r/nvidiashield

Hey everyone.

Wanted to put together a solid overview of the app in one place since a lot of people ask about specific features and it is not always obvious where to find them. I also want to make sure people know this app runs properly on Android TV, Amazon FireOS, and Fire Stick devices, because that tends to get overlooked. More on that below.

Android TV, Amazon FireOS and Fire Stick
This is worth calling out properly because it is something UFM Pro does that most file managers simply do not. The TV version is not a phone app stretched to fit a big screen. It has been built specifically for TV environments with full D-pad navigation throughout. Every screen, every menu, every interaction is designed to be used with a remote control. No touch required, no awkward zoomed in phone UI, no broken focus states.

Install via the Downloader app using code: 1581139 for Amazon Devices, I am in the process to have it on the official Amazon Store.

If you have ever installed a file manager on your Fire Stick or Android TV box and ended up with a cramped phone layout that barely works with a remote, UFM Pro is a completely different experience.

Menus are laid out for 10 foot viewing distances, navigation flows naturally with the D-pad, and nothing requires you to dig through a UI that was never meant for a remote control.

TV specific features include dedicated pairing screens for device to device connections, separate auth flows for Google Drive and OneDrive that work without a phone style browser, Shizuku support for TV, and custom cache limit settings suited to TV hardware.

The file server also works great on TV, meaning you can run an FTP or SFTP server from your Fire Stick and pull files from it on your PC over your local network.

File browsing and navigation
The main file browser supports dual pane mode through TwinWindow, which opens two folders side by side. Useful for moving files between locations without copying and then navigating separately. Available on both phone and TV.

Storage analysis
The storage analyzer gives you a breakdown of where your space is going. It finds large files, duplicates, junk, old files, and shows folder sizes. The duplicate finder works well, just go through the safety confirmation before bulk deleting anything as it is there to flag files that could be riskier to remove.

Encrypted vault
The vault uses AES-256 encryption. Pick a folder, set it up, and from then on those files are only accessible through the vault browser inside the app. There is no credential recovery by design so keep your details somewhere safe.

Network shares and cloud storage
Local network shares over SMB, FTP, and SFTP are all supported. For cloud you can connect Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, and S3 compatible storage. The S3 setup lets you point the app at any S3 compatible endpoint, not just AWS. TV users get dedicated auth flows for Google Drive and OneDrive that do not require a standard browser.

Built in file server
You can run an FTP or SFTP server directly from your device, including from a Fire Stick or Android TV box. Start it from the server host screen, connect from your PC with any FTP client, and it stays running as a foreground service even when the screen is off. No cables needed.

Sync
Sync profiles let you keep two locations in sync on a schedule. Works across local storage and network locations, so keeping a folder mirrored to a NAS is straightforward. The scheduler runs it in the background without any manual input.

Media viewers
Images, video, audio, PDFs, text files, and ZIP and 7ZIP archives all open natively. There is an enhanced media player with a custom interface for video and audio. APNG animated images are supported too.

App management
Browse installed apps and install APK, XAPK, and APKS files through the built in package installer. The storage analyzer also includes debloat suggestions for identifying apps you may not need.

Shizuku support
Shizuku gives the app broader file access without full root. Works on both mobile and TV with separate setup screens for each. Once running, the app can reach parts of the filesystem that are otherwise restricted.

Remote management
Pair devices over WiFi for remote file management. ADB pairing is also supported. Once paired you get a full remote file interface over your local network. TV has its own dedicated pairing screen.

Search and indexing
Search runs off a background file index. Configure what gets indexed in settings under storage indexer. Once built, search is fast and supports filters. If results seem incomplete, check the index detail screen to see if indexing is still in progress.

Home screen widget
A bookmark widget lets you jump straight to your most used folders from the home screen. Set up your favorites in settings and they appear there automatically.

Bluetooth remote, your phone as a TV remote
This one surprises people. UFM Pro can turn your phone into a Bluetooth remote for your Android TV or Fire Stick, and it works across the entire TV, not just inside the app. Once connected, you can navigate the TV interface, control volume, and handle power from your phone. It is a proper system level remote, so you can use it in Netflix, YouTube, your TV launcher, wherever.

This is not a companion app gimmick. If you have ever lost your Fire Stick remote down the back of the couch you will immediately understand why having this built into a file manager app you already have installed is genuinely useful. Open UFM Pro on your phone, connect over Bluetooth, and you are controlling your TV.

🔗 Download: Google Play Store

If you have questions or something is not working as expected, post with as much detail as you can about your device, OS version, and what you were doing. The more context the easier it is to help.

The tip jar is in the supporter loyalty screen if you want to support development. Thanks for being here.

Thank You and Kind Regards

How can I find this part to be replaced for my Nvidia shield pro year 2015? I'm in Thailand.

I have been quietly building a personal Kodi skin and finally cleaned it up enough to share. It is called Navarre.

The idea is KISS: install it, point it at your media folder, and you are browsing in minutes, not hours. It shows your folders exactly as they sit on disk (no library scan required), puts a poster wall everywhere by default, and keeps the settings down to the ones that actually matter. Built for a remote and the couch - I run it on an NVIDIA Shield, and tested on Windows too. Kodi 21 (Omega).

It is a personal fork of Arctic: Zephyr - Reloaded (by beatmasterRS, itself based on jurialmunkey's original Arctic: Zephyr), with full attribution kept under the same CC BY-NC-SA licence. To be clear up front: it is NOT trying to be the next AZ-R. If you want the actively maintained, fully featured successor, go grab Arctic: Zephyr (martian's fork). Navarre is a deliberately stripped-down take I made for myself, shared in case anyone likes the same trade-offs.

What it does:

- Folder browsing (Files mode) - your James Bond folder, your Season folders, kept exactly as they are on disk. No library flattening.

- Poster-wall view everywhere by default - a dense, full-res grid.

- Continue watching - an optional Resume row that picks up films and shows where you left off; press Back during a movie and it stops and saves your place.

- One-press "Set up my media" - point at a root folder and the whole menu builds itself from the subfolders.

- Self-managing menu - add, rename, move, re-icon or delete items right from the menu (press Left).

- "Refresh artwork" that clears Kodi's texture cache, so posters update after you edit them.

- A simple settings page with an escape hatch to full Kodi settings, plus on-screen hints and a first-run helper.

Install (self-hosted repo, not the official Kodi repo): grab the repository zip from the Releases page, install it from zip in Kodi, then install the skin from the repository. Helper add-ons resolve automatically. Full step-by-step is in the README.

Repo / install / screenshots: https://github.com/NavarreDR/navarre-repo

It is free and non-commercial. This is the first skin I have shared, so if anything is rough or not set up the way this sub expects, tell me and I will fix it. Feedback and bug reports very welcome.