NVIDIA is one of the companies that opted for the tablet format at the beginning. These models, which are focused - of course - on games, have always been models highly demanded by users. However, their prices are not the most popular and for less active users in the Gaming there are other much cheaper alternatives.
However, the longevity of these teams is also associated with the updates they receive. And apparently, both the Shield tablet (a model released in 2014) and the K1 (the most recent model already dated in 2015), they will not see any update to the latest version of the Android platform, better known as Android 8.0 Oreo.
This has been confirmed by NVIDIA's chief software officer, Manuel Guzman, who corroborated the information through his Twitter account. Now, one of lime and one of sand, both models will soon receive an update of . But they should be content with receiving Android 7.0 Nougat, perhaps the most popular numbering today. Likewise, he also commented on his Twitter account that the support for both models will not end, and that they intend to continue sending security patches for as long as possible.
On the other hand, it is not that the company does not bet on the latest version of Google's mobile platform. We have recent movements in that regard, since in August the company did point out that the Shield TV will receive its relevant update. We assume that sales and attractiveness for this type of equipment is greater than that of tablets lately. And is that the 4K content that is so fashionable is one of the attractions of this NVIDIA team. Also, NVIDIA is likely to be more focused on launching NVIDIA GeForce Now, its video game platform for streaming.