One annoyance of previous Google interfaces - having to leave an app to adjust settings - is avoided on the Shield TV with the dedicated settings button and sidebar. The interface boasts an attractive high-contrast look, and with some tweaking is easy to navigate.

The MIA list still includes AT&T TV Now, Nick Jr., USA Now and Napster, however. Back when we reviewed the 2017 Shield there were quite a few apps missing, but this has since been addressed with big ones like NHL, NBC and Amazon Music now available. TV, for example, but the system offers almost every app available, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Spotify and Disney Plus. Users do have some control over the individual columns, as well as the first line of app shortcuts.Īndroid TV may not be at the top of mind for people who don't own a recent The interface now focuses on content - in a similar, but less spammy way to the With the latest 8.x version of Android TV, the Shield is the most user-friendly Google streaming device I've yet experienced.

As a user of the Sony NSX-GT1 TV, I've seen Google's TV operating systems evolve quite a bit.

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