- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
EDIT:
So according to this thread, this is a Google related change and not Nvidia?
In which case, similar to the banner issue from a previous update, you can get a different launcher (see comments for FLauncher) to avoid it
https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndroidTV/comments/181vh4t/ads_at_full_screen/
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Install ProjectIvy from the app store on your Shield or Chromecast with Android TV as an alternative launcher.
Also not buying a Shield anymore in the future. Putting ads in a product you paid for should be fucking illegal at this point.
Also not buying a Shield anymore in the future.
Well, that is gonna be easy, I don’t think this product will still continue in the future.
+1 for projectivy. Easy to use, looks good, stays out of the way. I use it on my shield and also use it on my cheap onn pucks.
Is it difficult to install? Like do I need to side load it or can I install it straight from the UI? I am definitely over Google shoving non-stop ads into my paid for experience.
Nope. Just install from the play store.
Is there a way to get it to launch automatically without sideloading anything?
If my device started showing full-screen ads all of a sudden I’d assume I caught some malware. I guess I’ll never update mine past v8.
Would I need to side load this on shield?
YES! FINALLY! i thought something was missing from this expensive piece of hardware and here it is, ads! I love wasting time on ads and they sure know what i love!
/s
These devices are pretty popular, so if you have one it might be time to disable updates
If Google can update the user interface server-side, doesn’t that mean that disabling updates still wouldn’t work for avoiding these full screen ads?
Downgrade to 8.2.3 and you’ll be happy with the shield again. https://florisse.nl/shield/
Is there anything I would miss going down to 8.2.3? I stopped updating quite a while ago after Plex became totally broken and I had to roll back once already.
Damn I considered one of these for a little bit when I was working on getting my own home streaming setup going. Decided against it because it looked kinda stupid and I hate Android and a lot of the stuff that comes with it. I guess I dodged a bullet on that one.
To be honest, there is hardly any good competition for the Shield TV Pro even on this day, but that is the fault of the industry completely.
