# \[Request\] Plex Media Server for Android TV

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-server-for-android-tv/122856>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Tags:** android-tv\
**Created:** [November 11, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-server-for-android-tv/122856 "2015-11-11T01:18:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lonkelle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lonkelle/32/3099_2.png) [@Lonkelle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Lonkelle)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-server-for-android-tv/122856/1 "2015-11-11T01:18:28Z")

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I’m sure some of these newer Android TV devices are powerful enough to transcode and server video files.

The Shield TV Pro specifically comes to mind - if it can emulate Wii games, I can only imagine it can transcode video - and these devices are just getting more powerful so I thought I’d bring it up as I wasn’t sure if people had talked about this possibility yet. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Hamish.K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Hamish.K](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Hamish.K)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-server-for-android-tv/122856/2 "2026-03-02T18:54:03Z")

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If you are already committed to maintaining an Android Server app for the Nvidia Shield, can you remove the Shield - only restriction to allow any Android device?

I understand lower spec Android devices won’t work as well, but I suspect there are lots of old Android devices sitting unused that would be able to run a light server (eg native playback only)

Seems like an easy win given you are maintaining the app anyway - the environmental benefit of allowing the reuse of old devices would be nicely in keeping with your giving pledge