In November, NVIDIA launched, or re-launched, the SHIELD tablet K1 with a lower price tag to entice new buyers. At the same time, the company also confirmed that while the tablet was launching with Android Lollipop on board, that would be changing with an incoming update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow coming at some point in the months following the device’s launch. It looks like NVIDIA was able to get everything squared away pretty quickly, though, as just one month after the tablet’s arrival the Android 6.0 update is landing. With Android 6.0 now on the K1 tablet, owners will get to use Google Now On Tap, a better list of app permissions, and adoptable storage, among many other features. The full changelog has a nice breakdown of what owners can expect:
NVIDIA SHIELD Camera New UI inspired by Material Design, improved burst photo functionality Adds new real-time HD Image Effects Now on Tap Quickly find information related to what you are seeing on the screen, also from inside an app Adoptable Storage MicroSD cards can be integrated with main internal storage, auto managed by system User Interface Upgrades Personalize Home & Lock screens with different wallpapers, new NVIDIA wallpapers Personalize Quick Settings menu, add/remove, rearrange toggles Google Now voice commands can be launched from lock screen Improved App Permissions Permissions are now managed centrally Power Consumption App Standby power improvements Improved BT Low Energy scanning power efficiency System wide improvements including Monitor Memory Usage with detailed usage of each app Optimized preloaded apps Adds Fallout Shelter game IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING A MICROSD CARD IN THIS SHIELD TABLET: In Android 6.0 there are changes to how expanded storage works. After this upgrade, there will be 2 ways to setup the MicroSD card, please read carefully: Portable Storage: This option will not delete data from the SD card Internal Storage: This option wipes all data from the SD card. If you are currently storing data the SD card, please make sure it is first backed up NVIDIA recommends to back up the MicroSD card prior to downloading this update
For owners of the SHIELD tablet K1, the update is rolling out now, so keep an eye out for the new software’s impending installation. Now on Tap Quickly find information related to what you are seeing on the screen, also from inside an app Adoptable Storage MicroSD cards can be integrated with main internal storage, auto managed by system User Interface Upgrades Personalize Home & Lock screens with different wallpapers, new NVIDIA wallpapers Personalize Quick Settings menu, add/remove, rearrange toggles Google Now voice commands can be launched from lock screen Improved App Permissions Permissions are now managed centrally Power Consumption App Standby power improvements Improved BT Low Energy scanning power efficiency System wide improvements including Monitor Memory Usage with detailed usage of each app Optimized preloaded apps Adds Fallout Shelter game IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING A MICROSD CARD IN THIS SHIELD TABLET: In Android 6.0 there are changes to how expanded storage works. After this upgrade, there will be 2 ways to setup the MicroSD card, please read carefully: Portable Storage: This option will not delete data from the SD card Internal Storage: This option wipes all data from the SD card. If you are currently storing data the SD card, please make sure it is first backed up NVIDIA recommends to back up the MicroSD card prior to downloading this update
