Kodi jumps farther after several arrow presses: inspect additive skip steps and delay

Compare one press with a quick sequence

Use a permitted seekable video and note the position before a single direction press. Then compare a short sequence of quick presses. Record the resulting target shown by Kodi. This distinguishes an accumulating seek action from a chapter jump, fast-forward command or a remote that remains held down.

Kodi’s official guide describes additive skipping for video and music using its default left/right mappings. Configured keymaps can change the action, so establish what the actual remote or keyboard sends before applying the default explanation to every button.

Inspect the step values and grouping interval

Kodi places Skip steps under Player settings for Videos and Music. The enabled values determine the progression available to repeated presses. Its current video-settings page separately describes Skip delay as the interval used to group the quick presses before performing the seek.

The documentation says choosing no delay performs the skip immediately and prevents the multiple-press behaviour. A different delay value changes how long the viewer has to build the intended jump. Preserve the existing values before selecting a configuration that better matches the viewer’s timing.

Retest the actual navigation task

Compare one press and the intended short sequence again using the same file. Confirm that the resulting target is useful before applying the arrangement to a longer viewing session. A live source can have its own seek window, so a successful file comparison is not a guarantee that every programme allows the same navigation.

For help, provide Kodi version, input device, mapped action, enabled step values and delay. Include whether the unexpected jump follows one press, a held press or several quick presses. Those observations distinguish the deliberate additive interface from a different remote action or a source that cannot seek to the requested position.

Sources and further reading

• Kodi additive skip steps and key-repeat configuration
• Kodi player video settings and sync/passthrough interaction