Until version 1.5.1 the Nvidia Shield TV was listed in the Google Play Store as compatible with Minecraft. As of version 1.5.2 Minecraft is no longer compatible with the Nvidia Shield TV (or Android TV devices in general). So it can't be installed or updated anymore from the Play Store.
For adding Android TV support you just need to add the following properties to your AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest>
<application android:banner="@drawable/banner" android:isGame="true">
<activity>
<intent-filter>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>and place a banner graphic (320x180) in res/drawable named banner.png.
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I've kept coming back to this page hoping that it would have received some attention by now - but alas - it's still an issue. Can't play with my other versions of Minecraft until my NVIDIA Shield version can upgrade. Please - my kids need multiplayer (which means I really need it!
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Hey @nighter, mind pointing us in the right direction? Appears from the report that this was done intentionally in your manifest, but does it relate to an Android, Google or Nvidia issue?
I simply pushed a new APK version that I took from one of my Android tablets that I had purchased a copy of Minecraft on and it works fine on my Nvidia Shield. Since it works just fine (last version I pushed was 1.10) - why this isn't just kept on the store as an auto update is annoying.
This is really an issue that needs fixing. Android TV is just an Android device that doesn't rely on touch, and Minecraft already supports Bluetooth controllers.
Besides the banner (which needs to be paced in res/drawable-xhdpi, not in res/drawable) and LeanbackLauncher intent the touch screen feature needs to be declared as "false" and leanback feature also needs to be declared. In addition to that the "opt into distribution on Android TV" check box needs to be marked in the Play Store developer console.
More details here:
https://developer.android.com/training/tv/start/start.html
https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/launch/distribute-tv
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I experience the same issue on my Sony Bravia KD-49XE9005 that runs Android TV. I currently have Minecraft 1.5.1.2 installed, and it does not update to 1.6.