"It took Android devicemakers a very long time to commit to long-term update support. Samsung and Google have only recently decided to offer seven years of updates for their flagship Android devices, but a decade ago, you were lucky to get more than one or two updates on even the most expensive Android phones and tablets. How is it, then, that an Android-powered set-top box from 2015 is still going strong?"
"Nvidia released the first Shield Android TV in 2015, and according to the company's senior VP of hardware engineering, Andrew Bell, supporting these devices has been a labor of love. And the team at Nvidia still loves the Shield. Bell assures us that Nvidia has never given up, even when it looked like support for the Shield was waning, and it doesn't plan to stop any time soon."
Nvidia launched the Shield Android TV in 2015 and has maintained support for it far longer than typical Android devices. The Shield originated from Nvidia's longstanding focus on gaming and desire to build a full-stack game console combining GPU, CPU, OS, games, and UI. Acquisitions such as PortalPlayer provided Tegra CPU technology while partnerships filled other gaps. The Shield effort served as internal engineering experience with integrated systems and long-term device support. Nvidia's engineering leadership describes support as motivated by genuine commitment and affection for the product, and the company reports ongoing updates and plans to continue support.
Read at Ars Technica
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