and see if there's any updated versions if you want to stay on their one rather than ours (which we don't support).
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hi can someone help me how to remove rkmc from h96 max tv box so e can install kodi 18.4 please thanx
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I have same box, I disabled the rkmc 18.1 that came with it and installed Kodi 18.5, then I used a build I like, not mentioning the name of the build, on the second box in my mother's house I disabled also and installed Kodi 18.5 build with another name, it is Kodi but with another name, so far no complaints, both H96 Max work flawless.....just my 2 cents...........
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RKMC is a Rockchip fork of Kodi, but as noted one that they've only partially done and so it clashes with our "real" Kodi due to sharing package IDs etc. Hence having both on the same device is not possible, if you want to put one on you have to remove any pre-existing installs of the other. And as it's a 3rd party vendor fork that we don't know what they've changed inside it, we do not support it.
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They are exactly the same. We provide the direct download option for those who have devices without the Play Store, and also for those who may need an older version for various reasons.