NVIDIA is a company, and between all the and , it wouldn’t be wholly surprising to see the company forget about its more niche offerings, such as the Android-powered . Happily for all those who own one of these powerful set-top boxes, that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Not only is NVIDIA continuing to support its Shield devices, but it’s just rolled out its first proper in nearly a year. The Shield Experience Upgrade 9.2.4, to give it its proper name, applies to both the Shield and Shield Pro boxes. It’s admittedly light on new features, instead being focused on updating security and fixing various issues, but is nice to see all the same. Here’s the full list of changes.
Enhancements:
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Security patches are updated to Jan 2026.
Resolved Bugs:
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Resolved Disney+ playback issue.
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Resolved 3rd party remote connection issue with Xbox after sleep mode.
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Resolved a crash issue which turns on SHIELD and CEC devices during sleep mode.
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Resolved 3rd party Bluetooth remote frequent disconnect issue.
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Resolved Settings page closes when triggering NVIDIA share on top of settings page.
NVIDIA hasn’t given any strong indication that it’s preparing to launch a new Shield TV, but in a a recent with ArsTechnica, Andrew Bell, the company’s senior VP of hardware engineering, said it has no plans to end support any time soon, teasing that it had “played with new concepts.” Bell also said that a first Shield refresh since 2019 would likely support codecs like AV1 and HDR10+, as well as the latest Dolby Vision profiles.
The existing NVIDIA Shield Android TV Pro remains our of the best streaming devices for gamers, thanks to its ability to stream in native 4K and effectively upscale lower-resolution content. And with NVIDIA’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service going from to strength, the Shield retains a unique position in the PC gaming ecosystem.
