NVIDIA SHIELD TV

SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro run classic Android TV (not Google TV): SHIELD Experience 9.x, based on Android TV 11, still receiving updates in 2025–26.

At a glance

OS	Android TV 11 (SHIELD Experience 9.x)
Connection	Port 5555 via Network debugging
ArtFrame as screensaver	Set by ArtFrameRemote, or in SHIELD’s own Screen saver menu

1. Turn on Developer options

Settings › Device Preferences › About › Build, press OK 7–8 times.

2. Turn on debugging

Settings › Device Preferences › Developer options › Network debugging: on. SHIELD shows its IP address and port on screen. Some users also need USB debugging on; turn both on if connecting fails.

3. Connect

Use the address SHIELD shows, or Settings › Network & Internet.

4. Make ArtFrame the screensaver

Either:

• ArtFrameRemote: Use ArtFrame, or
• SHIELD: Settings › Device Preferences › Screen saver › Screen saver › ArtFrame. Installed screensavers are listed here.

5. Keep the screen on long enough

Settings › Device Preferences › Screen saver:

• When to start: the screensaver delay.
• Put device to sleep: set it longer than the delay, or Never.

Some users report the screensaver or sleep timer interrupting music playback; adjust Put device to sleep if so.

Sources

• NVIDIA: sleep timing and screen saver: Screen saver menu, When to start, Put device to sleep.
• Android Central: SHIELD update Nov 2025, XDA: SHIELD Experience 9.1: versions.
• stb-tester manual, Android TV integration notes: Network debugging.
• Aerial Views README: SHIELD’s native picker.