# \[FEATURE REQUEST\] - Implement the Resolution Switching API
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443
**Category:** Player Betas
**Tags:** android-tv-beta
**Created:** [January 29, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443 "2018-01-29T11:01:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@DavidAndAndrea](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DavidAndAndrea)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/1 "2018-01-29T11:01:30Z")
Apparently, since Android Marshmallow there’s an Android API to force the player to switch output resolution to match the source stream.
This is IMPORTANT for the Nvidia Shield and other Android TV add-on boxes. These (usually) don’t do anywhere near as good a job of upscaling to 4K as the display itself. Without the resolution switch, the Shield does the upscaling to 4K and you get a much worse picture.
You already do the refresh rate switch - if Plex implemented the resolution switch as well, it would make a lot of Shield users very happy!
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### Author:  [@Rootax](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rootax)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/2 "2018-01-29T16:12:17Z")
+1 for this.
SPMC already support this. That’s why I’m using the Plex addon for kodi/SPMC more than the “native” android tv client.
And color space switching would be nice too. I think it’s available on Oreo.
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### Author:  [@sixones](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sixones)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/3 "2018-01-30T17:20:23Z")
Thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback, this is on my list of wants as well and should be available in the future!
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### Author:  [@jpirotte](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jpirotte)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/4 "2018-11-19T00:51:42Z")
+1 hopefully this is still a planned feature
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### Author:  [@MattFLIXPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MattFLIXPlex)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/5 "2019-02-17T15:40:37Z")
Any update on this???
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### Author:  [@lock571](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lock571)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/6 "2019-02-21T23:25:26Z")
Please support this. This is pretty much the only thing preventing the Android TV app from being the perfect player.
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### Author:  [@Stephen3001](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Stephen3001)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/7 "2019-02-22T00:11:24Z")
Yes please, I have much better methods for upscaling to 4K than the Shield.
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### Author:  [@MattFLIXPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MattFLIXPlex)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/8 "2019-02-22T23:29:40Z")
If they can make this work, I will be trying to figure out how to get my Shield to boot directly into Plex…because I wouldn’t need anything else.
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### Author:  [@rcarteraz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rcarteraz)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/9 "2019-02-26T02:52:12Z")
> **[How to boot NVIDIA Shield TV straight into live television](https://www.androidcentral.com/how-boot-nvidia-shield-straight-live-tv)**
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> It's not at all unreasonable to want to boot your Shield TV straight into your favorite channels when you turn it on. It's really easy to do if you've a couple of spare moments. Here's how to do it.
Something like this will you to do just what you are wanting in regards to booting directly into Plex.
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### Author:  [@MattFLIXPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MattFLIXPlex)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/10 "2019-02-26T03:12:34Z")
This is awesome! Thank you! Now I am ready for when they finally get resolution switching.
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### Author:  [@Crystalgipsy01](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Crystalgipsy01)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/11 "2019-03-01T12:55:19Z")
Yep my TV has a better upscaling than the shield so +1 for this.
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### Author:  [@AlzrPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AlzrPlex)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/12 "2019-03-13T14:27:07Z")
+1
Only feature missing from the Plex App on the Nvidia ShieldTV for it to be perfect for myself.
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### Author:  [@MattFLIXPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MattFLIXPlex)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/13 "2019-03-13T18:49:56Z")
Spread the word…WE NEED MORE VOTES!
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### Author:  [@mitchellhendee\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mitchellhendee_gmail_com)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/14 "2019-03-15T22:49:08Z")
+1 +1 +1
Other devices are already doing this.
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### Author:  [@audiomixer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/audiomixer)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/15 "2019-05-05T15:22:10Z")
Another request for resolution switching. MrMC and Kodi allow for this already. Now waiting for plex to implement.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-implement-the-resolution-switching-api/223443/16 "2020-01-08T18:51:01Z")