[PizzaPino]

I have an Android TV (Philips 55POS9002 & Sonos Beam connected via HDMI-Arc). When I start Kodi 18 and play a movie, both my TV speakers and the soundbar's volume are on. And from then on my TV speakers stay on even on other apps or while watching cable TV until I hardreset my TV. I only want my Soundbar to be on or else I hear an annoying echo. Is there a way to fix this?

[fritsch]

Use pulseaudio and the combined sink, see: https://kodi.wiki/view/PulseAudio

Argh, this was not the Linux forum ... no idea on Android.

[T800]

Can't you just turn the volume down on the TV and leave it there?

[PizzaPino]

Can't you just turn the volume down on the TV and leave it there?

 No unfortunately I can't. The remote controls the volume of the TV and of the soundbar at the same time.

[T800]

I've never used ARC before but most TV's have the option to turn of the TV speakers in the settings.

[PizzaPino]

I've never used ARC before but most TV's have the option to turn of the TV speakers in the settings.

 This is a Kodi 18 problem. The TV speakers are off for everything else. When I turn off the TV speakers in the settings, I don't get sound through my soundbar either. I have to set it to HDMI-Audio system. But this usually turns off the TV speakers except for Kodi.

I reverted back to Kodi 17, and it's normal again.

[rodalpho]

Well more accurately it's something to do with the interaction between kodi and your TV, and possibly your androidTV device too.

I run kodi v18 on a shieldTV with a Sonos beam and Vizio TV and do not have that problem. TV speakers are always off, as they should be.