Q5 PRO FIRMWARE. ANDROID 7. FUTEKO. HMD-2.0.3 2017-04-13.093025

[Mr Ed.]

Has this FW update  IEC61937 pass-through support, so i can use the Kodi 17 player for movies with DTS, DTS-HD or True-HD audio? I rather don't want the Wrapper or a other player to view my movies, i use Kodi for al my media files.

Kodi developpers write on their forum that the only way to use audio passthrough within Kodi 17 is that the android box manufactures add IEC61937 pass-through support to the FW, they stopped adding workarounds from now on.

[futeko.com]

You kind of answered your question with your previous post. 

No is the answer. HiSilicon say early May for a firmware with Audiotrack 23 and full passthrough in Kodi 17+ nativge player.

Meanwhile Kodi 16.1 functionality (5.1 passthrough max from Kodi internal player) can be restored by installing this build of Kodi 17.1: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/android/arm/kodi-20170411-a4896c0-shitty-armeabi-v7a.apk

[Mr Ed.]

You kind of answered your question with your previous post. 

No is the answer. HiSilicon say early May for a firmware with Audiotrack 23 and full passthrough in Kodi 17+ nativge player.

Meanwhile Kodi 16.1 functionality (5.1 passthrough max from Kodi internal player) can be restored by installing this build of Kodi 17.1: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/test-builds/android/arm/kodi-20170411-a4896c0-shitty-armeabi-v7a.apk

Correct 
I just wanted to make sure it was the same issue so i posted a separate question about it.   
The good news i see is that HiSilicom is working on it so i still have hope the issue wil  be solved eventually, in the meanwhile  i will install the update and use the special build of Kodi you linked too. Thanks.

[NicDaniel]

What is the benefit of using Kodi without Himedia wrapper ?

[Eriol]

What is the benefit of using Kodi without Himedia wrapper ?

For me: DVD menu support.

[Mr Ed.]

What is the benefit of using Kodi without Himedia wrapper ?

More player functionality with things like subtitles, audiosync and also DVD menu.

[Maximus]

What is the benefit of using Kodi without Himedia wrapper ?

More player functionality with things like subtitles, audiosync and also DVD menu.

Yup. Automatic subtitles download / integration with opensibtitles.org (and others), is extremely important for people who rely on subs. Also audio sync is very handy sometimes.

And also don't forget the zoom in/out and pixel ratio, with which you can virtually shape the picture anyway you like, if you need to. For example, try to watch 'The Hatefull Eight', or 'La La Land', both shot in Cinemascope 1.55/1 in a 16/9 TV.. It looks small.. You need to zoom in a little bit.

[Summy]

Update via OTA not available for me. Don't want to be fiddling around with pen drives or reset buttons so can we have it fixed please?

[netguru]

What is the benefit of using Kodi without Himedia wrapper ?

"working movies" for example in widgets, Himedia Player do not store this, only stores seen / not seen via SMB, not via NFS.

[HereIsTom]

What is the benefit of using Kodi without Himedia wrapper ?

Streams are not working with the Wrapper!

[Eriol]

And also don't forget the zoom in/out and pixel ratio, with which you can virtually shape the picture anyway you like, if you need to. For example, try to watch 'The Hatefull Eight', or 'La La Land', both shot in Cinemascope 1.55/1 in a 16/9 TV.. It looks small.. You need to zoom in a little bit.

You're gonna need a bigger TV.

[Mr Ed.]

Ran the update today but now i experience a problem with the launcher app, i use the Apex launcher instead of the standard 3D Launcher. The Apex launcher stil works but i have to activate in manually and every-time i reboot the device or hit the home button the device switches back to the 3D launcher. Both in the APP settings as in the settings of the Apex launcher it's not possible to change to a different standard launcher, the only fixed option is the 3D launcher. I tried installing another launcher like the Nova an Nougat launcher but the problem persists. 

Any ideas?

[pcristi]

Read this post.
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=711.msg13152#msg13152

Ran the update today but now i experience a problem with the launcher app, i use the Apex launcher instead of the standard 3D Launcher. The Apex launcher stil works but i have to activate in manually and every-time i reboot the device or hit the home button the device switches back to the 3D launcher. Both in the APP settings as in the settings of the Apex launcher it's not possible to change to a different standard launcher, the only fixed option is the 3D launcher. I tried installing another launcher like the Nova an Nougat launcher but the problem persists. 

Any ideas?

[Mr Ed.]

Read this post.
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=711.msg13152#msg13152

Ran the update today but now i experience a problem with the launcher app, i use the Apex launcher instead of the standard 3D Launcher. The Apex launcher stil works but i have to activate in manually and every-time i reboot the device or hit the home button the device switches back to the 3D launcher. Both in the APP settings as in the settings of the Apex launcher it's not possible to change to a different standard launcher, the only fixed option is the 3D launcher. I tried installing another launcher like the Nova an Nougat launcher but the problem persists. 

Any ideas?

So i read it and the workaround is to set securitylevel to 1, strange thing is that writers in the other topic had this problem with 2.01 and i didn't. But ok, i will try Google to find out how to change or set securitylevels and if that's even possible on a not rooted device.

[irrstern]

Hello,
I saw there is a new update for my q5pro and installed it...
That was a bad Idea - KODI is a mess now... the ESC key has changed that drives me crazy... but it get's worse.
Nothing works like before - no movie plays, the hmedia player just hangs - black screen.

Guys do you test your software in any way? Actually the box is useless for me, because it just don't play videos at all anymore.

Do I have to reconfig things after the update in kodi? Is this a wrapper thing?

---> I found the problem...the security settings changed and without the user/passw for shares nothing works.
I take back what I wrote about not testing But I read the release notes and cannot remember that this was mentioned... maybe I was not careful enough.

The new kodi version is not really a step forward from my point of view....

Can I downgrade just KODI to the former version?
And can I remap the "back-button" in kodi so that it works as before with the remote?