NVIDIA has been rolled out Experience Upgrade v9.1 for all Shield TV and TV Pro devices, and one of the features it offers makes watching action movies without earphones more feasible for night owls. The new Night Listening mode can optimize sounds when enabled, muting loud explosions while emphasizing quiet dialogue, even when the volume is turned down. “Enjoy watching movies or playing games at night without disturbing your family,” the company said in its… Announcement. Note that the new model is only available when using HDMI audio.

In addition to Night Listening, the latest update also allows Shield TVs to automatically switch to low-latency game mode on all supported television and display models. As long as a display has Automatic Low Latency Mode (ALLM), the streaming media device can cause it to wake up while a user is playing, be it a local game or something from the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. . By reducing latency, ALLM reduces lag and provides a smoother, more responsive gaming experience. Upgrade 9.1 comes with a few more features, including the ability to disable HDR/Dolby Vision content display and get notifications when the microphone is on.

The previous Shield TV update brought Android 11 to all models and added access to a new Google keyboard with voice search support. It also fixed a vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to cause a permanent denial of service. While 9.1 doesn’t include a major security fix, it does include a number of bug fixes for both the Shield TV app and devices.