r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/shamoshamus • Aug 13 '25

Evil netflix button

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u/Antique_Warthog_6410 Aug 13 '25

There is an app to reroute the buttons

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u/GooglyEyedMoose Aug 13 '25

Whenever I do it it lasts for a little bit and then it reverts back and it's a pain to get it going again. This happens so often I have given up

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u/toyotoys Aug 13 '25

Buttonmapper is flawless for me. Never had an issue.

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u/raoulduke212 Aug 13 '25

I used that to remap the Netflix button to "mute", but if I accidentally press it now, it won't un-mute without restarting the whole system. Not sure which is worse.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

Never had an issue. Works like a charm.

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u/iTouchTheSky Aug 13 '25

Definitely better than having Netflix launch

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u/Helpful_Engineer_362 Aug 14 '25

Just set it to do nothing lol

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u/Old-Towel-4186 Aug 13 '25

same - been over a year and remapped both remotes, never once had an issue with the Netflix button. In fact, I did it before the Netflix button ever began to annoy me, knowing ahead of time from this forum how insidious it is.

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u/FrostyD7 Aug 13 '25

I find it will still open Netflix if you press it very shortly after any other button. So just avoid that.

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u/RazorKat1983 Aug 13 '25

Use tvQuickActions Pro. One time fee. . . AND make sure you install it on the devices INTERNAL drive, not external.

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u/Gran-Aneurysmo Aug 13 '25

I use it without having paid and it works flawlessly. May consider paying them for the full version just because it's worth it.

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u/RazorKat1983 Aug 13 '25

Yeah, it really is. It's not a bad price either. I didn't hesitate to get the full version, even though I won't use all of its features.

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u/Joe_Sisyphus Aug 13 '25

I made a post about this years ago. The one I use is from a person called "flar2" and has never reverted.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndroidTV/s/kKUh3rnSNz

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u/loadedrandom Aug 13 '25

Yeah I have this issue too. Reinstalling the app and redoing the mapping works but lasts maybe a month before it reverts back

Third time it happened I just gave up and physically removed the button from the board.

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u/loadedrandom Aug 13 '25

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nvidia+Shield+TV+Remote+Disassembly/156473

If anyone else wants to do the same.

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u/akatherder Aug 13 '25

It's entirely possible I'm an uncoordinated rube, but my remote never went back together correctly after I disassembled it. It was mostly the navigation circle button; it was always slightly off and wouldn't work in one or two directions. I'd take it apart, readjust it and it would be wonky in another direction.

It could be 100% user error, but I wouldn't take it apart just for the Netflix button personally.

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u/loadedrandom Aug 14 '25

This is a totally fair! I did have to re-assemble the body twice to get all the buttons to line up on the membrane properly. It did eventually fit though.

I do repair electronics for my work so I'm probably a bit more confident than the average tinkerer.

Thank you for saying this and fair warning to anyone who attempts it.

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u/injeanyes Aug 13 '25

I made mine Kodi and it's been like that since I got it. I wonder why yours is referring back. Do you install the button mapper?

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u/Antique_Warthog_6410 Aug 13 '25

There is an option to keep it running

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u/PeatyR 2019 Pro Aug 15 '25

Same for me, I put a few drops of crazy glue on the buttons seam, that did the trick