NVIDIA aggiorna in blocco i suoi dispositivi Shield: tantissimi bugfix e qualche miglioramento software

Vincenzo Ronca
Vincenzo Ronca
NVIDIA aggiorna in blocco i suoi dispositivi Shield: tantissimi bugfix e qualche miglioramento software

NVIDIA ha appena rilasciato una serie di aggiornamenti software che investe la quasi totalità dei dispositivi Shield presenti sul mercato. Gli aggiornamenti includono una lunghissima serie di bugfix destinati al software.

Gli aggiornamenti rilasciati da NVIDIA sono caratterizzati dalla denominazione Experience Upgrade 8.2.1. Tra i bugfix troviamo una lunga serie di introduzioni, le quali sono riferite a diverse categorie del software come il comparto audio, le periferiche, il comparto di rete e storage, il display e l'AI scaling. Oltre ai bugfix troviamo anche alcuni miglioramenti software: tra i più rilevanti troviamo la nuova notifica per abilitare l'AI-upscaling e la nuova opzione per forzare l'abilitazione del HDCP 1.4 compatibility mode.

Gli aggiornamenti includono anche le patch di sicurezza Android relative ad agosto 2020. Gli update descritti sono attualmente in fase di distribuzione via OTA per tutti i dispositivi Shield. Qui in basso potete consultare il changelog completo e dettaglio.

Enhancements:

  • Adds notification to enable AI-upscaling when upscaling GeForce NOW
  • Adds IR power control for projector displays
  • Adds IR power/volume control for the following brands: Arris, Atyme, BC Acoustique, Dayton, Kora, Monoprice, ONN, Point Source Acoustics, Savant, Sennheiser, SMSL, Tascam
  • Improves system volume levels when audio is routed to USB DAC or Bluetooth headset
  • Adds developer option to force HDCP 1.4 compatibility mode (4K protected content will not be available)
  • Allows IR power commands sent from SHIELD Remote 2019 when using Alexa skill
  • Includes security patches up to Android security bulletin (August 2020)

Bug Fixes

AI Scaling:

  • Resolves issue where AI upscaling would incorrectly detect content as unsupported, requiring a reboot
  • Resolves issue where AI upscaling would randomly detect content as unsupported
  • [SHIELD TV Pro 2019] Resolves dropped frames when AI upscaling 60fps video when overscan is adjusted

Display:

  • Fixes issue where line is visible when using AI upscaling on Prime Video
  • Resolves issue where Screen Saver timers were not set properly
  • Resolves black screen issue when playing Dolby Vision content and overscan adjusted

Network/Storage:

  • Allows special characters in username when accessing SHIELD over network
  • Fixes issue when copying >2GB files from Mac to SHIELD 2019
  • Fixes issue when connecting to SHIELD over local network when username has a space
  • Fixes rare crash bug when mounting network storage to SHIELD
  • Fixes bug where connected storage would become inaccessible, requiring reboot to recover

Accessories:

  • Fixes bug where IR volume control would stop working when Talkback is enabled
  • Fixes “Long Press Menu” functionality for customized menu button
  • Resolves issue where configuring IR control might fail when older SHIELD remotes and controllers are paired
  • Fixes bug where IR control was still active after factory reset
  • Fixes bug where IR control would not be available after changing language to traditional Chinese
  • [SHIELD TV 2019] Resolves issue where IR control would stop working, requiring reboot to recover
  • [BFGD] Resolves volume and play/pause button press issues on new SHIELD Remote 2019

Audio:

  • Improves system volume levels when using USB DAC or bluetooth speakers
  • Fixes bug where audio would randomly drop, requiring a reboot to recover
  • Resolves issue where manually enabling AC3 in “Available formats” was not working as advertised
  • Fixes NETFLIX issue where 5.1 audio would not be available after disconnecting bluetooth speaker
  • Fixes bug where volume control notification would show up incorrectly on KODI

Other:

  • Fixes bug where SHIELD Experience upgrade would be blocked if accessory battery is low
  • Resolves background display issue when exiting settings menu
  • [BFGD] Fixes YouTube crash issue
  • Fixes alignment issues on “Ok Google” configuration page
  • Resolves issue where SHIELD would not show up available as a cast device
Via: Droid Life
Fonte: NVIDIA