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Kodi is an award-winning open-source cross-platform media player and entertainment medium especially for digital media for Home theatre PCs and is also completely free. It uses a 10 feet user interface specifically designed for the media player to be used in the living room where the primary input source is the remote control.
When it comes to its GUI, it allows its users to browse and view videos, photos, podcasts, and music from a hard drive, optical disc, local network, and the internet using only a few buttons. Please keep in mind that the official Kodi application doesn’t have any content or media, and the user has to provide his own content from a local or remote storage location, DVD, Blu-Ray, or any other media.
Kodi application is available for Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, TVOS, and Raspberry Pi, and even you can access it on your smart TV. We will install Kodi on Hisense Smart TV, and show you simple methods on how you can do it as well.
Installing Kodi on Hisense Smart TV
Hisense Smart TV is one of the latest addition in the Smart TV category that has all advanced features. Considering the installation of Kodi on Hisense Smart TV, Hisense Smart TVs can be categorized into three categories.
Android TV
In the Android model of Hisense Smart TV, Kodi is already available for direct download. Simply follow the below-given steps to install Kodi on Hisense Smart TV directly.
- Power on your Hisense Smart TV and connect it to a stable internet connection with decent speed.
- Press the Home button on your remote and go to the Android Play Store on Hisense Smart TV.

- In the Android Play Store, tap on the search icon and the write “Kodi” using the onscreen keyboard.

- Select the Kodi app and then click on Download.
- Once downloaded, install the Kodi App on Hisense Smart TV.

- Fianlly you are able to open Kodi on your Hisense Smart TV. You can play any media from your local storage on your TV.
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Roku TV & Laser TV
There are two methods we can use with both Roku TV and Laser TV versions of Hisense Smart TV. The first one is the screen mirroring method from smartphones, and another one is casting from PC.
Screen Mirroring
- Download the Kodi app on your smartphone, if you are an Android user download it from the Google Play Store, and if you are an iOS user download it from Apple App Store.
- Power on your Hisense Smart TV, and then press the “Input” button on your TV’s remote.

- Now select options like Any View, MiraCast, or Screen Mirroring. It may vary according to your Hisense Smart TV model.
- Now on your smartphone, swipe down the notification panel. If you have an iPhone swipe down to access the control center. Tap on Cast on Android and Screen Mirroring on iPhone.

- It will display a list of availabe devices. Now select your Hisense Smart TV from the list, and connect it. Make sure that your Smart TV and phone are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Finally, your smartphone and Hisense Smart TV are connected and now you can play any media on your phone that will be displayed on your TV.
- This is “How to Install Kodi on Hisense Smart TV” using your smartphone.
Cast via PC
- Power on your Hisense Smart TV and enable an internet connection. Press the input button on your remote as said earlier.
- Now select options like Any View, MiraCast, or Screen Mirroring. It may vary according to your Hisense Smart TV model.
- On your PC, visit the official website of Kodi.

- On you Keyboard, press “Windows+P” and then select “Connect to a Wireless Display“.

- Select your Hisense Smart TV, and it will establish the connection.
- Finally, your PC screen is cast to your Hisense Smart TV. Whatever you stream on your PC will be displayed on your TV.
- This is “How to Install Kodi on Hisense Smart TV” using your PC.
Conclusion
Kodi is an extraordinary application for streaming data from your local storage on your TV. It has amazing features and is a very easy-to-use great user interface. It also allows you to install third-party plugins that may provide access to content that is freely available on the official content provider website.
I hope this article about “How to install Kodi on Hisense Smart TV” is helpful and if you have any issues while doing so, you can ask us via the comment section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I add apps to my Hisense Smart TV?
Yes, you can add compatible apps to your Hisense Smart TV. On your home screen navigate to the “App Store” icon. Go to the “Search” tab and press “OK” on your remote to activate the on-screen keyboard. Write the pp name then click on it.
How to Cast Kodi from PC to TV?
Visit the Kodi website, then press Windows+P, and then click on Connect to a wireless display, finally select your Hisense or any other smart TV.