[Grace2U]

It seems that the Skin Helper Service missing from Kodi 19.4.0 Matrix. I am wondering if I need to install an older version of Kodi and which ones will work with Rapier? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

KODI MATRIX 19.4.0
RAPIER 12.3.5

System > Addons > Install from Repository > Music: [Skin Helper Service Widgets] (Missing from Repository)
System > Addons > Install from Repository > Visualizations: [Spectrum] (Missing from Repository)
Skin Settings > Supported Addons > Skin Helper Service [wouldn't download on PC]
Skin Settings > Supported Addons > Skin Helper Service Widgets [wouldn't download on PC]
Skin Settings > Supported Addons > Skin Helper Service Skin Backup  [wouldn't download on PC]

[Gade]

Hi @Grace2U

The skin helper addons haven't been updated for Kodi Matrix. So they are not in the official repository.

You can still find them here though:
https://github.com/kodi-community-addons...er.service
https://github.com/kodi-community-addons...er.widgets
https://github.com/kodi-community-addons...skinbackup

I have removed most of their functions and replaced them with other working scripts.
But I still have kept them in the Supported Addons section, as their functions are not completely removed.

You don't really need them to get the full experience of the skin anymore.

[Grace2U]

Thanks so much Gade - you're always terrific. I couldn't get the lyrics and fan art to work on the new versions of Kodi. I assumed it was because I couldn't get the Skin Helper Service. So I rolled back to Leia and all is working. But it sounds like the Lyrics and Fan Art should have worked on 19.4.0, without the Skin Helper Service? Thanks again.

[Gade]

You should update to Kodi Matrix again.
Lyrics is a different script, which is updated and in the official repo.
Fanart is built into the skin from Kodi Matrix.

You can visit the skin settings to make sure fanart is configured correctly.
Quote a lot of changes has been done between Leia and Matrix: please check out the first post in this thread.

Also please make sure all addons has been updated.

[Grace2U]

Thanks so much. I'd be happy to do that, but before I do, there are other things that weren't working. The biggest one that I can remember, is I couldn't backup / restore the Rapier skin settings. I assumed this was because of the Skin Helper Service missing. Any thoughts?

[Gade]

Yeah, you need to download script.skin.helper.skinbackup from here:
https://github.com/kodi-community-addons...skinbackup

All skin helper addons are maintained from that repo, but they are not in the official repo for Kodi Matrix.
But most of them are no longer required in the skin. Only minor functions are still used.

[Gade]

I'll mark this thread as solved.

[Grace2U]

Confirmed; thank  you!