Nvidia’s Shield Tablet receives Update 2.2 with new GRID games and improved standby times

The Nvidia Shield Tablet received its first taste of Android Lollipop back in December, and here it is getting a second helping with Tablet Software Update 2.2. Both the WiFi and LTE versions of the tablet are eligible to receive this latest update, which is based on Android 5.0.1. The update brings a few new PC games to play via its GRID cloud gaming service such as Grid 2 and PixelJunk Shooter amongst others. There are also compatibility tweaks and bugfixes present, as can be seen from the changelog below.

Changelog

• More great streamed PC games, for free – No PC required – You can now play popular titles such as Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7, PixelJunk Shooter, and Grid 2 among many others. New games are added every week on #SHIELDTuesday

• Standby battery life improvements – Improved battery life in standby/idle conditions, especially with WiFi turned ON

• Improved charging performance and compatibility – Broader support for high-performance chargers

• Overall experience enhancements – Additional UI responsiveness and memory optimizations, Graphics corruption resolution

• Support for SHIELD Hub 4.1 – Includes GameStream multi-controller support

Don’t fret if you haven’t received the update notification yet, you can simply go into Settings, select ‘About Device’ and tap ‘Check for Updates’ to manually download and install the latest software.

Source: Nvidia

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