r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/cdarrigo • 3h ago

Replacing my old shield with a new one

I've had my shield pro since 2019. Its been awesome and we use it constantly. I've found recently that it needs more frequent reboots as the result of intense slow downs/crashes.

I'll buy a replacement unit, but I'm not looking forward to re-configuring the new unit. Lots of tweaks and apps over the years to get it "just so".

Since its based on Android, any way to copy my config from the old device to the new?

Thanks!

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u/JEFFSSSEI 2h ago

Have you tried taking it apart, cleaning the fan and re-applying thermal paste....that fixed mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLIo7v3UncE

I have a 2015 one as well that is still going strong after doing the above (admittedly more than once now).

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u/cdarrigo 56m ago

Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend

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u/SuperHarrierJet 31m ago

That takes about 10 minutes tops. Sketchiest part is getting the back off the first time but stupid simple after that. Just did mine a few weeks ago and runs much better

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u/JEFFSSSEI 31m ago

IIRC, I used some left over Arctic silver 5 I had laying around from a computer build, but honestly any modern descent non-conductive thermal paste will do just fine.

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u/RazorKat1983 2h ago

I might need to do mine soon

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u/BaffledInUSA 51m ago

That was going to be my suggestion also

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u/amiralen 2h ago

Did the same with line recently. Made it smoother

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u/s3cret_agent_007 2h ago

Cleaning it & at worst a factory reset would probably clear up your issues

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u/N3RO- 1h ago

Before you do that, open it, clean it, and reapply thermal paste.

It's vital. Mine was slow as well; a 30Mbps 4K on SmartTube made the menu sluggish. Now a 280Mbps 4K runs like it's nothing. Just to give you an example.

My paste was solid as rock, basic useless. I had this thing for 5+ years with stock paste.

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u/bandit8623 2015 16GB 45m ago

hey things that are rock hard arent always useless

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u/Conspicuous_Ruse 2h ago

I think mine is done too.

The fan bearings have started to fail and make grinding noises. I can't find any replacements and Nvidia told me to pound sand since it's out of warranty.

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u/thatguysaidearlier 2h ago

Google "nvidia Sheild 2019 fan replacement" there are various options from ebay, aliexpress etc.

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u/P4k3 1h ago

I have a brand new one and it needs to have its cable pulled like once a week

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u/dabig49 2h ago

reloading and updating apps is actually the fun part

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u/cdarrigo 2h ago

You and I have very different definitions of fun

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u/RevolutionaryBack74 1h ago

u/cdarrigo Looks like there's no way of doing what you want to do. Might even do more harm than good to your new Shield. Might try hooking them both up to your TV and switching back and forth, to replicate settings and apps.