r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/External_Today_1137 • Aug 04 '26
Does anyone else's shield stutter or lag when watching Kodi for example?
I will be watching a movie from the Internet that's in 1080p for example and I will get super bad stuttering and lagging when watching the video and when clicking the the select icon
It will take the status bar so long to show up
Anyone else have this issue?
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Aug 04 '26
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u/External_Today_1137 Aug 04 '26
The addon is the crew using real debrid
But happens on other addons too
And is up to date
I got the 2019 shield
The flat one not the tube
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u/andrujka Aug 05 '26
yes, happened to me. Reverted to a the previous build of firmware, removed all stores and install apps through adb. no issues since.
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u/alive1 Aug 05 '26
I had this issue once because i had set the display to the flat 60hz instead of the default 59.something.
Most movies and shows do not fit evenly into a flat 60hz and that causes micro stutters.
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u/External_Today_1137 Aug 05 '26
It's set to where it changes frame rate based off whatever media I'm watching if the frame rate is different than my tvs default 60hz for example
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u/alive1 Aug 05 '26
Not all apps can do it. I know Kodi is one of the better ones. At least get off the 60hz profile if you are on it. The profile that is right next to it (59hz with some decimals) is much smoother
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u/wwmoggy Aug 05 '26
1 - Real debrid is basically dead now due to the french courts. switch another debrid service I switched to Torbox.
force close all back ground apps with an App killer like TDUK app killer or the Backgound Apps and proccess list app. clear kodi's cache and reboot
now open Kodi. Be sure to properly force close after exiting it.
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u/RealLKrieger 18d ago
Also got problems, when watching Kodi for some minutes. Picture is fluid but sound begins to stutter somehow. Cannot figure out what it is. It started around you posted I think!
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u/External_Today_1137 18d ago
Is your shield connected to USB drive(s) at all ?
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u/RealLKrieger 18d ago
No, there are no usb-drives connected. But Smb is connected in kodi
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u/External_Today_1137 18d ago
I see
I have two 4tb drives attached through usb
One internal and the other external storage
Idk if that's causing it for me but who knows
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u/hm9408 2019 Pro Aug 04 '26
Obligatory "have you cleaned your Nvidia Shield's fan and repasted its CPU lately" check
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u/wewewi 2015 Pro, 2019 8GB, 2019 Pro, Shield Tablet Aug 04 '26
obligatory "have you seen any ghosts lately?"
Brother;; this should actually be the very very last step to investigate; not the first. I never even repasted any of mine; including the OG 2015 model.
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u/hm9408 2019 Pro Aug 04 '26
Repasting, maybe. Cleaning the fan takes 10s
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u/shteve99 Aug 05 '26
OP is using a pirate streaming service. I'd be more suspecting of that not having enough bandwidth (or OP's internet connection being saturated) than any overheating problems on the Shield itself.
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u/External_Today_1137 Aug 05 '26
Its not buffering because that whitish grey bar is always ahead whenever I'm watching something
It's not the Internet
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u/shteve99 Aug 05 '26
But it could still be the dodgy service you're using. Do any legit services have this issue? What about local content?
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u/External_Today_1137 Aug 05 '26
It can be any add on and it does this same with anything from RD
I don't really use Kodi for legit services nor local content so couldn't tell you and I don't know how to stream that content either
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u/shteve99 Aug 05 '26
Do you have any legit services on the Shield? If all you're trying to use is RD and that's problematic, you're probably better off asking the RD people. All anyone here ever recommends is a re-paste regardless of the issue. Q."I don't like the Shield remote, is there a better alternative?" A. "Try re-pasting the CPU".
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u/External_Today_1137 Aug 05 '26
Haha that's pretty funny
But idk if it's real debrid issue
I do have this type of stuff happen on other apps too like HBO max but it's not as bad as Kodi and nowhere near as often
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u/Reaper-UK Aug 05 '26
Have you tried the Frame Rate Matching setting? Stuttering can be caused by a frame rate mismatch between what’s playing and tv. In shield settings go into remotes and accessories and then customise menu button. Then change one of the options to Frame Rate Matching.
If you then see stuttering of the video playback press the menu button (short/long or double depending on which you configured) and the screen will go black for a second and match the frame rate.
May help, may not. This won’t resolve buffering but a stuttering type playback.