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NVIDIA Shield Experience Upgrade 7.0 Inbound (Android 8.0 Oreo)
Nvidia Shield updates are the gift that keeps on giving. Your SHIELD TV is about to get a big upgrade! Shield experience Upgrade 7.0 has started to roll out to users today, bringing a brand new home screen based on Android 8.0 Oreo.
The upgrade will be a staged release over the next few weeks. If you want to ensure that you get it early, you can join the SHIELD Preview Program. The latest SHIELD Experience Upgrade delivers the biggest upgrade yet for the SHIELD home screen. All your entertainment is now in one place with Android 8.0 Oreo. Live TV, video-on-demand, streaming media, and games - it’s all there and it’s easily customizable.
- Your Favorite Apps: You choose the apps and the order! Hold the Select button on an app to move it. To access all your apps, hold the Home button or select the red Apps icon.
- Play Next: Continue where you left off in TV shows, movies, and games. To add content to Play Next, navigate to the content and hold the Select button. Note: Not all apps support Play Next.
- Channels: Discover new entertainment from your favorite apps. You choose the channels and the order. Navigate left on a channel to move or remove it. Note: Not all apps support Channels.
Additional Enhancements & Improvements:
- Grow your media library on PLEX without worrying about SHIELD’s internal storage space. Your server’s app data (metadata, background art, and more) can now be moved to USB storage devices. From the PLEX app, go to Settings > Plex Media Server > Storage Location.
- Improved support for game controllers:
- Customize SHIELD controller thumbstick dead zones (Settings-> Apps-> Input viewer)
- Xbox 360 and DualShock 4 v2 controllers
- DualShock 4 controllers using USB wireless adapter
- Resolves pairing issues with Xbox One controllers after system restart
- Quick access to Settings when you’re on the home screen by holding the Back button
- The latest monthly Android security updates
- Support for high polling rate gaming mice for NVIDIA GameStream
- Ability to connect to Wi-Fi without disconnecting Ethernet (Settings-> Network-> Ethernet)
- Option to re-pair disconnected Bluetooth accessories (Settings-> Accessories)
- Option to keep SHIELD awake when switching TV input (Settings-> Display & sound-> Power control)
- Option to disable input switch to SHIELD when activating a SHIELD accessory (Settings-> Display & sound-> Power control)
- Resolves issue where captive portal had difficulty connecting over SSL enabled web portals
- Adds additional IR codes for Coocaa, LeTV, and Xiaomi living room products
- Correctly removes app OBB files from adopted storage when apps are uninstalled
- Fixes issue during IR setup where some LG TVs are not identified correctly
- Adds warning for slow storage devices when trying to adopt storage
- Resolves instances of temporary missing audio immediately after wake or extended idle periods
- Improves RS (right stick) mouse compatibility with sideloaded apps
- Optimizes internal drive after SHIELD Upgrades to improve performance (SHIELD TV Pro only)
- General stability fixes on SHIELD remote (2017) and SHIELD controller (2017)
Latest accessory firmware versions:
- SHIELD controller (2017): v1.24
- SHIELD controller (2015): v1.96/99/3.71/0.32
- SHIELD remote (2017): v1.33
- SHIELD remote (rechargeable): v.1.30
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#5549840 Posted on: 05/24/2018 08:48 PM
Can't say I've had an issue with either the remote or controller. Are you updating the firmware on them?
Also it's worth investing in a cheap Harmony remote.
The gift that keeps giving, yeah right, we've been through three shield remotes this year and with each new update they manage to break something, really has the worst connectivity of any device I've used, constantly having to re-pair remotes and controllers and losing signal from bluetooth devices, the shield system is far from perfect and I would swap it if I could find something better but seems like each system comes with it's own set of problems.
Can't say I've had an issue with either the remote or controller. Are you updating the firmware on them?
Also it's worth investing in a cheap Harmony remote.
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#5549842 Posted on: 05/24/2018 08:54 PM
I want a Shield for my movie stuff, but it lacks an Optical Out.
Also the Logitech Harmony is not compatible with it.
I want a Shield for my movie stuff, but it lacks an Optical Out.
Also the Logitech Harmony is not compatible with it.
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#5549852 Posted on: 05/24/2018 09:15 PM
Can't say I've had an issue with either the remote or controller. Are you updating the firmware on them?
Also it's worth investing in a cheap Harmony remote.
Yeah I keep it all up to date, all our shield remotes have the latest firmware, basically two of them started losing connection and wouldn't charge up, I managed to bring them back to life with a factory reset but then the audio jacks on them broke so my dad couldn't use headphones anymore so then I ended up getting him a bluetooth pair and we've had nothing but issues with them losing connection all the time and we have a set of soundtouch bluetooth speakers in the conservatory which I have connected to the shield for music and even they lose connection, another weird thing that happens is if we watch a youtube video and then load Kodi up the volume control stops working on the remote altogether,
our shield has been nothing but a nightmare of bugs and connectivity issues.
Can't say I've had an issue with either the remote or controller. Are you updating the firmware on them?
Also it's worth investing in a cheap Harmony remote.
Yeah I keep it all up to date, all our shield remotes have the latest firmware, basically two of them started losing connection and wouldn't charge up, I managed to bring them back to life with a factory reset but then the audio jacks on them broke so my dad couldn't use headphones anymore so then I ended up getting him a bluetooth pair and we've had nothing but issues with them losing connection all the time and we have a set of soundtouch bluetooth speakers in the conservatory which I have connected to the shield for music and even they lose connection, another weird thing that happens is if we watch a youtube video and then load Kodi up the volume control stops working on the remote altogether,
our shield has been nothing but a nightmare of bugs and connectivity issues.
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#5549855 Posted on: 05/24/2018 09:20 PM
My shield has been outstanding. The only issue I've had was using an SD-card, I gave up after a while, I don't need it anyway since I strictly use it for streaming purposes.
I also pass-through my audio via the tv so I get my optical out that way.
My shield has been outstanding. The only issue I've had was using an SD-card, I gave up after a while, I don't need it anyway since I strictly use it for streaming purposes.
I also pass-through my audio via the tv so I get my optical out that way.
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The gift that keeps giving, yeah right, we've been through three shield remotes this year and with each new update they manage to break something, really has the worst connectivity of any device I've used, constantly having to re-pair remotes and controllers and losing signal from bluetooth devices, the shield system is far from perfect and I would swap it if I could find something better but seems like each system comes with it's own set of problems.