How to Fix One or More Items Failed to Play Kodi Playback Error

Watching videos online gives you several awesome media players to use on your computer or mobile device. Among the popular media center these days is Kodi.

It is an open-source media player where you can manage your movies, photos, and music. You can use it on any Windows device even on Android, macOS, or Linux.

However, many users of Kodi are complaining about a playback error. Kodi may be a good app for a video player, but it is not spared from having problems on its own. Users encounter the “Playback failed: One or more items failed to play” error while accessing the media player.

One of the reasons why this happens is due to a problem with the current version of Kodi. A corrupt cache can also contribute to the error as well as missing maintenance add-ons.

If you are currently experiencing this error, there are several ways on how you can fix it. Check out the methods below.

Fixing “Playback Failed: One or More Items Failed to Play” Error on Kodi Media Player App

Method #1 – Clear Cache Data on your Kodi App to Fix Playback Error

To start troubleshooting and fixing the one or more items failed to play playback issue on Kodi app, follow these steps:

• Open your Kodi app on the device you’re using to stream content.
• From the home screen, look for Settings and click to open.
• At the upper left corner, click the Gear icon.
• Next, select File Manager.
• Look for the Profile Directory and double-click to open.
• Click the Database directory.
• Look for the Addons.db. Right-click on the file to open the drop-down menu.
• Click Delete.
• Close the app and open your Kodi media player again.

Method #2 – Change the Compatibility Settings

• Open your Kodi app and go to Settings.
• Select File Manager.
• Click “Add source”.
• Add in http://repo.ares-project.com/magic/ in the URL. Click OK.
• Go back to the main screen. Look for Add-Ons and click to open.
• On the upper left corner, select the Box icon.
• Select Install from the zip file.
• Look for repository.aresproject.zip. Double-click the file to open.
• Now, go to Install from Repository.
• Click Ares Project to install.
• Go back to the main screen and click Program Add-ons.
• Select the Ares Wizard.
• Click Tweaks.
• Go to the Advanced Settings Wizard. Click Next.
• Select General Settings and click Apply.
• Now, relaunch your Kodi app.

Method #3 – Install RAW Maintenance Add-on

• From your Kodi main screen, go to Settings.
• Open File Manager and click Add Source.
• Enter the following in the URL section: http://solved.no-issue.is/. Click OK.
• Open Settings again from the main screen.
• Select Add-ons and click Install from Zip File.
• Now, look for repository.rawmaintenance.zip or repository.no-issue.zip and click to install.
• A notification message will appear that the add-on is installed.
• Restart your Kodi app.

Method #4 – Use an Older Version of Kodi

While having the latest version of the media player will give you better performance, it may not be compatible with the device you are using thus triggering the playback error. Try using an older version and see if it will fix the error.

• Uninstall your current Kodi app.
• Go to the official website of Kodi using any browser and go to the download page.
• Go to Older Releases and select the OS that you are currently using.
• Click the link to download and install.

Not all applications are perfect and at some point, you will encounter and error or two. Still, there are always ways on how you can fix these problems and go back to using the app. Which solution above was more helpful? Tell us in the comments below.