Step-by-step Guide on How to Install AutoWidget on Kodi 20 & 19

1. What Is AutoWidget Kodi Addon?

AutoWidget is a community's masterpiece developed and released by Dr.Infernoo. Simply put, AutoWidget is a program addon that creates widgets and submenu-style shortcut widgets on your skin home screen and presents them in an automatically cycling way. Additionally, you get to choose the category that AutoWidget shows, like certain genre or a library from an addon.

To make sure AutoWidget and you skin display movie & TV info screen properly, the integrations of Fanart.TV, TMDb, Trakt.TV API keys with your streaming addon is a must.

AutoWidget works like a charm with many popular skins these days like AuraMod, Titan Bingie and Zephyr 2. With correct setup, AuroWidget makes it possible to access any directory in any addon from your skin main interface with a simple click. AutoWidget doesn't work on Kodi default skin Estuary, so you have to download, install and change to a compatible skin to make it work.

Skins currently known to support AutoWidget: Aura, AuraMOD, Arctic Zephyr 2, Arctic Horizon, Aeon Nox SiLVO, Xonfluence, Titan BINGIE

For feature introduction, here's the portal: AutoWidget Introduction

Addon Info

Addon name: AutoWidget

Repo name: AutoWidget Repository

The latest working source URL: https://drinfernoo.github.io/

Media source naming: drinfernoo

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2. How to Install AutoWidget Addon on Kodi

· For new users, install Kodi on your device to get started. Installation guide: Windows | Fire TV Stick | Android Phone | Android Box

· Since Kodi prohibits the installation of third-party addon/repos by default for security issues, we need to set Kodi to allow installation from unknown sources to go on.

· Update Kodi to the latest version to avoid potential issues. Update guide: Windows | Fire TV Stick

Step 1. Launch Kodi. Hit the cog icon from the upper side of the left panel to enter System.

Step 2. Hit File manager from System page.

Step 3. Double hit Add source from the left column.

Step 4. Double hit <None> from the box in the middle.

Step 5. In the pop-up box, copy & paste or type in exactly https://drinfernoo.github.io/ to the media location box, and hit OK button from the lower-right side. Check for typos if you encounter Couldn't retrieve directory information.

Step 6. Define a name for the media source we just added as drinfernoo. Make sure all characters of the source name are lower-cases, or you might encounter a problem connecting to internet server later during installation. Then hit OK underneath.

Step 7. Then get back to the main menu. Click Add-ons from the left panel.

Step 8. Click the box icon from the upper side of the left panel.

Step 9. Select Install from zip file.

Step 10. Select the media source drinfernoo we just added to Kodi.

Step 11. Select the repository.autowidget-1.0.zip file within. Try installing again if you encounter Failed to install addon from ZIP file.

Step 12. Wait until you can see a message pops up on the upper-right side saying AutoWidget Repository Add-on installed. Please note that's just the installation of the repository, then it's time to add addon to Kodi from repository. Select Install from repository from the current page.

Step 13. Select AutoWidget Repository. If you encounter "Could not connect to repository" error message, check out our troubleshootings.

Step 14. Select Program add-ons.

Step 15. Locate and select AutoWidget.

Step 16. Hit Install from the lower-right side to install AutoWidget addon.

Step 17. When this dialog pops up, select to install the latest AutoWidget version 2.3.6 from AutoWidget Repository.

Step 18. Hit OK to allow installing additional dependencies if/when this dialog pops up. Select No if a setup-wizard message pops up. Try installing again if you see Failed to install a dependency.

Step 19. Wait till you can see the message AutoWidget Add-on installed pops up. That's it! You can now find you AutoWidget addon from Kodi main menu > Add-ons > Program add-ons.

Wrap-up.

After the installation of AutoWidget, you can create shortcuts for practically any directory on your skin's home screen by using the new Add to AutoWidget Group feature in context menu. You can find it from the context menus, by right-clicking (pressing C on keyboard or long-pressing the select button on a remote) on the directory you intend to create shortcuts for.

Also, you can launch AutoWidget addon from Add-ons > Program add-ons to manage your widget groups and active widgets. Current version of AutoWidget doesn't support to create widgets and widget groups from within the addon.

The setup processes for AutoWidget on different skins vary, you can check out our skins setup guides tagged in below to learn more.

AuraMod Installation and Setup Guide

Additional Reading: Kodi FAQs

· What is Kodi?

A: Kodi is a free and open-source media player software application developed by the XBMC Foundation. Kodi features a sleek option buttons layout, easy to navigate GUI (Graphical User Interface), a wide scope of video formats supported, and smooth video playback performance and the specialty in serving as a media library for Kodi users to manage their media collection. The best part of Kodi is that the numerous versatile Kodi addons that capture online media streams, to provide users with gorgeous audiovisual content without cost.

· Is Kodi Legal?

Kodi is legal, using Kodi is legal, and using Kodi addons is also legal. Watching certain content behind Kodi addons, however, could be illicit if you bypassed copyright protection. So that we suggest you stream contents under the public domains only.

· What are Kodi Addons? Why Do I Need Addons for Kodi?

A: For those who don't know, the official Kodi version doesn't provide any content whatsoever. Unofficial Kodi versions, however, are not recommended to use since they might bring you malware and other risks. To explore the full potential of Kodi on the official version, installing addons for Kodi is an essential process. Kodi addons will pull media resources from network streams to create a free connection between Kodi and online media resources, thus we Kodi users get to enjoy free movies, live TV, live sports, TV shows, etc. without cost.

· What are Kodi Repositories?

A: Kodi repositories, Kodi repos in abbreviation, are containers like addon bundles that contain a set of featured addons. By installing a Kodi repository instead of individual Addons, the Addons are automatically updated when a new version is released. Kodi repositories come in the form of ZIP files or a source URL, and adding addons to Kodi is often based on the repo's installation.

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