Google Home can now control your NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV

Table of Content

• Does the NVIDIA Shield TV Work on Any TV?
• Starlink will introduce a data cap starting in December
• How do you add the Nvidia Shield TV to Google Home?
• Best TVs for Using the NVIDIA Shield:
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• What TV does NVIDIA Shield Work Best With?
• Google Home not working with NVIDIA Shield Android TV at all

If you take a glance at the NVIDIA Shield , you’d be forgiven for confusing it with almost any other streaming box on the market. While the product might cater to a crowd looking for higher-end graphics, that doesn’t mean it is not built for everyone to use. Google Home already worked with SHIELD, providing basic controls. Once SHIELD is restarted, press the microphone button on your remote to complete the Google Assistant setup on your device. Secondly, the list Nvidia published of “new” commands you can use with Google Home is mixed up with commands which have worked for a long time now. For example, the list includes, “Hey Google, play on YouTube on Shield,” which is a command which has worked for at least a year now.

Updated Shield's software to the latest version and all apps updated on it? I had to reboot my Shield TV once after setting up Home but now it's working fine. Have you tried casting normally from an app like youtube?

Does the NVIDIA Shield TV Work on Any TV?

But before you make any decisions, remember that you’re not always going to be guaranteed the greatest picture quality. For a device like the Shield, the flawless quality is really what makes it shine. Suffice to say, connecting the Shield to something that won’t support its natural resolution will produce less than optimal performance. NVIDIA has long been known for its graphics. While the introduction of a streaming box wasn’t the most expected move from the company, it was a welcomed one. Plenty of people are opting for the shield over other popular devices, like Apple TV. So what do you need to know about the Shield and if it’s compatible with your TV?

Skip Navigation Your browser either does not have JavaScript enabled or does not appear to support enough features of JavaScript to be used well on this site. While in most cases you’re going to be limited to only TVs with an HDMI output, that’s only because it makes the most sense. TVs have been around longer than HDMI, and there is a whole market out there to help people connect old tech with new.

Starlink will introduce a data cap starting in December

You’re watching that famous line in Taken where Liam Neeson is talking about a very particular set of skills, but oh no! The remote is on the other end of the sofa and you can’t reach it. No worries, just say, “Ok Google, increase the volume on SHIELD,” and you’re set. Google Home devices can now control your SHIELD TV from anywhere in your home as long as they’re on the same network. Giving your modern, connected living room all the convenience and efficiency you can imagine with the help of the Google Assistant. On the Google Home app on your mobile device locate all the devices in the room you moved them to.

Google should be embarrassed by how terrible this whole setup is. Even once it is set up it's too stupid to do half the things I want it to do. Yes, 3.3 Shield Version and 1.21xxx Cast version. I got it to work momentarily after going into system apps, disabling and downgrading the cast receiver and re-updating and rebooting everything. If you select Youtube Music as your default music source it will not work with the Android TV. I assume because it views Youtube Music as a different app than Youtube.

How do you add the Nvidia Shield TV to Google Home?

Mine I renamed to TV and it works without any issues. Even though the Nvidia Shield TV is our favorite media streamer , it is by no means perfect (we’ll talk more about that in a second). Despite its imperfections, Nvidia is working hard to make the device even better, with new Google Home integrations rolling out now.

For the longest time, the NVIDIA SHIELD TV didn't work well with Google Home.

NVIDIA Shield Google Home integration is broken for some, but there's a way out

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I had to turn off Ethernet and switch to wifi before it would show up on the main screen with all the other home devices I have set up. The shield then shows up at the very bottom of the list. It also wouldn't let me move it to a room or enable voice control until I updated the built in chromecast. It never shows up in the "add" list if you press the plus at the top so don't bother trying that.

But that doesn’t include all TVs, of course. There are some TVs that you may want to search for to ensure the best quality when it comes time to sit down and enjoy a movie or a show. It will work with any TV that has an HDMI connection, while there are specific high-tech TVs that the NVIDIA Shield will work best with. If it doesn’t, you can still get things connected using an HDMI converter, but keep in mind the quality of the image and the audio may be compromised as a result. Using just your voice, the deeper integration brings new functionality and control between your Google Home and SHIELD.

After your Nvidia Shield TV receives the most-recent update, you will have more voice control over what your Shield TV does through Google Assistant. All you have to do is make sure your Shield TV and Google Home smart speaker or smart display are connected to the same home network. As an NVIDIA SHIELD TV owner, one of the frustrating things about the device is how it doesn't work great with Google Home/Google Assistant. Finally, that is changing along with some other welcomed features.

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But lately, things haven’t been working out as usual. In fact, some owners of older Shield TVs say the issue has been around for quite a long time, some dating it back to the day the device picked up the 8.0.1 update. Over the last four or so years, NVIDIA has established itself as the maker of the best streaming video player in the thin Android TV set-top box market. The first Shield TV came about in 2015 and was refreshed in 2017. I love being able to walk in a room and give a command and my TV turns on, sets proper input, plays video.

After that, the device should take control of the rest. Even if you can’t support the highest resolutions of the Shield, you should still be able to get access to the main screen and use the device as it’s intended. Apparently, some Shield TV owners say the set-top box no longer works with Google Home. My Home speaker will take the command "Play cat videos on my tv" and respond "playing cat videos on youtube on your living room" and do nothing.