Nvidia Shield Experience Upgrade 9.2 Rolling Out To Shield TV Players

The Shield Experience Upgrade 9.2 upgrade is now in the process of rolling out to the Nvidia Shield TV and Shield TV Pro Android TV players. The update brings with it a wealth of enhancements and bug fixes.

Notably, the update improves support for AURO-3D devices by unlocking full support for playback of high-resolution immersive sound over HDMI. According to Nvidia, simply “connect your NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro to an AURO-3D compatible decoder and enjoy the most natural 3D sound experience from streaming apps such as Artist Connection.”

Other enhancements include support for Match audio content resolution when using a USB DAC, the ability to clear HDMI 1.4 flag via factory reset, match Frame Rate (beta) enhancement, French parental control, and a security enhancement for 4K DRM playback.

Most updates include various bug fixes and this one is no different. In fact, there are so many it is easily to just list them all, so here’s the full list.

• Fixed choppy video playback after FFWD/RWD operations
• Fixed remote stops responding for 60 seconds after wake from sleep
• Fixed SHIELD waking from lock screen without a button press
• Fixed issue with large file transfer to NAS (operation not permitted error)
• Fixed Google signing flow stuck in a loop
• Fixed stutters in Bose and Sony headsets while connected to 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi
• Fixed audio stutter in aptx supported headsets
• Fixed AV sync issues when Dolby Processing is enabled
• Fixed crash on volume change
• Fixed Apple Music corruption during casting
• Fixed Spotify empty playback when Match Audio Content resolution is enabled with Stereo Upmix
• Fixed Google Assistant not starting after Google GMS update
• Fixed full screen SHIELD Rewards notification issue
• Fixed Wi-Fi log filling up storage
• Fixed SHIELD drive filling up
• Fixed no audio heard when headset is connected to controller and DAP is on
• Fixed Geforce NOW crash after launch
• Fixed video distortion on “RGB 8-bit Rec.709” display mode
• Fixed USB HDD/Flash drive showing corrupted after hotplug
• Fixed NAS folder info shows 0 B and not the actual capacity
• Fixed mounted storages not listed after upgrade
• Fixed occasional crashes in DRM apps
• Fixed when Alexa SHIELD Skill cannot locate SHIELD TV device

Typical of Shield updates in general, this one will roll out to devices automatically. By the looks of it, the update has already reached many users, so any that have yet to see the update arrive can expect it to show up real soon.