Looks like today is double awesome for NVIDIA Shield Tablet owners. As part of #SHIELDTuesday we alerted you guys that Saints Row IV was pushed to the NVIDIA Streaming service GRID. NVIDIA is also pushing out an update to the software on the Shield Tablet today as well. The update still keeps the tablet at Android 5.0.1, but moves the software version to 2.2. Included in the update are battery improvements when the Shield Tablet is idle/standby, especially when Wi-Fi is turned on. They also state that the update improves the charging performance by supporting a broader spectrum of high performance chargers on the market.
Better battery life is always a perk to any update on any device, but there are few other things to look forward too. Such as additional UI responsiveness and memory optimizations, Graphics corruption resolution, support for Shield Hub 4.1 which includes GameStream multi-controller support and access to new gaming titles. On the changelog NVIDIA points out Lego Harry Potter Years 5 -7, PixelJunk Shooter and GRID 2.
The update is live and available for both the Wi-Fi and LTE variants of the tablet. Pop on into the settings and check for updates. Let us know if you notice an improvement, assuming you can stop gaming long enough to leave a comment.
Source: NVIDIA
