[misleading headline?] Nvidia Shield is getting Auro 3D audio support, full-screen ads

Instead of projectivy I use ATV Launcher Pro. It's pretty good. It allows for widgets, though I find many I want to display don't work correct, which is unfortunate. I did spend $3 on it, but I don't mind paying for an app. It just means the developer can make money without displaying ads

+1 for projectivy. Easy to use, looks good, stays out of the way. I use it on my shield and also use it on my cheap onn pucks.

Also not buying a Shield anymore in the future.

Well, that is gonna be easy, I don't think this product will still continue in the future.

thanks <3 I just did this on my shield today and what a breeze this launcher is!

What are you using now if you don’t mind me asking. Had a Roku and moved to this for the quality of sound and video

Windows 11 (in certain markets anyway):

I don't need to imagine, Windows already has ads lol

If Google can update the user interface server-side, doesn't that mean that disabling updates still wouldn't work for avoiding these full screen ads?

I already did that a long time ago to my Shield TV... I downgraded to 8.2.3 and turned off auto update plus some debloat.

For me the stock launcher is the best launcher yet.

You can still game stream with sunlight + moonlight. And the advantage is that it works with any brand GPU.

I would never regret about my Nvidia Shield TV, in fact it is one of the best purchases I have ever done, I have one since 2018 or 2017 perhaps and that unit got busted and Nvidia replaced mine for free (they sent me a power adapter first, which didn't help for my issue, for free too) even when it was outside of the warranty period, and they didn't even replace it for another 2017 unit, they gave me the 2019 pro, perhaps for inventory reasons, (and a ruler as a gift lol) a very pro move if you ask me.

Now the 2019 unit is dated for sure, and the launcher with ads was a dirt move sure, that is why I downgraded the unit and debloated it, this is how my unit looks like now.

I mean I still appreciate they are still supporting hardware from 2015 in 2023.

You regret the most? I've made much worse purchases. I just use a custom launcher, which the fact that it's an option is more than most services can say. It's nice that it's running android so I can install any APK I want (thank you SmartTubeNext). And the fact I can quickly control it/type from my phone is nice. Not to mention, I think every remote should have the "find my remote" button that makes it ring. And while it's decently expensive, and there are certainly other cheaper options, I would say this is far from one of the worst purchases I made.

This is what I’m using. It’s kinda ugly but totally ad-free and does what I want but not one bit more. I installed flauncher, connected to the shield with network adb, disabled the leanback launcher, then hit the home button on the remote. Easy peasy, and much better than remapping buttons IMO

Would I need to side load this on shield?

Depends on how they do it I guess

I remember reading about the newer home screen added a promotional banner. It was showing content from the apps themselves (ex. New shows from Disney+) but it was still annoying and a lot of people switched to a different launcher.

People will probably figure something out

edit: see the comment by @looping@jlai.lu

Is there anything I would miss going down to 8.2.3? I stopped updating quite a while ago after Plex became totally broken and I had to roll back once already.

I love(d) my Shield, I first bought the original, and then the updated model. I use it every day, but the lack of hardware updates (still using USB 2, only has 12 GB internal storage, low RAM, etc...) and constant ads and "sponsored content" has made me fall out of love with it.

I asked a few weeks back about a replacement and someone recommended this one to me. It runs on Android 12, supports 4K Dolby Atmos and Vision, and has better hardware than the Shield. It isn't cheap though.

Do you have the playstore on it?

I find LG TVs to have the best user experience. If you care you would want to look into a pi-hole to stop all the usual phoning home activities.

Get a dedicated streaming device like an Apple TV or Roku that can be swapped or upgraded independent of the TV.

same, still running the pre-ad stock OS. i do keep it offline though, it only accesses local media

I still dream about an update similar to 8.2.3 lol

To be honest, there is hardly any good competition for the Shield TV Pro even on this day, but that is the fault of the industry completely.

You dodged a rocket lol. I have firetv which is android based. But I only have it Kodi. Roku is probably the best streaming. Unless you have a different smart platform on your TV such as LG or Samsung.

Yeah, not updating the home launcher is usually the fix for all these annoyances, until the oldest version of it that you can rollback has ads though.