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…