[SHIELD TV] SHIELD Experience Upgrade 7.0 - based on Android 8.0 Oreo

SHIELD Experience Upgrade 7.0

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. 

https://shield.nvidia.com/shield-preview-signup

Our 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.

1) 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.

2) 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.

3) 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 issue where removable storage shows incorrect capacity(0-bytes) until reboot or drive reconnect

Improved connection reliability to NAS

Fixes issue on SHIELD Remote (rechargable) only working when USB connected

Improved color space conversion such as from Rec. 709 or sRGB source content to Rec. 2020

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)

Fixes HEVC green line issue on 1080p content on some TVs

General stability fixes on SHIELD remote (2017) and SHIELD controller (2017)

Known Issues:

Audio artifact may be heard when pausing content with AAC bitstreamed audio.

Rare occurrence where update halts (reboot to fix).

Rare occurrence where network connection lost after 15 minutes.

-Disable IPv6 on your router until patch update available(early June)

Google Play Movies & TV channel appears after reboot, even when removed.

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


To report a SHIELD TV issue, please fill out the NVIDIA SHIELD TV feedback form. This will help us collect the specific information needed to reproduce your issue and prioritize fixes:

https://surveys.nvidia.com/index.jsp?pi=be9a69099880aa79ccda4c61acc3fe29