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@sergiovassariFound the problem, basically i misunderstood you. The tag based system is.. Problematic for album covers and will only work for individual music numbers. In other words, the tag and filename based systems only works for individual music numbers and not the album cover. A little quirk i need to fix (if possible because of the way Emby works) is that adding the tag to the first number of an album will actually show the tag on the album cover. I will look into getting tags to work for the album cover but i doubt it is something that can be fixed.

No more immediate crash, but I believe it is fair to say the query/match being used is a swing and a miss but only for TV. Movies looks good. So here is a log snippet with debug tuned on that shows the Movies working, and the TV not. Just to be clear, it does not work for a single TV show, not one. But progress.... no crash. The task completed

I'll simplify the test: I applied 4 tags to just one album. That Album The tags don't show up, no matter what I do. If I repeat the process for a movie, the tags appear like magic. Icon Manager on EmbyIcons 5.55.9.0 Regarding the logs, I don't know where the Emby one is located. Please check if this is it. embyserver.txtembyicons.xml And there are these other two here...

These plugins have been installed for over a year (or several years in most cases) without an issue. They may be causing the incremental memory increase over time that has been reported by others. I've been rebooting my server every few weeks to address this. I fail to see how they could be responsible for a sudden increase in memory usage by Emby when a library scan is initiated. Jumping from 900Mb of memory usage to 1.62GB after initiating a scan...how could those plugins be causing that? Most of those plugins identified are only run manually on my server. They do not run otherwise. My issue is that when I initiate a library scan, memory usage occasionally (once a week after updating to Beta 4.10.0.15) jumps significantly causing Emby to shutdown. I don't see how that could be a result of the plugins. @sa2000In this post: you stated that "For excessive memory usage investigations, I normally would use a script to record memory usage by Emby Server ... ". Can you provide that script?

@sergiovassariPlease send me an Emby log file and if possible the embyIcons.xml located in the plugin/configurations folder.

If I understood you correctly, yes, the tag gets saved. I’ve gone back and forth, and it’s always there. In fact, I’ve used this tag on other albums as well. I wasn't listening to the song or the album at the time; everything was turned off. The tag definitely gets saved. In fact, that same tag works for movies and series, but not on music.

@sergiovassariCheck if the tag is still there on the music number you want to have a tag on. Emby can not add tags to numbers while you are listening to them for some reason.

I'll make a few and test them. They should show up...

@Lukethere appears to be a problem with the build you uploaded today. all4dom can't get it installed and I can install it, but it hangs right away at the Emby logo. My TV is from 2018 running Tizen 4.0

I'll go into detail so you can see if I'm doing anything wrong: My file for test. Preview. Tag is there. setting Tag the album Clear cach, refresh... Clear metadata Delete cache folder on emby. Restart Server. Only this 2 things If I clear the cache directly in the browser (Chrome), I can see the test results faster. Why does this matter? Any changes to movies and series show up instantly. So, it seems like music album art behaves differently, and I suspect I know why: movie and series covers are physically stored in a folder, whereas *my* album art is embedded within the .FLAC file itself—added using Mp3tag. That might change how the whole caching process works. That’s just my hunch.

Regarding the last post: it was working for music, but the browser had a terrible lag. Even after restarting after every change and clearing the Emby cache folder, the update only finally appeared when I added and then removed a cover image. Even after realizing it works, small changes don't update automatically like they do for movies. I have to delete the covers, restart, refresh (F5), and maybe then something shows up. Anyway, I used Edge; since there was no pre-existing cache there, I was able to see the plugin working. But... Of all these options, only two appear. Tag based still nothing on music, but works on movies

@sergiovassari The tag and filename-based icons should work.. Will look into it. For normal icons, you need to supply your own icons for now as i haven't made any yet.

Just uninstalled and reinstalled, got the same as before. Maybe some sort of incapability with the subtitle fixes made today.

You're right the idea is in the main movie section, whenever a new movie is added to a collection the full collection pack should move to the front due to having the most recent movie included.

funny mine didn't install at all. should we wait on a correcton?

I just installed the one Luke put out today. It installed, but hangs as soon as the Emby emblem comes up.

