Nvidia Shield TV will get bug fixes for final month’s buggy Android 11 replace

Today, Nvidia’s Shield TV received some software program fixes with the rollout of Shield Experience Upgrade 9.0.1 (via 9to5Google), a much-needed patch to final month’s buggy 9.0 launch based mostly on Android 11. Nvidia posted launch notes on its discussion board in the present day that element some extra fixes and particulars in one other put up some identified points that also lurk within the replace.

The greatest repair of the bunch resolves main Plex Media Server points and the dealing with of file entry permissions that modified as part of the transfer to Android 11. This steady launch follows a couple of month of the corporate trickling out smaller hotfix patches to courageous customers prepared to topic their Shield TVs to beta releases.

But not all the things was mounted: by the third hotfix launch, some new points appeared, together with super slow file transfers between an connected storage gadget and a community file switch through SMB. “File transfer performance issues” is included in Nvidia’s checklist of identified points with 9.0.1, whereas a difficulty with Wi-Fi disconnects as a consequence of mesh networks additionally exists, however the firm notes that it may be resolved by turning off Wi-Fi roaming.

The Android 11 improve would have been Nvidia’s love letter to its Shield TV customers, displaying the corporate cares to help its product for the long run — however the buggy software program rollout has derailed the onerous work customers put into their media setups. Users beloved the flexibleness of Shield TV to construct extremely custom-made media libraries with Kodi and Plex for online game emulation.

Since the software program debuted, Nvidia’s Shield TV Twitter put up for Experience 9.0 has been bombarded by over 100 complaints from dissatisfied customers. At least one user talked about they tried shopping for a brand new Shield TV as a roll-back, however the gadget would auto-update to 9.0.

If you might have a Shield TV, search for the replace notification for Shield Experience model 9.0.1 (33.1.0.283) rolling out now.