Need Help for Kodi

Hi guys,I need help regarding Upgrading my Kodi version to 17.5. I uninstalled the previous version of Kodi and went to PlayStore, to download the latest version, but the installation failed. I tried almost 5 to 6 times but unable installed. I restarted the device and then installed it and it got installed. But when I ran it, it flashed and returned to the apps screen. Please help me out what to do??Should I sideload it or what?

Never had that issue, to update from 17.5 to 17.6 i just went to the playstore and looked up Kodi and updated without the need to uninstall. I would go to Settings>Apps>Kodi>Force stop, then clear cache, then Unistall and re-install again. See if that works!!