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So I ordered one of these beasts of a tablet and will update this post when I get it in in an effort to help and educate.
As you guys know, the Pro model is sporting a 13.3" 2560x1440 IPS display, 8 watt Jbl speakers and sub along with a built in projector all powered by a 9600mAh battery. These features have to be taxing. I figured if we have more input then we can grab an expected average.
Also I highly encourage you guys and gals to create more Yoga threads. Maybe we can snag our own sub forum and really grab some attention. I have been researching the Pro tremendously this week and found myself scouring rather than finding. It is a shame to let something to let something like this that has a high potential just let slip through the cracks.
Got mine for about 3 days. Battery performance seems to be average. I get about 5-6 hrs of screen on time when I'm not using the beamer, mainly using netflix or other video streaming services. I'm really looking forward to the lollipop update to see if it brings improvements. The screen is just amazing for movies. It's a lot of fun.
paparozzi said:
Got mine for about 3 days. Battery performance seems to be average. I get about 5-6 hrs of screen on time when I'm not using the beamer, mainly using netflix or other video streaming services. I'm really looking forward to the lollipop update to see if it brings improvements. The screen is just amazing for movies. It's a lot of fun.
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Has there been mention of a Lollipop update coming to the Tablet 2 Pro? Mine just arrived yesterday, and while the benefits WAY outweigh the cons, the performance is a tad laggy, and I'm guessing Lollipop would ameliorate most of that.
Plex is also super choppy (to the point of not being able to watch anything). XBMC plays everything fine on the local network, but it sucks to know that I can't watch stuff while away from home, since Plex isn't working properly on this tablet. I had the same problem with the Nexus 10, which is why I got rid of it for a rooted Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. I thought the Tablet 2 Pro would be a proper step up, but Plex is the MAIN app I use on tablets, so with Plex not working, it's becoming a dealbreaker.
@fridaynext there hasn't been any word on 5.0. Looking at the Lenovo forum, it seems being late ant not fixing new bugs is their thing. Mines coming tomorrow but I might send it back and look elsewhere. The Shield would be good but battery life sucks and N9 has shady build quality. Looks like Xperia might be the way to go..maybe
What kind of standby time are guys getting?
ikenvape said:
@fridaynext there hasn't been any word on 5.0. Looking at the Lenovo forum, it seems being late ant not fixing new bugs is their thing. Mines coming tomorrow but I might send it back and look elsewhere. The Shield would be good but battery life sucks and N9 has shady build quality. Looks like Xperia might be the way to go..maybe
What kind of standby time are guys getting?
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My Yoga Tablet 2 Pro was updated to 5.0.1 this morning. I had it rooted (for 1440p YouTube and fullscreen in TeamViewer), and although it now says 5.0.1, it still has the KitKat animation when I tap multiple times on the version.
Anyway, I'm now going to delete the YouTube app, and see if I can reinstall from the Play Store and get 1440p as a playback option.
Edit: My bad - I believe it just says 5.0.1 because I changed build.prop. Not sure what the update was, that was applied today.
hello all I just got mine today and loving it a lot , can anyone please send me the link to root this bad boy and as well where can I get the update to lollipop ? as well I have a question , how long dose it take to charge? is it better not to use the tablet while its charging? do it take longer time then? I think its taking ages ,and I am about to go back to the store to change it to another one? please help ,thank you
Hey guys,
First of all, Im a new proud owner of the LTE 32GB Shield Tablet with the Nvidia controller after watching some youtube videos.
I was such a noob that while I was searching the web, I kept getting Nvidia Shiled and Nvidia Shield tablet confused! I didnt realize that their names were so similar which made searching for Roms compatibility a bit difficult.
Some of things I noticed:
1. updated to lollipop right away after I turned it on and deleted FB app and instagram app (just in case) from what I read here. Feels snappy enough that I dont think I need to do a factory reset.
2. Tried several of my App games but many didnt recognize the controller. Bummer.
-Need for speed hot pursuit didnt
-MC4 right analog wont turn my head so its impossible to aim
3. Installed PPSSPP so far the best emulator so far on the tablet. The aspect ratio seems to be very similar to PSP so it makes sense.
4. Snes 9x is good for the SNES roms but I dont know what happened to that other SNES emulator that I downloaded many months ago but no longer appears under my account. I forget the name of it but it was way better than this SNES 9x emulator.
5. Great overall tablet. A bit on the heavy side. Power button is probably the worst I've ever experienced. However, once I get the case, Im sure I wont need it as much.
6. I have a library of games on steam but disappointed that I have to rebuy half life 2 and portal to play it on my tablet.
