While it is true that the Nvidia Shield TV has the honor of being the best Android TV media player you can buy today, the update to Android 11 brought a lot of problems. Nvidia has been releasing updates to gradually solve the different bugs. And now, they just released a new Update that fixes all Nvidia Shield TV issues after upgrading Nvidia to Shield Experience 9.0.
As reported via the Nvidia forums, Shield Experience 9.0.2 will fix all Nvidia Shield TV issues.
This is excellent news for owners of either version of Nvidia’s popular media player, as they will now be able to fix all the bugs that occurred after upgrading to Experience 9.0.0.
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Update your Nvidia Shield TV to fix all issues
The truth is Android TV 11 has brought some very interesting news, like the support to enjoy GeForce NOW in 4K HDR for example. But a series of bugs caused many features to stop working, as well as problems with Plex and other commonly used tools.
Little by little, Nvidia released hotfixes and other patches to solve all the problems with the Shield TV and Shield TV Pro. Now, Shield Experience 9.0.2 is rolling out, patching even more bugs to make your player perform better than ever. Finally, we leave you with all the patches and improvements included in Shield Experience 9.0.2
All Shield Experience 9.0.2 improvements
- Adds Plex support for the latest Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD DVB-T tuner (EU only)
- Add helpful notifications when connecting or formatting removable storage
Video/Screen
- [Solo SHIELD 2019] Fixes a bug where you couldn’t change the AI upconversion in the Netflix app
- Fixes a bug where other video apps were using the refresh rate set in Kodi
- Resolves Dolby Vision content playback issue when Phillips TVs are connected
- Adds the developer option “Default to Rec. 709 for HD videos” to improve the color of videos (activating it may cause crashes in applications such as Apple TV + or Paramount + app)
Audio
- [Solo SHIELD 2019] Resolves audio stuttering issues on Bluetooth or USB headsets when Dolby audio processing is enabled
- Fixes a bug where the surround upmixer would stop working after playing Dolby audio streams
- Resolves audio issues when connecting headset to SHIELD 2015 controller
Storage
- Improve file transfer speed
- Fixes a bug when copying files over the local network from the Mac to removable storage in SHIELD
- Fixes a bug where migrating data from internal to adopted storage would hang indefinitely
- Resolves an issue where files copied over the local network were not visible until SHIELD was rebooted
- Resolves an issue where the Dolphin emulator would not write to the NAS
- Resolves an issue where the SD card notification was displayed when launching apps.
- Resolves an issue where the document interface could not access external storage folders
Accessories
- Resolves pairing issue for Dual Shock 3, XBOX One S, XBOX Series S/X, and Switch Pro controllers
- Resolves an issue where XBOX 360 controllers would send D-Pad commands twice
- Resolves an issue where Bluetooth headsets would not disconnect when sleeping after activating the function
HDMI
- Resolves some cases where SHIELD would not go to sleep when a command was issued via HDMI-CEC
Various - [2015/2017 SHIELD] Resolves a crash issue with Google Play Games
- Fixes a bug that affected streaming to Twitch using NVIDIA Share
- Fix “database insert failed” error when recording video with NVIDIA Share
- Resolves an issue capturing screens on GeForce NOW using NVIDIA Share
- Resolves an issue where the DVR feature of the Channels app was not recording properly
- Fixed a bug in the Mouse Toggle app where the radio button was not being detected
- Fixed a bug where the system would hang when accessing the home screen after “adjust frame rate” in Kodi
- Solves crash caused by database issues in apps like CW, Atresplayer and SVT Play
- Resolves a localization issue with the Canadian language selection of power start timers
Known issues
- Reconnection issues on XBOX Elite 2 controllers
- Free space reports are incorrect when using the SMB server feature in SHIELD
- AI upscaling does not work when streaming GeForce NOW 1080p HDR content
- [Modelo básico de SHIELD 2019] Resolution is limited to 1080p when using ADB for screenshot
- Can’t sign in to Google or Netflix accounts when using the restricted profile
- Change in mapping (stretched vs black bars) of 16:9 content to 16:10 display behavior since 8.2.3
- When the refresh rate switch is activated with the network debugging function, random pop-ups appear asking the network debugger for device authorization
- NowTV broadcast problem
- Pairing and key mapping issues with the Razer Serval bluetooth controller
