"Play Next" Doesn't Work on Shuffle

[tmurphy2792 27]

After noticing the below issue I decided to try updating to see if it's already been resolved. But it's still an issue in 2.222.2.0 from the testing I just did.

Context:
I have a few playlists of music I like to throw on shuffle while I'm working, and for the most part this works fine other than the random playback stoppages I noted in another post.
The issue seems to be the result of what I'm assuming is an unintentional behavior considering it's inconsistent all the other emby apps that I'm familiar with.

 

Root Cause:
In the windows emby app when I go to a playlist and hit the "shuffle" button it seems to do just that with a very important caveat. Unlike in the other apps (web, android, roku) where it will take said playlist and build a randomized queue, it will just take the playlist as the queue and when it's time to go to the next song it will jump to a random location in said queue.
The end result is still basically the same, music from my playlist played in a random order. Which is why I've actually ignored this for quite some time now.

Resulting Issue:
The queue view is functionally useless on shuffle, because you cannot see or control what's coming next, and if you select a song and set as "Play Next" it will insert it next on the queue below the currently playing song.... Then jump to another random location that is NOT what you specified to play next.

TLDR/Detailed Example:
Video attached to this post

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[Luke 42077]

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

 

[tmurphy2792 27]

2 minutes ago, Luke said:

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

 

I'm guessing this must be an auto reply bot that's been set up to immediately comment on any post in this forum that looks like a bug report?

[Luke 42077]

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Unlike in the other apps (web, android, roku) where it will take said playlist and build a randomized queue, it will just take the playlist as the queue and when it's time to go to the next song it will jump to a random location in said queue.

Hi, we will be updating the app to match our other apps in an upcoming update. Thanks.

[tmurphy2792 27]

6 minutes ago, tmurphy2792 said:

I'm guessing this must be an auto reply bot that's been set up to immediately comment on any post in this forum that looks like a bug report?

I'm not asking this question to be harsh or anything. I'd genuinely like to know, because if it is a bot at least I know to ignore it.

Whereas if it is a person who just doesn't read posts before commenting then it's kind of a frustrating slap in the face after I've taken the time to try to give a detailed description with plenty of information (and a video example) for the issue to be replicated and tested by the dev team. What's the point of putting in that effort when it doesn't get read anyway?

[Luke 42077]

Hi, yes we understand what your issue is, and we will be updating the app to match our other apps. Thanks.