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r0ck0 · 2019-12-14, 07:17

I'm trying to hide the pause screen info. I'm using kodi 18.5 estuary skin on android nvidia shield. There aren't any files in the path they are in on windows, Android\data\org.xbmc.kodi\files\.kodi\addons\skin.estuary is empty

How can I hide the pause OSD on android?

**Klojum** · 2019-12-14, 07:48

Estuary is Kodi's system skin, so it is located elsewhere.
Should you want to make modifications to Estuary, it's best to first make a copy of its whole folder and subfolders with a new name, and also adjust its name in the copied folder's addon.xml file. So it wlll be seen as a new and different skin. Also keep backups while editing.

You may need root access/privileges for this:
Copy the files from: /data/data/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets/addons/skin.estuary

r0ck0 · 2019-12-14, 19:32

(2019-12-14, 07:48)Klojum Wrote: You may need root access/privileges for this:
Copy the files from: /data/data/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets/addons/skin.estuary

Thanks for that info. Now how do I do the needful without root access on my shield?

**jjd-uk** · 2019-12-15, 16:59

(2019-12-14, 19:32)r0ck0 Wrote:
(2019-12-14, 07:48)Klojum Wrote: You may need root access/privileges for this:
Copy the files from: /data/data/org.xbmc.kodi/cache/apk/assets/addons/skin.estuary
Thanks for that info. Now how do I do the needful without root access on my shield?

Use the Kodi built in File Manager to copy the skin files off, to access add special://xbmc and as a source then navigate to addons -> skin.estuary then after modifying files copy to special://userdata/addons

r0ck0 · 2019-12-15, 19:47

(2019-12-15, 16:59)jjd-uk Wrote: Use the Kodi built in File Manager to copy the skin files off, to access add special://xbmc and as a source then navigate to addons -> skin.estuary then after modifying files copy to special://userdata/addons

Thanks I'll try that, will it get overwritten when I install a new kodi nightly?

**Klojum** · 2019-12-15, 20:18

(2019-12-15, 19:47)r0ck0 Wrote: Thanks I'll try that, will it get overwritten when I install a new kodi nightly?

No because it will be seen as an additional skin, -IF- you rename it to something else as a folder name and in the addon.xml file as well. Which is recommended.

**jjd-uk** · 2019-12-15, 20:48

That why I said put the modified files in userdata so it's kept, and in that situation where there is skin.estuary in 2 places the version in userdata is preferred. However it's a good idea to rename it as Klojum suggests to easily identify your modified version.

**jjd-uk** · 2019-12-15, 20:50

Also a good idea to keep the modified files safe somewhere just in case userdata is lost.