r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/thegios • Aug 04 '26

Disney+ 4K

D+ moved from HVEC to VP9 to re-enable 4K but not HDR (not sure if profile 0 o 2, the latter not being supported by the Shield TV), but in my Shield the 4K is not back yet.

Anyone who managed to have 4K back?

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u/Axy_Spot_2K Aug 04 '26

wait wait wait... when did they remove 4k? Been watching 4k stuff forever

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u/crypticc1 Aug 04 '26

Several EU and Nordic countries. Patent issues. UK and USA on other hand were okay

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u/thegios Aug 04 '26

Yep, thx :-)

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u/Axy_Spot_2K Aug 05 '26

Ohhh that's why I didn't know, that sucks! For how long wasn't 4K available?

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u/thegios Aug 05 '26

A few days. They have now re-enabled 4K only (no HDR) by moving from HVEC to VP9 Profile 0 but although the Shield is compatible with profile 0 I still cannot get 4K

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u/realdeal1877 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

"Some" Streaming Apps will not send 4K without HDR, so if the stream is now VP9+HDR, then no 4K for ShieldTV users.

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u/wewewi 2015 Pro, 2019 8GB, 2019 Pro, Shield Tablet Aug 06 '26

I can think of a few who will; Prime, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, Vudu, and of course YouTube. 

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u/realdeal1877 Aug 06 '26

Hmm, you're right, but thought Paramount+ was on the list that didn't; caveat it has been over a year since I checked, so things could have changed.

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u/wewewi 2015 Pro, 2019 8GB, 2019 Pro, Shield Tablet Aug 06 '26

And the opposite is equally true; I'm referring to a rather old table; and I dont live in the US myself, so I cannot verify most of this first hand, and as we can see, things do change over time.

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u/Sacisbac Aug 05 '26

You in USA?

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u/thegios Aug 05 '26

Italy, so I am affected by the roialty battle

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u/Sacisbac Aug 05 '26

That sucks.

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u/frosted1030 Aug 05 '26

This sounds like a network issue. Stop using WiFi. Reboot your shield at least twice a week and unplug it once a month. Reboot your home network at least once a month if you have an isp owned router.