So I will admit to owning an nVidia Shield “tube” Android TV device. It has been a great device over the last few years, especially with sideloading apps such as SmartTubeNext and Aptoide TV.
Well, I walked away from my nVidia Shield earlier today, and when I came back? SmartTubeNext and Aptoide TV were GONE.
BeeTV was GONE.
TeaTV was GONE.
And one of my favorite music streaming apps – Vivo – was nuked by nVidia.
And the weird thing?
I HAVE PLAY PROTECT TURNED OFF…
So you can’t tell me that Amazon banning 3rd party streaming apps is a coincidence…