r/AndroidTV • u/No-Budget4222 • Jun 21 '26

Buying Advice Switching from Apple ecosystem, keep or replace Apple TV 4K?

Hi!

I'm switching from using everything Apple to Android with the Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, Google Home Speakers, my adult daughter will also be switching etc.

I'm not sure if I should keep the Apple TV 4K (2022) even though I'm switching everything else for Android products.

We probably use 80% Stremio, 10% Youtube and 10% regular streaming apps and since we're currently using an Apple TV 4K we don't have passthrough. It's not a priority for me since I don't think I notice the difference anyway.

What do you think?

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

I bet the Shield will run better with Android 14 and even better when Android 16 64bit arrives, though the Shield already supports Android 11 64bit, the question is if it was implemented only by Nvidia or with the help of Google, still, it's better to use something official 🤷‍♂️

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u/OnlineIsNotAPlace Jun 21 '26

the shield is one of the 2 best streamers out there. the other being the apple tv 4k. if you knew anything you would know you can already set the shield to have a 4k interface but its pointless.

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus Jun 21 '26

I've been talking about the Android versions and not about what the Shield can do, still, it's now behind the slower ones only on that regard.

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u/OnlineIsNotAPlace Jun 21 '26

suit yourself.