7. Lack of library games on the Nvidia Hub.
Questions:
1. Do you guys keep your tab on at all times or do you turn it off at night?
2. Are there other android games I can use the controller with? If so, how do I get it so the buttons are configured correctly?
Thank you so much!
First thing? Buy the cover, it's awesome. There's magnets in it so it does't flop around open or closed and when you prop it up, the magnets hold the wedge in place.
But yea the power button sucks. First thing I did was upgrade to Lollipop then second thing I did was downgrade to Kitkat lol. No xposed and the single notification pull down were the deal breakers.
Haven't tried too much gaming but I do keep mine on at night, it's my alarm clock. Battery is great for me, my thing says I'm good for 5.5 hours use of battery and 5 days of standby.
Root it of course too There's a volume mod I found somewhere, for me Netflix is very quiet. Plus you need to unlock write privileges for the SD card.
64/128 gb SD card obviously too.
Tastycakess said:
First thing? Buy the cover, it's awesome. There's magnets in it so it does't flop around open or closed and when you prop it up, the magnets hold the wedge in place.
But yea the power button sucks. First thing I did was upgrade to Lollipop then second thing I did was downgrade to Kitkat lol. No xposed and the single notification pull down were the deal breakers.
Haven't tried too much gaming but I do keep mine on at night, it's my alarm clock. Battery is great for me, my thing says I'm good for 5.5 hours use of battery and 5 days of standby.
Root it of course too There's a volume mod I found somewhere, for me Netflix is very quiet. Plus you need to unlock write privileges for the SD card.
64/128 gb SD card obviously too.
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Unlock write privilages? How?
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malhaarkale said:
Unlock write privilages? How?
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If you are in kitat and rooted (towelroot, easy...), I use:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en
I think Lollipop needs to mature, so I will wait to 5.0.1, I hope soon...
You should never root a device as soon as you get it. Wait a few days first to make sure everything works before you start tinkering.
I rooted my device as soon as it was powered on. I get your point but without root I don't have much use for the tablet
mcord11758 said:
I rooted my device as soon as it was powered on. I get your point but without root I don't have much use for the tablet
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Same here but in the case of the Nvidia Shiled, I chose to suffer a bit to wait out any issues that might come up before rooting it.
mcord11758 said:
I rooted my device as soon as it was powered on. I get your point but without root I don't have much use for the tablet
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Just out of curiosity, why do you root? sorry for bummer I am newbie
Ruturaj001 said:
Just out of curiosity, why do you root? sorry for bummer I am newbie
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Reasons for rooting vary. For this Tablet these are the things I needed root for so far
Using titanium backup to restore app data for games my kids play
Installing modified file to allow my ouya controller to pair and have buttons mapped
Installing folder mount to fix writing to external sd and move allot of my larger game files to external which is 64gb vs 16 internal. I would already be over my internal capacity without this
In the future if nvidia leaves issues in firmware that a developer here can fix it is nice to be able to have the freedom to try
xelemental said:
Hey guys,
First of all, Im a new proud owner of the LTE 32GB Shield Tablet with the Nvidia controller after watching some youtube videos.
I was such a noob that while I was searching the web, I kept getting Nvidia Shiled and Nvidia Shield tablet confused! I didnt realize that their names were so similar which made searching for Roms compatibility a bit difficult.
Some of things I noticed:
1. updated to lollipop right away after I turned it on and deleted FB app and instagram app (just in case) from what I read here. Feels snappy enough that I dont think I need to do a factory reset.
2. Tried several of my App games but many didnt recognize the controller. Bummer.
-Need for speed hot pursuit didnt
-MC4 right analog wont turn my head so its impossible to aim
3. Installed PPSSPP so far the best emulator so far on the tablet. The aspect ratio seems to be very similar to PSP so it makes sense.
4. Snes 9x is good for the SNES roms but I dont know what happened to that other SNES emulator that I downloaded many months ago but no longer appears under my account. I forget the name of it but it was way better than this SNES 9x emulator.
5. Great overall tablet. A bit on the heavy side. Power button is probably the worst I've ever experienced. However, once I get the case, Im sure I wont need it as much.
6. I have a library of games on steam but disappointed that I have to rebuy half life 2 and portal to play it on my tablet.
7. Lack of library games on the Nvidia Hub.
Questions:
1. Do you guys keep your tab on at all times or do you turn it off at night?
2. Are there other android games I can use the controller with? If so, how do I get it so the buttons are configured correctly?
Thank you so much!
