At the moment, Kodi doesn’t come with any options for voice control built in. If you want to control Kodi using your voice, follow along below. If you’ve not used it before, you can install Kodi on Linux pretty easily. Windows users can set Kodi up on their PC with ease, too.
Using Google Assistant with the Yatse App
Yatse is one of the most popular third-party remote control apps for Kodi. Available for Android, it offers you a full set of features for you to control Kodi from your smartphone. One of the most interesting features, however, is the voice control options. To access it, click your menu button in the top left, and hit the microphone button.
Using Google Assistant, you can then issue commands via your Android phone or tablet to Kodi itself. There’s a full list of Yatse voice commands available, but you can try some of the more common ones. “Stop”, “Play” or “Resume” are some obvious commands for you to issue while you’re playing a movie or TV show. You can also use it for search. For instance, “Search for Avengers: Endgame” to search for the latest Avengers movie in your movie collection.
Alexa Voice Control Using Lexigram
You will also need to enable “Allow remote control via HTTP,” “Allow remote control from applications on this system” and “Allow remote control from applications on other systems” in your Kodi settings to be able to control Kodi this way.
Go to your Kodi settings, then “Service Settings,” then “Control” to enable these. You’ll need to download NVM for Windows and NVM for Linux and macOS. Once NVM is installed, open a terminal or command line and type: Lexigram comes with two skills: Koko is for controlling your Audio library, while Kanzi is for your other Kodi control options. Install Kanzi with: You can install Koko by typing: Once this is done, you’ll need to add your IP address, web port, username and password to the configuration file your init-config command created using your favorite text editor. or With everything set up, you can then use some common commands for playing, pausing, stopping and searching your content and to control your Kodi add-ons, similar to how you’d control Yatse. Lexigram has more detailed instructions to help you troubleshoot any installation issues.
Kodi Voice Control Made Easy
Adding voice control to Kodi makes your streaming experience even easier. You don’t need to worry about your choice of remote control. You can use your voice to find your latest shows, play your favorite songs, control playback and more.
