[cudencuden]

how can we submit request to have ability to update OpenELEC/Kodi from local file? ...like downloading a tar to an USB device...plug USB device into Rpi...then being able to reference tar file on USB device to update OpenELEC/Kodi.

Just to be sure - You are aware that you can update by coping the tar file to the update folder and rebooting? I can't figure why, if you know this, you would be interested in the feature you suggest.

yeah. lol..i have users that's either: a)don't know or care to find out how to browse to kodi update folder via network b)use KODI as a offline media player (with usb drive attached)

and by users i mean friends and relatives who voluntold me as their tech support.