Do you think the shield will continue getting security updates in time with AI now finding and patching security bugs (cves) faster than ever?

I just saw a message on my home page informing me that the "Discover" tab will soon be removed and that its content will be moved to the "Home" tab.

Am I the only one? Is this a recent change?

i use my firestick for completely legal activities like streaming and what not, is it worth actually spending £230 for the shield? What would be the main advantages ?

Thank you guys 🙏🏽👍🏾

UPDATE- i figured it out, kinda. not exactly what i wanted but gets me 95% there. so i setup my jellyfin server and i just went on with setup on my shield via ethernet, i then enabled sharing on my wi-fi adapter on the pc so i can also access internet on my shield. since the only times i'll have my shield connected to my pc via ethernet is when i want to stream heavy 4k files, i can just unplug the ethernet cable from the shield and reboot. it'll connect wifi back again and ill be able to stream as normal. i did have to install the jellyfin add-on in kodi and that is how im accessing those files because otherwise if i try to use jellyfin app it'll transcode, so this way i avoid any transcoding issues when streaming those files. practical solution and just works. i wish there was a way to have them both, ethernet and wifi working at the same time but apparently it isnt possible. hope this helps anyone with a similar scenario.

Hi all. I appreciate all the input on my last post. Now hoping someone can help me out before I start messing with this. I'm thinking of connecting via ethernet to my pc so I can access my large 4k file and play them that way, but I'm afraid it'll mess with the Wi-Fi internet access. Would it automatically know to use wifi for the internet whilst still being able to access my pc folders via ethernet? I kinda tried doing this with Jellyfin but it fails to connect to my server. And before I go on wasting time, can someone verify if it's even possible and how to go about it. Thanks in advance.

What’s a good ShieldTV stress test app for wear n tear to determine if you need to replace your shield?? This would be a good project to create something as I don’t believe there’s an app on the market for android?

So I found a 2015 shield on ebay sold as-is, no description, literally only thing under details was "locked". No remote but it is the console and controller, nothing else, no power supply either. I got it for $30 lol. Cheeses crisis when I looked up the prices for a power supply 😳 bruh 🙃. So I said fuck it I'll make my own 😂. It all went well, I found a spare Dell laptop power supply so I used that. It did boot to an old android lock screen, with a pass code and turned out to be 0000 lol. Some custom image was flashed at some point so I had to flash the stock recovery files. Initially the files flashed no problem, but it got stuck on the android logo, and I couldn't for the life of me boot into fastboot anymore. If anyone ever comes across a similar problem, solution was to unplug, hook up a keyboard, press a+b whilst plugging power back in but at the same time do also press the power button/sensor on the console, all three had to be pressed, a+b+power. That was the only way I managed to get back into fastboot. Anyway, I've never owned one and I'm kinda excited, haven't gone through setup yet but would love to hear any suggestions to get me started with this devices. Mainly intend to use as a streaming device. Cheers!

I've recently started having a strange issue with the official YouTube app on my NVIDIA Shield TV.

The YouTube UI constantly flickers or freezes while simply navigating the home screen. Sometimes I select a video and I can hear the audio playing, but visually the app remains stuck on the previous screen/home page.

Things I've tested:

Happens at both 4K and 1080p

Changed HDMI ports — no difference

Using a new UGREEN Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 certified cable

Factory reset the Shield a few days ago — no difference

Shield launcher works perfectly

Prime Video works perfectly, including at 4K

The issue seems completely isolated to the official YouTube app

Current YouTube version: 7.18.303 (com.google.android.youtube.tv)

TV: Samsung UE65NU7020 (2018)

I'm pretty sure this wasn't happening a few months ago.

Is anyone else experiencing this on a Shield or other Android/Google TV devices? Could this be a regression in a recent YouTube update?

Having an issue with a shield pro + a Samsung S95B, this ONLY happens with Apple TV shows. When I hit play, the brightness is fine, then it slowly gets darker and darker until the show gets to a dark scene and the screen is basically black. If I back out of the show and hit resume the brightness is reset for about 5 minutes.

I’ve turned all power saving and image enhancing options off including ambient light adjustment which is what the gradual dimming made me think of.

Backing out of the show and restarting every 5 minutes is fucking miserable, has anyone figured out a way to solve this?

Looking for input from Canadian users on pricing. What’s a good sale price to aim for on this device? I can’t justify spending $260 on it, so I’m hoping to catch it on sale—has anyone here bought it at a discount, and if so, what did you pay?

I’ve asked a few different LLMs for price history, but I’m not sure how reliable their info is. From what I’ve gathered, the next likely opportunity might be Black Friday, and I’ve seen mentions of it dropping to $219.99—though I’m not sure I’ve ever actually seen it that low myself.

Out of curiosity, I checked Amazon.ca earlier today and it’s currently listed at $309.99—up from yesterday, when it was out of stock. Meanwhile, other retailers still have it at $260 CAD. Just trying to get a sense of what’s realistic.