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the controller is mappable to many games,hold the back button in the hame you have selected and then drag and drop controls and you can playba?lt pf gamesthis way,but you probably know this now though or it will download specific cpntrols from the web, this tablet is excellent,cant really fault it,imnot rooting this this time i have two other devjces both roooted amd running custom stuff but i have not found a specific reasom why i would want to root this time,i lobe thetjing the way it is.
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xelemental said:
Hey guys,
First of all, Im a new proud owner of the LTE 32GB Shield Tablet with the Nvidia controller after watching some youtube videos.
I was such a noob that while I was searching the web, I kept getting Nvidia Shiled and Nvidia Shield tablet confused! I didnt realize that their names were so similar which made searching for Roms compatibility a bit difficult.
Some of things I noticed:
1. updated to lollipop right away after I turned it on and deleted FB app and instagram app (just in case) from what I read here. Feels snappy enough that I dont think I need to do a factory reset.
2. Tried several of my App games but many didnt recognize the controller. Bummer.
-Need for speed hot pursuit didnt
-MC4 right analog wont turn my head so its impossible to aim
3. Installed PPSSPP so far the best emulator so far on the tablet. The aspect ratio seems to be very similar to PSP so it makes sense.
4. Snes 9x is good for the SNES roms but I dont know what happened to that other SNES emulator that I downloaded many months ago but no longer appears under my account. I forget the name of it but it was way better than this SNES 9x emulator.
5. Great overall tablet. A bit on the heavy side. Power button is probably the worst I've ever experienced. However, once I get the case, Im sure I wont need it as much.
6. I have a library of games on steam but disappointed that I have to rebuy half life 2 and portal to play it on my tablet.
7. Lack of library games on the Nvidia Hub.
Questions:
1. Do you guys keep your tab on at all times or do you turn it off at night?
2. Are there other android games I can use the controller with? If so, how do I get it so the buttons are configured correctly?
Thank you so much!
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the controller is mappable to many games,hold the back button in the game you have selected and then drag and drop controls and you can play a lot of games this way,but you probably know this now though or it will download specific controls from the web, this tablet is excellent,cant really fault it,im not rooting this this time i have two other devjces both roooted amd running custom stuff but i have not found a specific reason why i would want to root this time,i love the thing the way it is.
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Just out of curiosity, why do you root? sorry for bummer I am newbie
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Because I can
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xelemental said:
1. updated to lollipop right away after I turned it on and deleted FB app and instagram app (just in case) from what I read here. Feels snappy enough that I dont think I need to do a factory reset.
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How did you upgrade right after getting it??? I'm not being prompted for a system update and it tells me there are no further updates and developers.nvidia.com doesn't even have them posted...
I got Lollipop on day #1 ...which for me was back in November. 5.0 has been out for a while...
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... That being said ... oh gawd I miss KitKat. Lollipop was a laughable upgrade. I don't see any major performance improvement. The single notification is a mess. Memory management seems worse. And I hate to say it but I miss xposed.
I don't feel like the tablet is my own anymore. Google has made the experience just so generic. Kind of Apple-ish. Maybe if they are ever able to port xposed to ART, it'd be better. I don't know why, but somehow, I doubt it's going to happen.
I'll probably downgrade again soon, but don't know that nvidia will continue to support KitKat anymore.
Ruturaj001 said:
Just out of curiosity, why do you root? sorry for bummer I am newbie
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Some apps (Tasker, Titanium Backup, etc) require root.
Having root also allows you to uninstall the bloatware that eats up the storage you paid for.
"Because I can" is a valid answer as well. If you can't root it, you don't own it.
Get yourself a controller mount ASAP and you will love the tablet.
xelemental said:
Hey guys,
First of all, Im a new proud owner of the LTE 32GB Shield Tablet with the Nvidia controller after watching some youtube videos.
I was such a noob that while I was searching the web, I kept getting Nvidia Shiled and Nvidia Shield tablet confused! I didnt realize that their names were so similar which made searching for Roms compatibility a bit difficult.
Some of things I noticed:
1. updated to lollipop right away after I turned it on and deleted FB app and instagram app (just in case) from what I read here. Feels snappy enough that I dont think I need to do a factory reset.
2. Tried several of my App games but many didnt recognize the controller. Bummer.
-Need for speed hot pursuit didnt
-MC4 right analog wont turn my head so its impossible to aim
3. Installed PPSSPP so far the best emulator so far on the tablet. The aspect ratio seems to be very similar to PSP so it makes sense.
4. Snes 9x is good for the SNES roms but I dont know what happened to that other SNES emulator that I downloaded many months ago but no longer appears under my account. I forget the name of it but it was way better than this SNES 9x emulator.
5. Great overall tablet. A bit on the heavy side. Power button is probably the worst I've ever experienced. However, once I get the case, Im sure I wont need it as much.
