Nvidia's Shield tablets are starting to receive the Android 7.0 Nougat update

09 February 2017
It's rolling out to both the original Shield from 2014, as well as the Shield K1 from 2015.

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  • AnonD-221755
  • mgK
  • 10 Feb 2017

The Xiaomi MiPad is almost identical to the Shield, but it is still lingering around with android 4.4.
This however shows, how good the hardware actually is.

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    • AnonD-632062
    • 3Yc
    • 10 Feb 2017

    Actually this is unprecedented in the Android realm. Nothing that launched on KitKat (not even Google's Nexus) got updated to Nougat! So Kudos to Nvidia! :D

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      • Anonymous
      • 0xI
      • 10 Feb 2017

      w1nko, 10 Feb 2017I wouldn't hold my breath, since they're now part of the Ni... moreAndroid can't compete with switch as it has no real AAA games. Nvidia can't force developers to develop more for android. It's up to developers if there is competition or if there is none.

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        • w1nko
        • Iax
        • 10 Feb 2017

        AnonD-434356, 10 Feb 2017Their commitment to this product is really impressive. I w... moreI wouldn't hold my breath, since they're now part of the Nintendo Switch I believe they may have signed a non-competion agreement to not release something similar under their own brand and with the same chipset.

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          • Jalal
          • 6Qf
          • 10 Feb 2017

          And Samsung Galaxy Tab English SM-T560 is stuck on KitKat 4.4.4. SHAME SHAME Samsung

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            • AnonD-642717
            • PA7
            • 10 Feb 2017

            Google, please tell me why? Your nexus will be obsolete after 2years? Seriously, Nvidia rocks!!

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              • AnonD-434356
              • 8jX
              • 10 Feb 2017

              Their commitment to this product is really impressive.
              I wander whether they will launch another tablet sometime.

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                • Anonymous
                • HjB
                • 10 Feb 2017

                I have updated too.

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                  • Kd10
                  • 4qB
                  • 10 Feb 2017

                  Good deal.

                    Already updated my shield k1.