Despite its inconsistent software support, the old Shield TV has received some attention recently from NVIDIA. Just last month, the Android TV streaming device received an update that fixed a number of bugs. Now it’s getting another update, but there’s good news and bad news.
On its forum, NVIDIA announced that it is rolling out another hotfix for Shield TV. The hotfix will be enabled as a release 33.2.0.295 for 2015 and 2017 models. It will bring support for French parental controls and security improvements for 4K DRM playback. As for the 2019 model, the company is delaying the launch due to a major issue with Google Home.
According to the post, updating a 2019 model with this hotfix will break Google Home:
The third version of the HotFix 9.1.1+ will be enabled soon as version 33.2.0.295, but is currently only enabled for SHIELD 2015 and 2017. The update will break Google Home integration for SHIELD 2019. We are waiting that Google fixes a problem discovered in the version for those devices.
- Added French parental control
- Improved security for 4K DRM playback
Known issues
- Google Home will no longer work with this hotfix
The company says it will wait for Google to fix this issue before releasing the hotfix for 2019 Shield TV devices. If you have a 2015 or 2017 Shield TV, you can download the new update now as a beta.
Source: www.androidiani.com