6. I have a library of games on steam but disappointed that I have to rebuy half life 2 and portal to play it on my tablet.
7. Lack of library games on the Nvidia Hub.
Questions:
1. Do you guys keep your tab on at all times or do you turn it off at night?
2. Are there other android games I can use the controller with? If so, how do I get it so the buttons are configured correctly?
Thank you so much!
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Amazon sells a great SmartShell Case by Fintie and I highly recommend grabbing one!!
RiffyDivine said:
Get yourself a controller mount ASAP and you will love the tablet.
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Do you have a recommendation?
Art blows dalvik away in performance gains. I like the new drop down. But I have been using lollipop since June. I just got this thing today and the thing runs circles around the nexus 9. The big thing lollipop brings is a ton more security checks.
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ailima said:
Do you have a recommendation?
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The Ipega http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OZEO576/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 is amazing and since it can do both orientations it wins every time. However if you got the offical controller there is always http://www.shapeways.com/model/2843...controller.html?li=shop-results&materialId=25 which fit perfectly and does a very good job but will only hold it in widescreen which makes it a bit weird to do DS games on it.
RiffyDivine said:
The Ipega http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OZEO576/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 is amazing and since it can do both orientations it wins every time. However if you got the offical controller there is always http://www.shapeways.com/model/2843...controller.html?li=shop-results&materialId=25 which fit perfectly and does a very good job but will only hold it in widescreen which makes it a bit weird to do DS games on it.
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Thanks!
I've seen the Shapeways one and have almost bought it in a couple occasions but it seems like the weight of the tablet would be uncomfortable with it being so far on top. The Ipega one looks interesting. I like my Shield controller though. How does the controller portion compare?
Hello everybody,
I'm wondering why there aren't (working) custom roms for our device. I also got some nexus devices and on them I enjoy cyanogenMod, why it's impossible to build a custom rom for our tegra note 7? Another point is that I think the stock version running on the tegra note 7 is bugged and lagging.
Thanks for reading guys I hope you can give me an answer.
EinBier
I haven't found a ROM yet and I've been looking for ages. Lollipop performance on this device is somewhat erratic; sometimes it's brilliant and others it's useless. Never had to reboot a device so often in my life.
yeah, wish we had a nice custom rom or kernel for Lollipop on this device.
at first mine worked fine but recently the nvidia services take up anything from 30% to 70% of cpu all the time, draining the battery in a matter of hours even with screen off.
and god forbid I leave it ON while charging, it will still drain/charge and heat up like a god damn cooking stove... sigh
Just run kitkat.
A custom 5.x effort wouldn't necessarily be any good either. It's unfortunate that NV has abandoned continued TN7 efforts but it's not surprising I guess.
we would gain quite alot if we could run marhsmallow though, as sdcard can be mounted as internal memory
GizmoTheGreen said:
we would gain quite alot if we could run marhsmallow though, as sdcard can be mounted as internal memory
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I bought a Shield K1 and have experimented with the adopted storage. It's slow and it's buggy at the moment. I think it's slow because they force it to be encrypted. I think they format it with EXT4 as well and that's going to be slower in general than FAT32 or EXFAT on a SD card because of the journaling.
I even had some weird MTP USB transfer problems with it. Inaccessible or missing files/folders even after a reboot.
People are complaining about Marshmallow on the K1 for the same reasons people complain about 5.1 on the TN7. It is having battery drain problems because of services pegging the CPU for some reason. So I don't think you want a build of the current Marshmallow release.
Never gonna buy from Nvidia again. Was thinking of getting the Asus Zenpad S but from reading the forum (they don't even have a dedicated one yet) OTAs are hard to come by.
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Freeje said:
Never gonna buy from Nvidia again. Was thinking of getting the Asus Zenpad S but from reading the forum (they don't even have a dedicated one yet) OTAs are hard to come by.
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I think NVidia is actually one of the best about updates. Google itself is probably the best.
ASUS is does not support their products for long.
The main problem is that Android always has problems. They are always rushing to the next big version with new features and never get the bugs all ironed out.
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I think NVidia is actually one of the best about updates. Google itself is probably the best.
ASUS is does not support their products for long.
The main problem is that Android always has problems. They are always rushing to the next big version with new features and never get the bugs all ironed out.
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Nope, not about Android. The tablet has problems with palm recognition when using the built-in stylus and overheating among other things. We've been waiting for a fix for quite awhile.
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The fix is to run Kitkat.
I think NV is done with TN7 and Shield Portable support. The Shield Portable people say there are problems with their 5.x builds too. I was reading through a thread of that yesterday and they said stick to Kitkat for it too.
