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Full Support for Minecraft on Nvidia SHIELD TV

Hello, I'd like like to make a suggestion for Minecraft to be fully supported on the Nvidia SHIELD TV. Currently it has to be sideboard which is really frustrating because every time a new update comes out, I am unable to update it directly from the Play Store like how it used to be about 1 year ago. The game runs fine, because it's basically the android version and I can play it with my Nvidia. Controller that came with the device but it's not full supported, meaning that I cannot update the game from the Play Store like I used to be able to 1 year ago. I really hope that Microsoft works on getting full support for Minecraft Bedrock on the Nvidia SHIELD TV.

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    I just bought the nVidia Shield Android TV box about a month ago & I love it. But I did have a looksee on nVidia's website before I bought it & it DID list Minecraft as one of the games that can be played on it. I've purchased both the Android & Windows 10 versions of Minecraft in the past. Well when I got the Shield box home & fired it up, Minecraft did NOT show up in the Shield's version of Google Play. I went online & did a little research & found out that it is no longer supported for the Shield......I was very angry.
    Now I have sideloaded it with the latest version (v1.13.0) that I had to get the apk from my rooted tablet onto the Shield via USB Flash Drive. It installed & plays fine.....except I am getting alot of force closes when I'm in the menus. I don't know why Minecraft is no longer supported for the Shield TV but it doesn't look like it's anything major they would have to change within Minecraft's code in order for this to work proficiently & also to be supported for Google Play. I don't see the nVidia Shield TV box fading away anytime soon....especially now that they just released a brand new model less than a week ago & the Shield is now being hailed as the best Android TV box currently on the market, thanks to the beefy Tegra X1 SoC processor.
    So......I ask all of those at Mojang, please get this corrected asap.Please ADD BACK support for the nVidia SHIELD Android TV Box.

    Thanks,

    James L.

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    Me too!

     

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    The Android version already works perfectly on Android TV all that's needed is PlayStore availability and a manifest edit for an icon in the Android TV launcher. Please make it happen!!

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    Seriously... how is it this still a problem????!!!

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    Bump for great justice!!!

    This need to happen.  It work fine on the shield, but sideloading it every update is a pain.

     

     

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    its 2022 how is the game not supported on android TV

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    The only reason I can see here is that they are actively blocking it in order for it not to eat in their console sales?

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    Unfortunately they blocked Shield TV consoles completely as it stopped working. During the game start it complains about the license validation and immediately exits. It is not problem with license as it works on another Android device.
    Please return back at least partial compatibility (sideloaded) when you ignore full compatibility also for paying customers :(

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    Micro$oft is just for our money, not for our enjoyment. So it is their business, a very greedy one. Don't expect anything from them.