Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 for all Shield and Shield Pro Units

Recently, Nvidia has released another upgrade for Shield and Shield Pro units – Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 (Released 6/30/22). The firmware update based on the upgrade v9.0 brings bug fixes and new features including a “night listening mode” to even out sound (quiet dialog gets louder, loud booms get quieter). Additionally added AI upscaling support for 60Hz HDR10 video, and more.

What brings Nvidia Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 / Check changelog

Nvidia Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 started rolling out to all Shield and Shield Pro devices earlier this week, and it includes the following changes:

Enhancements:

• Adds support to automatically enable game mode on supported TVs (ALLM)
• Adds night listening mode (HDMI audio only)
• Adds option specify network workgroup when connecting to SHIELD over local network
• Adds option to create your own password when connecting to SHIELD over local network
• [SHIELD Pro 2019] Adds AI upscaling support for 60Hz HDR10 video
• [SHIELD Remote 2019] Adds option to only wake SHIELD with power button or NETFLIX button
• [Game Controllers] Adds option to only wake SHIELD with logo button
• Adds option to match uncompressed audio with Dolby reference volume levels
• Adds option to disable displaying HDR/Dolby Vision content
• Adds notification when app uses a microphone

Bug fixes:

Display

• Fixes bug where Dolby Vision mode would become re-enabled after reboot

 Network

• Resolves issue where link speed was not reported when connecting ethernet cable
• Resolves issue where “Restart Wi-fi” in Quick Settings was not working properly

 Audio

• Resolve audio pops heard after hotplug of USB audio devices
• Fixes bug where some apps would only play through headphones after “Match content audio resolution” is enabled
• Resolves issue where HDMI fixed volume required disable-enable cycle to work properly
• Fixes bug where stereo upmix would not become enabled after playing multichannel discrete audio
• [SHIELD 2019] Disables comfort noise feature when Dolby Audio Processing is enabled

Storage

• Improves file transfer speeds to attached storage
• Resolves issues where NAS would not reconnect after SHIELD restart

 Accessories

• Fixes bug where SHIELD Controller 2017 or SHIELD Remote 2015 would not auto pair after taking upgrade

Shield TV app

• Fixes bug where SHIELD TV app would not send keyboard entries while streaming GeForce NOW
• Resolves SHIELD TV app issue where user could not copy/paste text (passwords, URL, etc)

And Other, full list here

Availability and price

Although there is currently no discount on NVIDIA Shield TV and Shield TV Pro, it was recently. However, if it appears again, do not miss it, because as you can see, it’s worth it.

You can buy NVIDIA’s powerful streamers via:

• Amazon store:
  • NVIDIA Shield TV Pro at Amazon for $199.99
  • Shield TV at Amazon for $149.99
• Best Buy store:
  • NVIDIA Shield TV at Best Buy for $199.99
  • Shield TV at Best Buy for $149.99