Grouping movies/series inside collections

[paddy75 16]

i added some movies and series together in a collection. after an update they are grouped like this:

 

i don't want this kind of grouping here because i added for each series/movie a sorttitle to get them in the right order i want to have.
how i can disable this kind of view??

[jeepnheel 7]

This is a major issue for me as well after the update, and so far I don't think a fix has been implemented.

My primary use of Emby is to create lots of custom collections that group movies, shows, and episodes together by interest.  Examples are holidays like Christmas or Halloween, Marvel franchise, etc.  Often my collections will have hundreds of movies, shows, and episodes, and like you I want to see all of them together -- usually in chronological or alpha order. Additionally in my case, only displaying a handful of titles at a time and needing to constantly side-scroll-click is an absolute nightmare when there are 500+ items in that group.

Most of the time, one movie or show is going to be a member of several different collections, so putting them in separate libraries is a no-go, and playlists/genres just don't have anywhere near the functionality or layout that collections do (did).

@Luke Is there any new word on restoring the ability to show collections without grouping by type (and without side-scrolling)?  It was perfect before the update, and an option to use the old/existing view would be very much appreciated.  

Edited May 27, 2024 by jeepnheel

[Luke 42079]

Hi, yes there will be a group by button in 4.8.8. Thanks.

[jeepnheel 7]

21 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, yes there will be a group by button in 4.8.8. Thanks.

Thanks so much -- great to hear, and really appreciate all the work that goes into Emby!

[paddy75 16]

yes, this is working now in the webinterface. but what about on client side?
have a google chromecast and roku, here i have to set it every time when i go inside a collection.
it makes more sense, if i make a setting on the server, that all clients will get the same settings.

[Luke 42079]

8 hours ago, paddy75 said:

yes, this is working now in the webinterface. but what about on client side?
have a google chromecast and roku, here i have to set it every time when i go inside a collection.
it makes more sense, if i make a setting on the server, that all clients will get the same settings.

Hi, regarding Chromecast

Hi.  Can you try searching for our standard android app (Just "Emby" on Amazon and "Emby for Android on Google) on the same device's app store and see how that compares?

Thanks.

 

[paddy75 16]

Hi,
i forgot, the app is installed, not using a browser on this devices

[Luke 42079]

19 hours ago, paddy75 said:

Hi,
i forgot, the app is installed, not using a browser on this devices

HI, did you try what I suggested?

[paddy75 16]

Hi,
think i'm not really sure what you meant. I installed it from the playstore "Emby for Android" but still the same problem

[Luke 42079]

5 hours ago, paddy75 said:

Hi,
think i'm not really sure what you meant. I installed it from the playstore "Emby for Android" but still the same problem

What exactly happened?

[paddy75 16]

movies and series still displayed in groups, same as in the first picture i sent

[Luke 42079]

Hi, have you explored the new group by button?

[paddy75 16]

yes, on the webinterface its not a problem. on chrome cast i must click it every time in each collection and next time i have to do it again

 

[Luke 42079]

4 hours ago, paddy75 said:

yes, on the webinterface its not a problem. on chrome cast i must click it every time in each collection and next time i have to do it again

 

Hi.  Can you try searching for our standard android app (Just "Emby" on Amazon and "Emby for Android on Google) on the same device's app store and see how that compares?

Thanks.

 

[paddy75 16]

this is what i did. there are no other options to install it.
searched for emby in playstore and got back only one result "Emby for Android TV". This is installed now

[Neminem 1519]

Try searching for only "emb" .

 

[paddy75 16]

oh gosh, 
now both are installed and tested it. On both it is not working.
Emby for Android TV:
option to switch between grouping and no grouping, but if you leave the collection and goes back inside, grouping is there again

Emby for Android:
no options to switch.

 

as I said, best is to get the settings from the server directly instead to modify each collection individually.

 

[Happy2Play 9780]

I would assume app version number are needed.

[paddy75 16]

Emby for Android 3.3.95
Emby for Android TV 2.1.14g

[Luke 42079]

And in 3.3.95+ on the screen for an individual collection do you see the Group By button?

[paddy75 16]

no, only the normal sorting is there

[Happy2Play 9780]

On 6/10/2024 at 7:24 PM, Luke said:

And in 3.3.95+ on the screen for an individual collection do you see the Group By button?

No

[Luke 42079]

OK it must not have made that version, sorry about that. It will be in the next app update.

[paddy75 16]

also makes sense to geht the settings from the server, instead to set in on each collection on each client

[GrimReaper 4740]

20 minutes ago, paddy75 said:

also makes sense to geht the settings from the server, instead to set in on each collection on each client

That depends on the usage/client and I, for one, wouldn't want that setting being inherited in client apps - I'd want them Ungrouped in Web App for admin tasks and Grouped in my TV app for consuming. As it often happens, there's no one-size-fits-all solution.