At the end of the Summer, we released our largest update ever delivering a new version of Kodi, an improved video stack, support for new Raspberry Pi models and a large number of improvements and fixes.

Since then, we've been working hard to deliver another significant update. This update also features Kodi v19.3 which has a number of bug fixes. One of the more significant changes in Kodi v19.3 includes a fix which improves the playback of videos which have high-bitrate TrueHD tracks. This would previously result in drop-outs when playing back some titles with HD audio passthrough enabled.

Here's what's new:

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue which may result in the display output being set to 1080i on Vero 4K / 4K + when starting up
• Fixed an issue which prevented newer versions of the Widevine library from working on OSMC
• Fix an issue where Kodi may fall back to a lower resolution if a TV or AVR is put in standby on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fix an issue which prevented enabling audio DACs for Raspberry Pi via My OSMC
• Fix an issue where 3D mode switching would not fall back to 2D/monoscopic on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fixed some issues with H264 playback on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fixed an issue which prevented Kodi being compiled for Raspberry Pi models
• Fix an issue where a corrupt bootloader environment could cause issues even after re-installing OSMC on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fixed an issue which prevented Raspberry Pi's from being booted headlessly
• Fixed an issue which prevented the My OSMC Backup and Restore functionality from working
• Fixed some issues with the playback of IPTV streams
• Fixed an issue with the Pi POE + HAT fan speed
• Fixed an issue which could occur when playing 720p H264 content on Vero 4K / 4K +

Improving the user experience

• Updated OSMC skin translations
• Added new plain colour design for OSMC skin
• Improved and fixed music and video player OSD for OSMC skin
• Improved general media view and info dialogue for OSMC skin
• Added support for Raspberry Pi 2 Zero W
• Automatically disable the staging repository after 14 days if a user activates it to reduce likelihood of them installing an experimental update.
• Added translations for My OSMC.
• Added additional logging to My OSMC log uploader to make troubleshooting easier
• Improved performance when accessing SMB shares via Kodi
• Warn users if they set the GUI output to 4K on Vero 4K / 4K + which is not recommended
• Enable Adjust Refresh Rate option in Kodi by default, setting it to Start / Stop
• Synchronise resolution mode and 3D mode switching so that playback starts more smoothly on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Simplify the selection of 3D modes on Vero 4K / 4K + and automatically select SBS/TAB output if the TV doesn't support frame packed output
• Automatically re-connect to the last paired device when using Bluetooth audio
• Disable CEC initialisation on Raspberry Pi during boot to prevent OSMC from potentially hijacking the display / AVR when booting
• Re-worked and improved My OSMC interface
• Improved support for VESA modes on Vero 4K / 4K+
• Improved Ethernet performance for some Vero 4K + models

Miscellaneous

• Updated Raspberry Pi kernel
• Added support for Adiantum cryptogaphic extensions on Raspberry Pi devices
• Updated video decoding microcode for Vero 4K / 4K+
• Ensure OSMC target installer uses OSMC download servers for additional packages when possible
• Introduce new 'sanitised' header package which has kernel headers appropriate for building against userland
• Updated secureOSMC Trusted Execution Environment supplicant daemon to provide hardened security
• Fix an issue which could prevent UART output from working as expected, particularly if the grounding is poor
• Updated Raspberry Pi bootloader firmware
• Updated Raspberry Pi userland
• Fixed issues with maintenance scripts used for OSMC APT package management
• Vero 4K / 4K +: update Realtek USB Ethernet drivers for customer
• Updated Kodi event clients to support Python 3

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Wrap up

To get the latest and greatest version of OSMC, simply head to My OSMC -> Updater and check for updates manually on your exising OSMC set up. Of course — if you have updates scheduled automatically you should receive an update notification shortly.

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