Yes all Windows programs are current. It keeps putting me in a loop. I'm attaching both screenshots when i try to login.

I just download the new usb install version, but it's not installing.Is anyone else having that issue? Or maybe I did something wrong, but I keep doing this every time you put a new version out and haven't had a problem. Thanks Dom

This is a new build, so I thought I'd log into Emby for the hell of it. The login page loads (all the js files) and then immediately disappears. I thought it was very odd. I had to do a screen recording to see if I could see an error. Nothing. The tab just closes. Yes I cleared cache, even though it's a fresh computer. I did a google and it said: Your Firefox crash is likely caused by a conflict with your computer's gaming controller, steering wheel, or joystick. Firefox's Gamepad API occasionally crashes when scanning for active USB controllers. The Emby login page actively polls for these devices. Why is emby polling for controllers? I confirmed by unplugging it and now the login page loads. Is there some kind of controller support I can disable? This is a horrible user experience. I can't just email everyone and be like "don't use a controller and firefox in windows".

and this also only works on movies

No, I don’t think this has been added yet. When a new movie is added to an existing collection, the collection does not move to the top of the Movies section when sorting by Date Added. The new movie is grouped inside the existing collection, but the collection keeps its previous position. In the Collections section, it can appear first only if I manually update the collection’s own Date Added value. But even doing that does not move the collection to the top inside the Movies section. So the issue still seems to remain in the Movies view when grouped collections are enabled.

ok ok ok. work on movies, but not on music, i miss something? i only try tag based icons.

It shouldn't be treated as a single season as specials are not part of the seasons themselves but are separate. Anyway I can always set to "always show folders" The main issue of this post is the extremely poor performance of emby after 4.8, the lag is horrendous

