Install Kodi on Apple Tv – short guide

Here’s a quick guide on how to install the famous Kodi Player on an Apple TV. Using Kodi you can stream movies and TV shows in HD format, run your own media files and install various live TV addons. It’s the optimum solution for playing any media file downloaded from the internet or from your personal collection.

Installing Kodi on Apple TV 2

First of all, you need to have a MacBook near your Apple TV and make sure they’re both connected to the same local area network.

Open a Terminal on your Mac and type: “ssh root @xxxxx” where xxxxx is the Mac ID of your Apple TV 2.

Next, run the following commands:

apt-get install wget

After executing the commands, your Apple TV will restart and run Kodi. It’s easy now to watch your favorite movies and TV shows on an Apple TV 2.

Installing Kodi on Apple TV 4

Just as before, you will need a Mac and the following software listed below:

Next up, follow the steps below in this precise order to successfully install Kodi:

Connect the Apple TV 4 to your Mac using a USB type A-C.

After connecting, start XCode on your Mac, click on “Create a new XCode Project” then select application.

Press on “Single View Application / Next”.

Fill up project Name and Organization and then click on Next. You will receive an error displaying “matching provisioning profile”.

Press “Fix issue” to dismiss it. Now you will have to log in on your Apple developer account and the issue will be fixed.

Select Apple TV4 from the menu and open iOS App Singer.

Click on Signing Certificate from the menu, select Provisioning Profile and enter the name of the project you’ve previously assigned.

Select Input File and choose the .deb archive downloaded at the beginning of this tutorial.

Once you have completed the required fields press Start and an IPA file will be generated.

Go to XCode/Windows/Devices and select your Apple TV.

On the left side, press the + button in the Installed Apps menu.

Add the IPA file you’ve just created.

Now you have a fully working version of Kodi on your Apple TV 4 and be able to play any movie or TV show using it.