Coming from Apple, it's sometimes not wise to perform an update since you can never revert if needed. Is this potentially the case with Shield TV.

I have a 2019 Pro and wondering what the community would advise, since, from a hardware perspective it is old - so I guess it wouldn't necessarily need the latest version of Android.

PS. anyone know of a good guide for stripping it down from bloatware etc. and have it running nice and lean?

Hi All,

My plex server worked a treat with all of my movies until the update.
AAC 5.1 Movies default now to stereo on my system and it is driving me crazy, im unsure of how to fix it?

I have the following

• Nvidia TV Shield Pro
• Dolby audio processing o
• Sonos Playbar , sub and surround
• Passthrough set to Optical with Dolby digital and Dolby on
• Sony TV with Earc

Any ideas on how I can get this working again?

Many thanks

I’ve been using IPTV Smarters but I guess there are much more capable apps now. Is the consensus on what is the best?

Doesn't scrape anything beyond that? Is there such a thing? I also mention this as a front-end only because my collection is anime and often has multiple subtitle tracks that not every media player handles properly so being able to then tell it to use my player of choice is important if it doesn't handle multiple sub tracks simultaneously.

I am giving up on trying to get my mostly anime media collection to play nice with the scrapers available in kodi and such. Episode order is a hassle, getting certain obscure series to read correctly is a hassle.

My ideal at this point would be if MX Player Pro let you add a poster image as the outer file image and then opened onto the episode list with no further scraping. My episodes are named well enough for me to navigate them, I don't need fancy summaries and episode scraping but having posters on the folders would be nice.

DO NOT suggest Plex, Jellyfin or other media servers. The files are on a dedicated drive attached to the shield, I do not have a pc to run as a dedicated server.

Hi team,

Im encountering trouble with some movies.

When im trying to play 4k remux with 7.1 Dolby atmos, sometimes, the image froze and the sound goes crazy like stuttering but you actually have to stop the video because it’s noisy. Then I restart the movie, goes 10 seconds and boom same.

Only with 7.1

The setup is :
Sonos > TV into earc hdmi > into shield by HDMI premium cable

And PLEX App

Do you have some ideas ?

Was in the neighborhing city which took over an hour and a half to get there with public transport but the guy was super nice and had a spare he was willing to sell!

I currently have a controller for my pc. If I connect the dock to my pc, the controller works via 2.4G. I just tried the same on the Shield and that didn't work. Does it have to be the dongle directly? Unable to test for now until I get USB C to USB A adapter

Unlike shield tv2015 inside.More details.

Anyone else experiencing this issue? It doesn’t happen often, but whenever it does, it’s after I exit a movie playing in Dolby Vision or HDR through Plex. The screen just goes crazy with colors everywhere and I have to turn off and back on to resolve it.

It's a 2019 Shield Pro.

Good morning. I have three Shield TVs (2019), all of which lost ethernet today. They can connect to Wifi perfectly fine. But, in the middle of watching something, they all decided to stop using their ethernet at once. Local sources do not work, nor do WAN sources. I disabled any network blocking as well as performed a factory reset on one, to no effect. All will pull down an IP address on Ethernet, but show no internet connection.

Other devices on my network are working fine. Connecting the shields via Wifi is fine. They are refusing to use their ethernet ports. It's conspicuous that all three did it at the same time. Regardless of the cause, I am disappointed that something (whatever it is) can somehow cause all three of my shields to give up ethernet functionality.

Hello, I'm trying to find a game that was removed from Google Play The Talos Principle, version v324054. I found the original APK file, but I couldn't find the cache file (OBB) for patch.324054.com.devolver.Talos.obb... The one posted on APK websites online is corrupted (it comes from the same source but has a different hash than the original). I’d appreciate any help; I doubt I’ll find it anywhere else but here.

After searching everywhere online and seeing "out of stock" notices across every single retailer, I got ridiculously lucky and grabbed what was literally the last unit available on Amazon across Europe for €247!

I’m pairing it with an LG G5 OLED 77" and a Samsung HW-Q990F soundbar system. The main goal is getting full lossless audio pass-through (TrueHD / Atmos / DTS:X) which built-in TV apps can’t deliver. Later on, I’ll be setting up Nuvio as my primary media front-end.

​For those running a similar setup:

- ​Any essential Shield settings I should toggle on day one (AI upscaling, match frame rate, developer settings)?

- ​Direct HDMI into the Q990F vs. through the TV via eARC:

what has been the most stable in your experience?

​Hyped to finally have one in hand!

Is there still any interest in a working apple music app built specifically for the shield?

I'm close to having something built, planned it for personal use (been frustrated with sideloaded apps not working properly). I've realised I need to maintain an apple developer account and rotate the keys to keep the app functioning, so won't be as simple as passing around an apk and will carry a cost.

I plan to build and then publish it via the app store so hopefully no sideloading, etc.