I'm talking about Kitkat. Also when you plug in the charger you can't use the pen while at the same time resting your palm on the screen.
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Freeje said:
I'm talking about Kitkat. Also when you plug in the charger you can't use the pen while at the same time resting your palm on the screen.
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In my experience with various tablets, connecting the charger sometimes causes the touch recognition to go haywire because of some kind of electrical effect. It varies among tablets and chargers. The Shield Tablet actually seems much more sensitive to the issue. I have a charger that makes it go crazy with phantom touches.
I need to vent, not looking to start arguments but rather just reporting my experiences.
Nvidia Shield Tablet arrived 3 days ago, loved it after using it for 2 hours, happy times.
Then I made the mistake of trusting Nvidia with an OTA update from whatever version of LP it arrived with to MM - big mistake (by Nvidia - how am I supposed to have made a mistake when it's an OTA update?) because after this the Shield Controller buttons stopped working, I'm assuming because of that update but I'm not certain by any means. Updated the controller firmware with OTA, no change, shoulder buttons still do not work.
Downgraded to 5.1.1 stock, shoulder buttons do not work still. Oh and it's gone from buttery smooth 3D performance to constantly slowing down every few seconds. Oh yeah and every 15 or whatever seconds it goes to the map screen without my input.
So basically it's a useless lump ATM.
In between me loving it and getting to this sorry state was a whole load of stuff not working which unfortunately I've just come to expect from Android ... formatting the SD card and then dissappearing it or complaining that it has 0bytes available (solution: format in another device), TWRP acts ... retarded, I doubt it's anything to do with developers as I've never had issues with TWRP other than on Shield such that doing anything with it is punctuated by 30 second freezes. MTP is the usual lottery - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't etc. \
I'm sure that has nothing to do with Google wanting to sell cloud storage but rather they are just inept when it comes to that.
I guess tomorrow I will add to the 7 hours already spent on this device by trying to find a stock image that works.
I am regretting the purchase ATM unfortunately.
Ahh I feel your pain, been there.
Did you try flashing the marshmallow image? I had so many problems on lollipop with my controller, same deal. Marshmallow fixed everything, and games run even smoother, I can clock the cpu down a few notches for many games now, where I could't on lollipop.
Are you using the K1?
diji1 said:
I need to vent, not looking to start arguments but rather just reporting my experiences.
Nvidia Shield Tablet arrived 3 days ago, loved it after using it for 2 hours, happy times.
Then I made the mistake of trusting Nvidia with an OTA update from whatever version of LP it arrived with to MM - big mistake (by Nvidia - how am I supposed to have made a mistake when it's an OTA update?) because after this the Shield Controller buttons stopped working, I'm assuming because of that update but I'm not certain by any means. Updated the controller firmware with OTA, no change, shoulder buttons still do not work.
Downgraded to 5.1.1 stock, shoulder buttons do not work still. Oh and it's gone from buttery smooth 3D performance to constantly slowing down every few seconds. Oh yeah and every 15 or whatever seconds it goes to the map screen without my input.
So basically it's a useless lump ATM.
In between me loving it and getting to this sorry state was a whole load of stuff not working which unfortunately I've just come to expect from Android ... formatting the SD card and then dissappearing it or complaining that it has 0bytes available (solution: format in another device), TWRP acts ... retarded, I doubt it's anything to do with developers as I've never had issues with TWRP other than on Shield such that doing anything with it is punctuated by 30 second freezes. MTP is the usual lottery - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't etc. \
I'm sure that has nothing to do with Google wanting to sell cloud storage but rather they are just inept when it comes to that.
I guess tomorrow I will add to the 7 hours already spent on this device by trying to find a stock image that works.
I am regretting the purchase ATM unfortunately.
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Maybe your device is defective? I have an og shield and my gf has a k1 and they're both great.
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Try a factory reset. Good rule of thumb is to factory reset after any major updates
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As suggested by others do a factory reset and try a different kernel [BitO kernel]. I have no problems on MM - shield K1.
You are having ghost touch , i heard tampered glass screen protector was reducing the high screen sensitivity.
Also calibrate your screen ; take a look at this thread for more details Adjust your touchscreen sensitivity
Hey
I think about Nvidia Shield to my TV, because I would like to have android OS in TV and can play games
Is it still worth to buy Nvidia Shield TV? Or if you have to make decision now, will you buy it again?
Hi,
I have Nvidia shield tv untile the end of last year.
I have no regrets for it, is ever ready, easy and let U so everything U want.
And for now there isn't something that can substitute it with the same power
Heck yeah, it's great. Very powerful impressive and only getting better.
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