Restore your Shield TV’s Plex server and app permissions with Nvidia’s 9.0.1 update
It’s hard to find a more dedicated fan base than Shield TV owners. Nvidia granted them a belated Christmas gift just a couple of weeks ago witha long-awaited update to Android TV 11, but unfortunately, it wasn’t all sunshine and roses. A bunch of apps, including Plex, wereoutright broken after the upgrade. Thankfully, a new fix is on its way to help relieve many of those issues.
Version 33.1.0.264 started making its way to users on January 20th, bringing a whole host of changes to Shield TV models and — most importantly — restoring those Plex issues. That hotfix included an updated variant of the Plex Media Server app meant to solve issues with external storage, problems initially caused by the jump to Android 11. Google’s 2020 release utilizes scoped storage for improved privacy, limiting the number of directories accessible by apps. Plex wasn’t the only app affected by this change — Kodi and VLC were among those listed — but it was by far the highest-profile.
The 2019 Shield TV Pro can be used as a Plex server, completely eliminating the need for an external device. That’s what makes it such a popular gadget, despite its relatively high asking price. Shield owners lost one of the most valuable tools in their arsenal with this update, but thankfully, Nvidia prioritized its return.
It’s not the only fix included in this update, of course. Playback issues with interlaced content, CEC volume control increment glitches, and the accidental creation of default Android folders meant for phones are all patched and resolved. So if you recently stumbled into internal folders for ringtones and downloads, those are thankfully getting removed.
This is a hotfix, not a stable update, so it does come with some restrictions. You’ll have to sign up for this patch throughNvidia’s websitemanually, and once your device receives and installs this software, there’s no way to roll back. When the next public update is pushed out, your device will receive and download it as normal. It’s worth checking outNvidia’s patch notesfor all the fixes and installation instructions.
UPDATE: 2022/02/16 09:50 EST BY RAJESH PANDEY
Nvidia Software Experience Upgrade 9.0.1
Nvidia has started distribution of its Shield Experience Upgrade 9.0.1, resolving the Plex server and storage permissions issues. Those bugs popped up after installing the Android TV 11 update for the boxes.
The main issues being addressed in this release appear in Nvidia’s changelog:
There are plenty of other bug fixes in this build, though, like ones related to HDMI connectivity, audio, storage, and accessories (it’s possible to see a detailed list changeson the company’s website). Sadly, there appear to be several issues with this update, too, and Nvidia is working on them. Those include poor file transfer performance, refresh rate issues when Kodi is running in the background, and more — a list of all the known bugs can befound here.
Since this update is being rolled out publicly, it should become available for your Shield TV in the coming few days — if it hasn’t already.
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