*** UPDATE 21-10-2026 *** Beta 4 released

Beta testing - AT YOUR OWN RISK

I've published all the information in Git under https://github.com/GroovyForge/package-distro/tree/main/cored

The new beta includes a few new features, including QR login with Apple Music (the password sign in was a pain) and lyrics is back in.

I can add an optional update button in the app that could fetch new version automatically, if that's a feature you want just let me know.

I’ve been looking over the past two months and I can’t seem to buy it anywhere.

I have a shield tv pro plugged into my Onkyo RZ30. It can happen with any apps, but for example I was watching HBO Max and everything just kind of turns off in an instant.

It turns off, tv turns off and back on, and then I have to wait for shield to boot back up and then change the input back on my tv.

I have turned HDMI CEC complete off on my shield tv and it still happens. I think it’s the Shield Pro because it doesn’t happen with any of my gaming consoles that’s also plugged into my AVR and they are used for even longer sessions.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've been using Sunshine / Moonlight and Artemis / Apollo for years. I've managed to solve any issues I've had streaming games...

BUT...

I cannot, for the life of me, get my DualSense controller working with Elden Ring.

I have tried disabling and enabling Steam input. Changed Steam to recognize the controller as an Xbox controller. I've even downloaded as pirated version to see if that would work. But nothing.

Anyone have any ideas they'd like to share?

Just got the old playbar, and try to get 5.1 audio from netflix. According to chatgpt then shield 2019 and apple tv 4k gen 2 able to do it.

Apple tv able to decode DD+ to DD, while it a hit and miss with shield 2019

Anyone confirm shield will work, also gonna pull video from my synology nas as well

I have a MBP M1 , which I use to watch movies on my projector / speaker setup , which is managed by my Yamaha RX Receiver but the audio comes out highly distorted despite troubleshooting

BenQ projector

Yamaha RX V385 receiver

Dali speakers; and

Macbook Pro M1

my projector/Dali both act as outputs, and I have inputs (e.g. my XBOX over hdmi, or my phone over bluetooth or my phone over AUX). all of these work fine, no issue.

however, when I want to watch movies via laptop over HDMI then the receiver's outgoing sound to the speakers is unintelligible (very low sound and the full range of audio is not present, it's not usable).

I was suggested to update the firmware on my receiver, which I did, since it's an old receiver, but sadly this didn't fix the problem. And I am playing the movie on my laptop using VLC player.

TLDR: my macbook pro (M1) audio output can't be read properly by my old(er) Yamaha receiver despite firmware update - I think it's an issue with audio compression / handoff. Hoping the Shield may solve this.

With how good the hardware is on the Shield what is the limitation behind why it can’t be upgraded to Android 14?

OS: Android TV 11 (NVIDIA SHIELD Experience)

OS Version: Android 11 (Shield Experience 9.x)

Stremio Version: 1.11.3 (Server 4.21.0)

Steps to Reproduce:

Open Stremio on the NVIDIA Shield Pro 2019.

Select any stream using Torrentio RD or Comet Elfhosted RD.

Click to start video playback.

Clear Explanation of the Issue & Why It's an Issue:

Upon selecting a stream, the title card appears for a period of time, but the display goes completely black. Pressing pause on the remote brings up the seek bar and playback controls overlay, but no video or audio content renders underneath.

The exact same streams play instantly and smoothly using the Stremio app on an Android phone connected to the same network. The issue seems isolated to the Android TV build on the Shield Pro, preventing any content streaming on television setups. This has been noticed within the last couple of weeks or so.

Troubleshooting Already Tried:

Power Cycle: Unplugged the physical power cord from the Shield for 10 minutes before rebooting.

Cache Cleaned: Cleared the Stremio application cache inside Android TV system settings.

Manual App Update: Downloaded and updated to version 1.11.3 directly from the Stremio website (since the latest version was not yet available in the Google Play Store on the device).

internal Player Selection: Switched default playback engines between ExoPlayer, libVLC, and MPV.

Decoder Settings: Toggled both Hardware Acceleration.

Thank you all in advance for any insights and tricks

Every night I fall asleep to music or a YouTube podcast on my TV, and the screen lights up the whole room. Sleep mode kills the audio, and screensavers are still bright.

So I built a tiny app called Blackout: hold the Netflix button on the SHIELD remote and the screen goes black, while the audio keeps playing. Press any button and the picture is back, right where you left it.

• Works with almost any button: press, double-press or hold, your choice
• You can keep the button's normal job (tap = Netflix, hold = dark)
• Free, no ads, no account, no internet access
• On phones, it's an instant black screen

It's in closed testing on Google Play, and Google needs testers for 14 days before I can release it to everyone. If you'd like to try it:

1. Join the testers group: https://groups.google.com/g/blackout-testers
2. Opt in: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.blackout.tv (tap Become a tester)
3. Install Blackout from the Play Store on your SHIELD or phone

Use the same Google account for all three steps, the one on your Play Store. Please keep it installed for the 14 days 🙏

Honest feedback welcome, even "this is pointless" 😄 What button would you use?