The NVIDIA Shield Tablet was one of the first devices to receive the new Android 5.0 software, though as many of you know, not long after Android 5.0 was released Android 5.0.1 was released to address some bugs. While some devices, like the LG G3, have already been updated to Android 5.0 and likely won’t see an update to 5.0.1 anytime soon, NVIDIA appears to have been hard at work getting Android 5.0.1 for the NVIDIA Shield Tablet working and out the door in the second update in as many months. As expected, this update will include the fixes that Google included to address the issues in Android 5.0, and NVIDIA has even shoehorned some of its own updates in as well. Here is the complete list of changes:
- Operating System update to Android 5.0.1 – SHIELD Tablet gets updated to the latest version of Android ‘Lollipop’. This is a minor release which includes a few bug fixes and updates
- System performance enhancements – Improvements in general UI and app responsiveness, including switching between apps
- Camera enhancements: Live HD Effects (HDFX) – The Camera Awesome app gets some cool new creative effects for stills and videos. All the effects leverage the power of the Tegra K1 GPU to deliver live-preview and full resolution recording with the effects
- SHIELD Power Control Menu – We’ve brought back the SHIELD Power Control Menu, based on community feedback
- Memory optimizations – Enhanced support and optimizations for memory intensive apps
- OpenGL 4.5 support
- Localization improvements
We have to applaud NVIDIA for the quick turnaround since Android 5.0.1’s release, though this is likely largely thanks to the fact the Shield Tablet’s OS is quite close to stock Android configuration. But whatever the case, it looks like it’s a good time to be a NVIDIA product owner as software updates seem to be coming as soon as they are released.
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Source: NVIDIA via Droid-life
