Have a few questions about my Nvidia Shield TV

by wobel85

I hooked the Shield up tonight and still getting use to it. I haven't had a Android phone or device in years but what's up with the Google Play store? It seems like the Shield doesn't have that many apps compared to say the Play Store on an Android phone? Or I'm missing some menu?

Also, does GeForce Now require a PC or do you simply pay a monthly subscription and play the games right on your Shield with the controller? I'm confused with all the Nvidia game options. If I can simply stream games without having a beast computer that's awesome.

simiwood

No pc needed for geforce now it streams from nividas machines but game stream you do need a pc with certain nvidia graghic cards

JimboLodisC

The app store for the Android TV OS is heavily curated to what Google thinks will work best on your TV. There are plenty more apps that devs have marked as compatible with Android TV devices that are accessible via the Play Store on your computer. I wish Google would just open up the Play Store app on the devices to all of those apps.

However, you're not going to see every app from the Play Store for Android devices. Android is for touchscreen devices, so a vast majority of those apps wouldn't work on your living room TV.

As for your Geforce Now question, a simple Google search can answer that. Here's a video I found by googling the phrase "geforce now".

wobel85

What about rooting the Shield to side load apps? There has to be some method out there?

Ausernameneeded

I can't speak to the gaming, but the Playstore on AndroidTV is unfinished garbage.

I hope that Google finishes Playstore one day. Maybe even get around to updating YouTube, add Photos, add Drive, etc.