@XDavidT You are starting a VirtualTV live tv channel on your Sony Bravia Android TV: 2026-07-06 10:59:35.723 Info SessionManager: Playback start reported by app Emby for Android 3.5.36 on Living Room TV playing סרטים ישראליים. Position: 0 ms. PlaySessionId: 229b81d97494467cb7297bc32be85742. IsPaused: False The VirtualTV plugin detects this and sends a remote playback command to the Emby app on your Android TV: 2026-07-06 10:59:35.727 Debug VirtualTV: EventService > Channel: סרטים ישראליים, VirtualTV channel playback started, Client: Emby for Android, Device: Living Room TV, SessionId: 1e13d791805a953c82a9458eb3cba216 2026-07-06 10:59:35.759 Debug VirtualTV: EventService > Channel: סרטים ישראליים, Pushing playlist to client, Client: Emby for Android, Device: Living Room TV, SessionId: 1e13d791805a953c82a9458eb3cba216 2026-07-06 10:59:35.760 Debug VirtualTV: StreamingService > Channel: סרטים ישראליים, PushRemotePlaylist, StartIndex: 1, StartOffset: 91 min, ItemIds: 77551|77629|77624|77538|77551 At this point, the plugin is no longer responsible for any playback action! The Emby app receives the remote playback command, stops playback of the VirtualTV live tv channel ("the playlist intro") and tells the server about its playback capabilities: 2026-07-06 10:59:35.940 Info SessionManager: Playback stopped reported by app Emby for Android 3.5.36 on Living Room TV playing סרטים ישראליים. Position: 0 ms. PlaySessionId: 229b81d97494467cb7297bc32be85742. IsPaused: False 2026-07-06 10:59:35.989 Info MediaInfoService-0HNMG5T6RMFE1:0000000F: http/1.1 POST http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/Items/77629/PlaybackInfo?UserId=x_secret3_x&StartTimeTicks=54687529866&IsPlayback=true&AutoOpenLiveStream=true&MaxStreamingBitrate=200000000&X-Emby-Client=Emby for Android&X-Emby-Device-Name=Living Room TV&X-Emby-Device-Id=123456789&X-Emby-Client-Version=3.5.36&X-Emby-Token=x_secret2_x&X-Emby-Language=he-il&reqformat=json. Source Ip: host1 Now the strange thing. The Emby app requests the actual video stream four times in a row! Did you hit the play button multiple times? 2026-07-06 10:59:36.715 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFDS:00000007: http/1.1 GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x. Source Ip: host1, Connection=keep-alive, Host=192.168.1.15:8096 2026-07-06 10:59:36.864 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFDS:00000007: http/1.1 Response completed after client disconnected to host1. Time: 149ms. GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x 2026-07-06 10:59:36.880 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFE5:00000001: http/1.1 GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x. Source Ip: host1, Connection=keep-alive, Host=192.168.1.15:8096 2026-07-06 10:59:36.971 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFE5:00000001: http/1.1 Response 206 to host1. Time: 91ms. GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x 2026-07-06 10:59:37.125 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFE5:00000002: http/1.1 GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x. Source Ip: host1, Connection=keep-alive, Host=192.168.1.15:8096 2026-07-06 10:59:37.257 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFE5:00000002: http/1.1 Response completed after client disconnected to host1. Time: 132ms. GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x 2026-07-06 10:59:37.284 Info VideoService-0HNMG5T6RMFE6:00000001: http/1.1 GET http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/videos/77629/original.mkv?DeviceId=123456789&MediaSourceId=mediasource_77629&PlaySessionId=1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d&api_key=x_secret2_x. Source Ip: host1, Connection=keep-alive, Host=192.168.1.15:8096 After the fourth video stream request, the Emby app tells the server the playback has stopped (probably by user intervention): 2026-07-06 10:59:42.154 Info PlaystateService-0HNMG5T6RMFDU:00000013: http/1.1 POST http://192.168.1.15:8096/emby/Sessions/Playing/Stopped?X-Emby-Client=Emby for Android&X-Emby-Device-Name=Living Room TV&X-Emby-Device-Id=123456789&X-Emby-Client-Version=3.5.36&X-Emby-Token=x_secret2_x&X-Emby-Language=he-il&reqformat=json. Source Ip: host1 2026-07-06 10:59:42.155 Info SessionManager: Playback stopped reported by app Emby for Android 3.5.36 on Living Room TV playing אסקימו לימון 4: ספיחס. Position: 5472753 ms. PlaySessionId: 1d5600bc29594e57ac9c60762195d82d. IsPaused: False The VirtualTV plugin also detects the playback stop: 2026-07-06 10:59:42.156 Debug VirtualTV: EventService > Channel: סרטים ישראליים, Playlist Item playback stopped, Item: אסקימו לימון 4: ספיחס, Id: 77629, Client: Emby for Android, Device: Living Room TV, SessionId: 1e13d791805a953c82a9458eb3cba216 So as you can see, from the VirtualTV plugin's standpoint, all is working as expected. The questions is what is the problem with the Emby app? Maybe it's a problem specific to the Sony TV? What you can try and i've already told you that, start live tv playback from the guide instead of the live tv home page! Also just for testing, if it's active in your Emby app, disable refresh rate switching.

Hello, I'm having an issue connecting the Trakt plugin to my account. Environment Emby Server: 4.9.5.0 Trakt Plugin: 3.8.2 Device: Freebox Player Pop Android 10 .NET 8 Issue When I open the Trakt settings, the plugin displays an authorization PIN. I go to https://trakt.tv/activate, enter the PIN, and Trakt accepts it successfully. However, Emby never finishes the authentication. The plugin remains on "Enter PIN" with the loading indicator indefinitely. The Emby application never appears under my authorized applications on Trakt. What I have already tried Updated the plugin to 3.8.2. Restarted Emby Server. Generated several new PIN codes. Entered the PIN manually (no copy/paste). Disabled the firewall for testing. Waited for a long time (over an hour). Removed previous Trakt authorizations. The behavior is always the same. Log The only Trakt-related log entries I can find are: Info BaseItem: Updating trakt user, reset pin info: True After that, there are no OAuth or api.trakt.tv entries in the server log. The only recurring errors are unrelated UPnP errors: UPnPError 606 PortMapper: Error creating port map These appear to be unrelated to Trakt authentication. Question Is this a known issue with the Trakt plugin on Android / Freebox Player Pop? Is there any additional logging that can be enabled to troubleshoot why the OAuth exchange never completes? Thank you.