Android Devices V2 Protocol

I happened to notice that there are two Android drivers.  AndroidTV Devices driver is marked as deprecated, and there is a driver named Android Devices V2 Protocol.

Were there always two, or was Android Devices V2 Protocol a recent addition?

If it is new, what's the difference between it and the old driver?  Are we supposed to switch the Smart Remote, or other devices like the nVidia Shield, to the new driver?

Try switching. The new V2 should provide faster response to ADB commands that should eliminate the need for the Videostorm USB device some are now using for FireTV control.

Is there a recommended way to do that?

If I simply add a new device, can I keep the old and the new side-by-side and see which one works better for me?

How do I avoid deleting and completely rewriting my activation macros?

install the new driver and run the Migrate Devices command in the new driver. Then you can delete the old driver.
As long as the Device IDs remain the same, then your macros should be fine.  Take note of the IDs in the old driver.

After migrating, the Shield driver stopped working.

I turned off ADB debugging, rebooted the Shield, and turned ADB debugging back on.  I then got the prompt to allow the server to connect.

Navigation controls now work.  Rapid scrolling through a long list (the biggest problem with the old driver) is NOT improved.

The main screen for the shield should have a list of all the apps.  That list is now empty.  I cleared the cache on the smart remote, and restarted.  No change.

I don't see anything in the log file:

 19/09/2026
11:44:26.44 · DEBUG · Server.WebCmd - Loadscene|shieldtv19/09/2026
11:44:26.44 · DEBUG · Server.doCommand - setvariable|backenabled_smartremote-fx-h6pt~1 from smartremote-fx-h6pt19/09/2026
11:44:26.44 · DEBUG · Server.doCommand - SetVariable|pagetitle_{{clientname}}~ from smartremote-fx-h6pt19/09/2026
11:44:26.44 · DEBUG · Server.doCommand - SetVariable|pagetitle_smartremote-fx-h6pt~19/09/2026
11:44:26.44 · DEBUG · Server.doCommand - SetVariable|overlay-header-visible-{{clientname}}~true from smartremote-fx-h6pt19/09/2026
11:44:26.44 · DEBUG · Server.doCommand - SetVariable|overlay-header-visible-smartremote-fx-h6pt~true19/09/2026
11:45:09.45 · DEBUG · Server.doCommand - SetVariable|android-command-builder-visible-dashboard-fx-h6pt~true from dashboard-fx-h6

 

Transport controls (Pause/Play, Stop) no longer work on the Shield when using the V2 Driver.

Is there any way to switch back to the deprecated driver?