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Start with Kodi’s official Android download page. It links to Google Play and provides architecture-specific Android packages. Check the requirements for your device before installing, and back up an existing Kodi setup before changing it. Then add IPVanish as a separate app on supported Android software to choose a VPN connection location and encrypt traffic through its servers. Kodi does not supply media content; arrange the content source and account separately.

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Watching away from home? Set up IPVanish

Add IPVanish to your viewing setup to choose your connection location and encrypt traffic to its servers. Install it on a supported device, then open your streaming app separately.

A VPN routes your traffic through a server in a location you choose. Websites see the server’s IP address instead of your usual one. This can help with some location-based access restrictions, while encrypting the connection from your device to the VPN server.

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How to set up IPVanish for streaming
  1. Check your viewing option. Confirm the exact event or title is offered by the streaming service, and check its travel, account and VPN rules.
  2. Install and sign in. Choose an IPVanish plan, then use its official device setup guide to install the appropriate app and sign in.
  3. Choose a location and connect. Select a server in the location you want to use. For travel access, check that the service permits your account to watch from there. Wait until IPVanish confirms the connection.
  4. Open your streaming app. Sign in to the broadcaster separately and open the event or title. Your VPN subscription does not include a TV subscription, sports pass or pay-per-view purchase.

If playback fails or a VPN warning appears, follow the streaming provider’s guidance. It may require disconnecting the VPN. Do not buy a VPN on the assumption that it will unlock a particular service.

Setup reference: IPVanish’s instructions. General guidance checked 12 September 2026; this is not a test of access to the service in this article.

Streaming services can block VPNs. Access still depends on the service’s rules, your account and broadcast rights; a VPN cannot create a broadcast that does not exist.

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Choose an official Kodi download

Kodi’s Android page lists Google Play alongside ARMV7A 32-bit and ARMV8A 64-bit packages. Use the option appropriate for your device; the presence of a download does not establish that every Android box can run it.

Follow the Android how-to guide linked from Kodi’s page if you need help choosing an installation route.

  1. Open Kodi’s official Android download page in the sources below.
  2. Check the device requirements and choose the matching official installation route.
  3. Follow the installation instructions for that platform.

Protect your existing Kodi setup

If Kodi is already installed, use its backup documentation before reinstalling or changing versions. The Kodi data folder holds configuration and other application data; your own media files need their own backup.

For local file access on Android TV 11 or later, Kodi’s hardware guide also describes a manual permissions setting. Refer to that guide if Kodi cannot see files on the device.

  1. Save the Kodi data folder using the official platform-specific backup guidance.
  2. Check that you can access the backup independently of the box before making changes.

Add IPVanish to the supported device

IPVanish adds connection encryption and a choice of VPN server locations. Install its app separately from Kodi. The provider distinguishes Android TV from Android Mobile, so use the setup guide for the operating system actually installed on your box.

The IPVanish offer below is the next step once you have checked support. After connecting, open the streaming app separately and check its service rules; a VPN connection does not guarantee a particular stream will play.

  1. Choose the official IPVanish Android TV or Android Mobile instructions for your device.
  2. Install the appropriate app, open it and sign in.
  3. Follow the app’s connection instructions; the Android TV guide includes approving the VPN permission prompt.
  4. Once connected, open Kodi or the streaming app you intend to use.

Know what your download includes

Kodi is a media player. Its own website explains that users supply their content or configure access to online services; Kodi does not provide a catalogue of programmes with the download.

Choose the content source and account you need separately. Use IPVanish for the connection, and keep app compatibility and viewing access as separate checks.

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