SHIELD TV

Fortnite, PUBG, Far Cry 5, Realm Royale, and More Come to Android Through NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Tim July 16, 2018

Ready for Fortnite on Android? In a round-about way, it's now available. Over the weekend, the new GeForce NOW service hit SHIELD TV devices across the US. With it comes access to an extended range of AAA gaming titles running on an NVIDIA supercomputer in the...

NVIDIA Bringing Improved GeForce NOW to SHIELD TV, Which Means Fortnite for Android TV!

Tim July 10, 2018

Back at CES, NVIDIA announced the GeForce NOW beta for PC and Mac, allowing even the most budget of desktop and laptop computers to run high-end AAA game titles. Maybe most importantly, it allowed basically anyone to access Fortnite through NVIDIA's own...

HDR Playback Comes to SHIELD TV, Sony Android TVs Through Google Play Movies

Tim July 2, 2018

HDR playback support has arrived for SHIELD TV and Sony TV models with Android TV, thanks to a flipped switch inside of Google Play Movies and TV. When playing back a title that features HDR, you should notice much better picture quality. Naturally, to...

For Real: NVIDIA Rolls Out Upgrade 7.0 (Android 8.0 “Oreo”) to All SHIELD TV Owners

Tim June 27, 2018

Ready for Oreo on your SHIELD TV? Good, because it's coming today! After delays and preview members getting to use it, NVIDIA announced the news via Twitter, saying SHIELD Experience Upgrade 7.0 is rolling out to all users. This update includes a redone UI for...

NVIDIA SHIELD TV’s 7.0.1 and Android Oreo Update Rolls Out to Beta Testers

Kellen June 11, 2018

After a short pause in rollout, NVIDIA started re-pushing the Android Oreo update to the NVIDIA SHIELD TV over the weekend. The build is currently only going out to SHIELD TV beta testers, this time as the SHIELD Experience 7.0.1 Preview. It's tough to say...

“Couple Issues” Cause NVIDIA to Pause Oreo Update for SHIELD TV

Kellen May 31, 2018 8

I managed to pickup the Android Oreo (SHIELD Experience 7.0) update for the NVIDIA SHIELD TV on the day it was announced, but a number of you have been unable to pull it. That's because NVIDIA was quietly only pushing it to members of its preview program at...

NVIDIA SHIELD TV Gets Update to Android 8.0 Oreo With New UI

Kellen May 24, 2018 31

Both NVIDIA SHIELD TV units are getting a major update to Android 8.0 "Oreo" today, as well as to SHIELD Experience 7.0, that will completely change your experience. This is the new layout of Android TV that Google's Nexus Player has been running for months...

SHIELD TV Experience Upgrade 6.3 Brings Monthly Security Update, Accessory Firmware Updates

Tim January 31, 2018 6

NVIDIA is pushing Experience Upgrade 6.3 to SHIELD TV owners, full of new apps support, firmware upgrades for the SHIELD Remote and SHIELD Controller, as well as the latest Android security patch that includes mitigations for the Spectre vulnerability. On top...