Features/improvements summary

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List of all features and/or improvements wanted for the tvOS platform

• Focus engine navigation

  • Description: Port from MrMC the tvOS native focus engine navigation in order to have an easier navigation on Kodi with the Siri Remote.
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/45
  • Status: WIP branch with buggy but working focus engine
    

• AriPlay 2

  • Description: If you have an AirPlay 2 speaker like an HomePod you can benefit of the enhanced buffering and have no delay between the video start and the audio start (with AirPlay 1 you have ~3 seconds delay).
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/81
  • Status: Nothing done for now (not even implemented in MrMC)
    

• Passthrough audio

  • Description: Support passthrough audio
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/34
  • Status: Don't know...
    

• Top Shelf

  • Description: Take full advantages of the native tvOS Top Shelf feature
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/61 and https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/66
  • Status: Partially working
    

• Mimic native tvOS player

  • Description: Port/copy the MrMC player that mimic the tvOS native player
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/69
  • Status: Nothing done for now
    

• Siri Remote click support

  • Description: Port from MrMC Siri Remote click support (not only the single middle click but also right/left/top/bottom click).
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/75
  • Status: Nothing done for now
    

• tvOS app transition

  • Description: Best transition management (what to do when Kodi go to background, to sleep, ...).
  • Issue URL: https://github.com/SylvainCecchetto/xbmc/issues/79
  • Status: WIP branch

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