The Nvidia Shield’s Android TV interface is getting a Google TV-inspired revamp

Starting right now, Nvidia’s Shield gadgets are getting a revamped consumer interface, much like what we noticed come to different Android TV gadgets in February. The greatest change is a brand new Discover tab, which options content material suggestions grouped by style. The “All Apps” display has additionally been tweaked: it’s now merely referred to as “Apps” and makes use of a full-screen structure that Nvidia says reveals extra apps directly.

The new design seems to have drawn inspiration from the Google TV software program on final yr’s Chromecast. They’re not an identical (Google TV has the recommendations-focused “For you” tab as its residence display, for instance), however there are apparent similarities. Most notably, the big round app icons on the left facet of the show have disappeared, and Nvidia’s screenshot additionally reveals a big promotion for Disney’s Loki on the high of the Home display, changing the blank space that was there earlier than, which some (many?) would possibly discover annoying.

Signs of the redesign appeared again in April, when 9to5Google reported {that a} screenshot of the brand new design briefly appeared within the Play Store itemizing for the Nvidia Games app. Nvidia says the replace ought to begin showing right now, with the rollout anticipated to take round per week in whole. Customers within the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, and Australia will get the brand new UI and Discover tab, whereas these in Italy and Spain will solely get the brand new UI.