SHIELD Tablet Release Notes
Download the latest SHIELD Tablet software update by going to: Settings → About SHIELD → System updates.
Release date: 2/17/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 2.2
This update contains important enhancements to further improve your SHIELD tablet experience, including:
- More great streamed PC games, for free – No PC required
You can now play popular titles such as Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7, PixelJunk Shooter and GRID 2 amongst many others. New games are added every week on #SHIELDTuesday - Standby battery life improvements
Improved battery life in standby/idle conditions, especially with WiFi turned ON - Improved charging performance and compatibility
Broader support for high performance chargers - Overall experience enhancements
Additional UI responsiveness and memory optimizations, Graphics corruption resolution - Support for SHIELD Hub 4.1
Includes GameStream multi-controller support
Release date: 12/23/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 2.1
This update contains important enhancements to further improve your SHIELD tablet experience, including:
- Operating System update to Android 5.0.1
SHIELD Tablet gets updated to the latest version of Android 'Lollipop'. This is a minor release which includes a few bug fixes and updates - System performance enhancements
Improvements in general UI and app responsiveness, including switching between apps - Camera enhancements: Live HD Effects (HDFX)
The Camera Awesome app gets some cool new creative effects for stills and videos. All the effects leverage the power of the Tegra K1 GPU to deliver live-preview and full resolution recording with the effects - SHIELD Power Control Menu
We’ve brought back the SHIELD Power Control Menu, based on community feedback - Memory optimizations
Enhanced support and optimizations for memory intensive apps - OpenGL 4.5 support
- Localization improvements
Release date: 11/17/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 2.0
This update contains important enhancements to further improve your SHIELD tablet experience, including:
- SHIELD Tablet Android 5.0 ‘Lollipop’ Software upgrade
SHIELD Tablet just got sweeter with Android 5.0 ‘Lollipop’. New UI, animations and notifications inspired by Material Design, improved app performance, and new graphics APIs for advanced gaming are just some of the features with the new OS. - NVIDIA GRID On-Demand Gaming Service
The GRID Gaming Service is now a feature of SHIELD Hub, letting you stream popular games to your SHIELD, including Batman: Arkham City and Borderlands 2. Free access starts today in North America and Western Europe until June 30, 2015. However GRID is not available in Germany at this time. We plan to expand coverage to include Germany and Asia Pacific next year. - New NVIDIA Dabbler v2.0
NVIDIA® Dabbler™ has a completely redesigned UI inspired by Material Design. We’ve heard your requests for how to make Dabbler even better, and added support for layers, moveable shape guides, and the ability to easily share your painting session live on Twitch. - User Interface Updates
- Other Features
- USB Y-cable support
Charge your SHIELD Tablet when using Ethernet in Console Mode with a micro USB Host OTG Y Cable - Enhanced Console Mode with 4K output support
- Improved charger compatibility and performance
- Optimized GPS functionality
- USB Y-cable support
Release date: 10/20/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrades 1.2.1
This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:
- Improved WiFi performance on 5GHz band
- Performance optimizations for encrypted devices
- Fixed intermittent charging issue
Release date: 9/30/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrades 1.2
This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:
- Enhanced SHIELD Hub Features
- Network Test capability
- User Customizable ‘My Android Games’ and ‘My Media Apps’
- Share ‘News’ items, swipe between articles
- Improved Touch Performance
- Misc. Stability and Localization Improvements
Release date: 8/28/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrades 1.1
This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:
- Improved WiFi stability in certain scenarios
- Improved camera performance
- NVIDIA PRISM feature toggle
- Stability improvements to SHIELD Hub and Gamestream
- ShadowPlay performance optimizations
- Localization improvements
- Audio optimizations
- Misc. stability improvements
Release date: 7/29/14
SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrades 1
This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:
- Improved WiFi performance and stability
- Improved pairing and performance with SHIELD controller
- Stability improvements to SHIELD Hub and various apps
- Updates to 'Record & Share' feature
- Fixed audio bugs
- Misc. performance fixes and updates