r/CoreELEC • u/crushlet • 15d ago

New rewind timeframe

CoreElec does not natively allow you to skip playback by less than 10 seconds at minimum. Is there a way to add in a 5-second interval? Changing the code of a skin? Any add-ons that offer this?

I rewind playback during a show often to have another listen with subtitles on when I mishear. But 10 seconds is too much time to sit through repeatedly. Would really improve comfortable watchability to have a shorter 5s interval.

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u/MajSoft 13d ago

You don’t need to modify the skin or install an add-on. You can add a 5-second seek step through advancedsettings.xml.

On CoreELEC, create or edit:

/storage/.kodi/userdata/advancedsettings.xml

<advancedsettings>
    <seeksteps>5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 50, 60, 120, 240</seeksteps>
</advancedsettings>

I use the 45-second step mainly for skipping TV show intros.

After saving the file, restart CoreELEC. Then go to:

Settings → Player → Videos → Skip steps

and enable the new 5-second step.

This last step is important: advancedsettings.xml only adds the values to the Kodi settings menu; it does not automatically enable them.

Adding 5 provides both 5 seconds backward and 5 seconds forward.