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Sony Appears To Be Blocking Kodi On Its Recent Android TVs (androidpolice.com)
Several reports indict that at least some of Sony's recent Android TVs are actively blocking Kodi, the open-source, cross-platform streaming and media player that allows you to access and play local, network, and remote content. Android Police reports: The official Kodi project Twitter account pointed out Sony's deficiency a couple of days ago, but reports on the Kodi forums of issues installing and running the app from the Play Store go even further back to last year. A handful of affected enthusiasts believe they have discovered the cause of the problem: Sony seems to be blocking the package ID for the app from being installed/run. Supporting this theory is the fact that recompiling the app from scratch with a different ID allows it to work.
Almost every piece of electronics in my living room / command center is Sony gear, and it all works together beautifully, no problems at all. It's seriously pro-sumer level shit and if you don't want it that means there is more for the rest of us who know what the fuck we are doing.