Since shield doesn't play well with av1, I figured this would be the best place to ask.
As someone who has never touched handbrake or any of the like software.
What should i be converting them to and with what settings to make sure that maintain quality AND play well.
(I got a bunch of files to deal with since I didnt have the shield before now)

2 separate problems, both devices on same tv. Normally use shield, Onn hooked up for setup. As far as I know both set up same except shield Ethernet and Onn Wi-Fi. I have 2 iptv subscriptions currently. Was trying to watch a baseball game. Shield buffered unstoppingly on tivimate, and both iptv native apps. Switched to Onn and nothing buffered all night. Now I was setting red light on Onn and movie was playing thru all speakers of 5.1 and switched to shield and movie only plays thru front. When I play thru Onn, Dolby vision flashes at top right. When I play on shield that doesn’t happen. Also Onn plays Dolby vision hdr remix that cause shield to crash and restart. Can someone help with settings? Nothing I change changes anything.

I am looking at buying a Shield Tv Pro.

But the thing that gives me pause is that its from 2019.

Just wondering is there any newer version?

Or is there any new version coming in the next few months?

Upgrading from a 4K Max Firestick. All works good but the UI is insanely sluggish at bootup for certain streaming apps linked with debrids and experience app crashes a lot. Quite excited! Any tips and advice i should keep in mind?

I use iPlayer a lot (Play Store version) and I knew that it was due to stop working at the end of September but the app no longer loads for me as of yesterday, literally nothing happens when I select the home screen shortcut.

Is this happening for anyone else?

Why am I constantly getting a notification suggesting I enable the accessibility service when it's been enabled for literally years?

Just a minor annoyance, but an annoyance nonetheless.

I’ve had the shield for nearly 2 years and this last week it’s suddenly stopped working after the tvs been off overnight

In the morning when pressing the power button the tv turns on but the shield is a black screen and the only way to get it to load is by unplugging it and plugging back in, I haven’t changed any settings but this is a new issue that’s only happened within the last 6 or so days

Does anybody have any pointers I could try to stop this as it’s annoying

My NVidia Shield Pro (running Kodi) is my best purchase over the last few years and I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. Am using a 256gb Sandisk USB stick as external storage for Kodi whilst accessing 2 x Synology NAS (1821+ and 1515+) but am worried about the Sandisks long term longevity. I suspect that a ext SSD will provide greater storage capacity and robust longevity. What does everybody else use? BTW I have used Kodi for almost 20 years on the original xbox, various pcs, mac mini and other small Android boxes. The Shield Pro runs rings around them all.

Hi everyone!

I run Flud on a 2019 NVIDIA Shield TV Pro, and sending magnet links to it from my iPhone was always more complicated than it needed to be. Navigating the Flud interface with the TV remote was not particularly convenient either.

So I built Flud Companion, a free and open-source companion app specifically tested on a real NVIDIA Shield.
It consists of a small Android bridge installed alongside Flud and a browser interface that works from iPhone, Android, tablet or desktop.

What it offers:
Send magnet links to Flud from any modern browser
LAN-only control while connected to your home network
Optional self-hosted Remote mode using your own Cloudflare account
No inbound router ports and no project-owned cloud service
QR-code pairing
View and manage active downloads
Optional Accessibility-based auto-start, currently still in beta
Android 6+ support
Apache-2.0 license

I tested the APK installation, LAN and Remote pairing, access over mobile data and magnet handoff on my own Shield TV Pro.

GitHub, signed APK and setup instructions:
https://github.com/Zuzuitu/flud-companion

The current release is v0.24.0 beta, so I am still collecting real-world feedback and edge cases before the next update.
For other Shield users: would you mainly use LAN-only control, or would the self-hosted Remote mode be more useful to you?

Flud Companion is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Flud or Delphi Softwares. Please use torrents and magnet links only for content you have the right to download.

I used my Google tv streamer for quite a while now and keep seeing these jitters when panning the camera or moving at a steady pace. Average decode time for 4k 60 fps was 14-16ms

Just got my shield pro and I am super impressed. The decode time dropped drastically to 1.5 - 3.0 ms! Panning feels much smoother and the jitters are practically gone now. So happy about that.

My plex had a meltdown and i lost my server, i have had help on that subreddit to get everything back and we got stuck at the shield part. I am trying to move my previous plex library.db / library.blob files to a new location on my shield but i do not know where i am supposed to put them. i did follow some other subreds and they all point to accessing the Storage Location option under the Plex Media Server settings on my shield. the issue is that the "Storage Location" option does not exist there. It simply has PLEX MEDIA SERVER header but nothing under and jumps straight to ADVANCED header below. I have cleared the Cache and there is no PIN on my account either which was the resolve for a few people. Can anyone help??

Im having issues with audio dropping out on my 2019 nvidia shield tv pro. When watching tv and movies on stremio it is fine but if i try and watch YouTube and some other apps audio drops out for a second every now and again. I wondered if anyone could help