AndroidTv box software updates

by Mattt2t2s

I'm looking for an AndroidTv box to go with my LG Tv and throught my research I noticed no informations about software updates are mentionned on boxes tests.

I think it's something pretty important to get at least security updates as it's connected to internet.

I'm from Europe and I will probably go for a Nokia Streaming Box 8000 (I can get it for 70€), it's from an european brand so I guess it will get updates ...
I've heard about NVIDIA and its Shield Tv but it's out of my budget (129€ in my country).

Do you know where to get this kind of informations ?

TeutonJon78

To add to the other comment, Google has also stated that Android TV doesn't need the same level of security updates as the phone.

It does have less attack service surface since it has reduced functionality.

FlickFreak

If updates are a concern then I'd look at the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K. They can be found under 70€ on AliExpress and some other sites.

latinriky78

You want to know which ones are best and which ones are worst?, easy:

  1. Nvidia Shield: 7 years of main and security updates.
  2. Xiaomi: Usually buggy at first, it has received so far Android 8 and 9, still waiting for 10 or maybe 11?, the Mi Stick 4K has 11 though.
  3. Walmart's Onn: It has received some updates since it was released, not yet major ones.
  4. Dynalink TV dongle: It has been receiving updates since it was released, not yet major ones.
  5. Tivo Stream 4K: It has been updated so far to Android 10 if I'm not wrong.
  6. The rest are abandoned or discontinued or they have received some scarce updates.

This is only for tv boxes, I don't have info about how televisions have been updated.

Kodi_Fan_Omicron

Android is a total mess when it comes to updates for phones using the operating system. Only in the last few years have phone manufacturers actually committed to multi-year software updates. Don't expect any manufacturer currently producing AndroidTV/GoogleTV hardware to support a device for more than 2 years from its original-release-date, with the exception of Xiaomi and Nvidia who have provide continued support for their previous end-of-life devices.