How to install kodi on iPhone and iPad (without jailbreaking)

Say hello to the popular media player kodi, formerly called XBMC, a very versatile software used for playing internet videos, or could be used to play downloaded media files in various format, unfortunately kodi is not available for download from the application store, so you need to find another alternative for getting the Kodi player running on your ios device, you can use kodi to play videos on an iPhone and iPad, but the common approach is to download the Kodi software from cydia software store, but this could only work on jail broken phones, Nevertheless congratulations you have just stumbled upon this article that explains how to install Kodi on your device without needing to jailbreak your phone.

How to install Kodi on iPhone and iPad jailbreaking using cydia impactor

We would be making use of a popular app called cydia impactor, this software is available for both Mac os and windows, this software allows iOS users to install apps that is not available for download and install from the app store, before installing the cydia impactor you need to download the following two files.

1.  Cydia impactor
2. Kodi.api file

1. Make sure to download the above two files then connect your iPhone or iPad to your PC or Mac. If iTunes opens automatically when you plug your iOS device in, make sure you close it before you go any further.
2. Open Cydia Impactor and drag-and-drop the Kodi IPA file you downloaded earlier onto the app.
3. Make sure your iOS device is selected in the drop-down menu, and click Start.
4. Cydia Impactor will ask for an Apple ID login. It's verified with Apple, and is only used to sign the IPA file, but you can use an alternative Apple ID if privacy is a concern.
5. Once the app has been installed, head to Settings > General > Profiles & Device Management (this may vary slightly depending on your version of iOS), find the profile with your Apple ID and open it.
6. Tap the Trust button to 'trust' the new Kodi app on your iPhone or iPad.
7. Open the app, you should be on the Kodi app in seconds, Enjoy the Kodi features on your iOS device

If you are not satisfied using the method above use this second one.

How to install Kodi on iOS without jailbreaking using Xcode

You will need to download three apps here before proceeding to install Kodi on your iOS device.

1. Kodi deb file (V17.1)

2. IOS app signer 

3. Xcode 8

Now let's begin the installation process

1.  Plug your iPad or iPhone into your Mac Os and  open Xcode.
2.  Select 'Create a new Xcode project'. Make sure  the Application is highlighted in the iOS section on  the left, and then click on Single View  Application. Now click Next.
3. In the next box that appears you need to identify the application you're creating. Fill in Product Name, you might use "Kodi" and Organisation Identifier, you might use something unique in my case I used Davies_apps . The other fields must have been filled in already, and you can leave the options as they are. You could choose to make the app specifically iPad or iPhone at this point but we might as well leave it as Universal. Also click Next.
4. On the next section, choose a location for your Git repository. We just saved it on the desktop. Click Create. 
5. Xcode may request to access your contact, I see no use of allowing that, we recommend that you deny Xcode access to your contact
6. In the middle of the Xcode screen you'll see an error message: 'No code signing identities found'. Click Fix Issue underneath this message, then Add… on the next dialogue box. Enter your Apple ID and sign in.
7. Go back to the main screen and you'll see a message: "To fix this issue, select a Development Team to use for provisioning". There should only be one 'Development Team' to choose from, so go ahead and click Choose. Xcode will say it's resolving the issues, the issues would get fixed immediately

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1.  Now open App Signer - just double-click the icon that you saved to your desktop when you unzipped the download. Where it says Input File, you want the Kodi deb file we downloaded earlier: click Browse, then locate where the file is and click Open.
2.  Choose a file name for the Save As field - again, you can just go with the suggestion, provided you'll be able to remember it - and a location. Click Save. App Signer will unpack the data and save the file; it'll say Done (at the bottom of the tab - you don't get a separate message) when it's finished.
3.  We are almost done with the installation. Go back into Xcode and select Window > Devices. Click on your iOS device in the lefthand pane. At the bottom of the righthand pane containing your iPhone or iPad's details - you may have to scroll down to see it - is a small plus sign. Click this. (There's a plus sign at the bottom of the lefthand pane too, and this is more easily visible. But you want the one on the right.) Find and select the .ipa file that iOS App Signer generated in step 9, and click Open. After a short delay while it installs the app you'll see the Kodi app listed under Installed Apps. 
4. Unplug your iOS device and unlock it. You'll see the Kodi icon in the first available space on your device. Depending on your settings, there's a good chance that you'll get an 'Untrusted Developer' error message when you first tap the icon, and you'll only be able to tap Cancel. Tap Cancel (or just don't try to start the app yet), and instead go to Settings > General, and scroll down to, and tap, Device Management (it's near the bottom of the list). Under DEVELOPER APP, tap on the account you used earlier in the process, then on the next screen, tap Trust twice.

Congratulations you have successfully downloaded and installed the Kodi app