Channel Title Includes Channel Number On Web

[Stroudy 21]

Hello,

I've noticed today that on Live TV on my laptop (using Edge), the channel titles show the channel number at the end but only if the channel name doesn't end with the exact channel number.
(Notice below that Emby Example 1 does not display as Emby Example 1 1 but Emby Example 2 will show as Emby Example 2 3).

However on my Android TV app, the channel titles do not include the channel number.

Web browser:

Android TV:

 

I assume this is a bug, and if not, I'd quite enjoy a way to remove channel numbers from joining the channel titles on the web browser please?
Removing the channel numbers from the metadata does resolve the channel name issue, but shouldn't be the resolution in my opinion.

Metadata 1:


Metadata 2:


Thanks.

Edited October 30, 2025 by Stroudy
Correct title, add some additional screenshots.

[Luke 42396]

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.

 

[Stroudy 21]

 Includes the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Web browser (Edge and Chrome)
• Android app on mobile device
• Emby for Android app on Google TV
• Emby app from Microsoft store

 Does not include the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Emby app on Google TV

Edited October 30, 2025 by Stroudy
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[Luke 42396]

25 minutes ago, Stroudy said:

 Includes the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Web browser (Edge and Chrome)
• Android app on mobile device
• Emby for Android app on Google TV
• Emby app from Microsoft store

 Does not include the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Emby app on Google TV

Hi, can you please try the app on the TV that I linked to? Thanks.

[Stroudy 21]

3 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, can you please try the app on the TV that I linked to? Thanks.

Hi Luke,

I already tested both Android TV apps, unless there's another one?

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 Includes the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Web browser (Edge and Chrome)
• Android app on mobile device
• Emby for Android app on Google TV
• Emby app from Microsoft store

 Does not include the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Emby app on Google TV

 

[Luke 42396]

2 hours ago, Stroudy said:

Hi Luke,

I already tested both Android TV apps, unless there's another one?

What app version number(s) did you test on the TV?

[Stroudy 21]

16 hours ago, Luke said:

What app version number(s) did you test on the TV?

Hello Luke,

Forgive me please, my Android TV app works perfectly fine. It's exactly how I want my Live TV channels to look.

It's everything else that looks horrible when it comes to channel titles.
I'd like my web browser to look like my Android TV app.

Server version: 4.9.1.80
Emby Android TV app version: 2.1.13g
Emby for Android TV app version: 3.5.12
Microsoft store app version: 2.234.2.0

I want to remove the channel numbers from the channels list:

[Luke 42396]

OK sorry, my mistake. There is currently no way. We would have to add an option to control that.

[fabien_m2002 14]

Hello

+1 for this option!

[mrklarth 1]

I'm not sure why but Emby is creating channel numbers on its own from my M3U. I double-checked to confirm that the IDs being set by Emby do not exist in either my M3U or XMLTV files, so I'm not sure where they are coming from. I don't really care about channel numbers so this isn't a big deal, except it's being slapped on the end of all of the channel names in the client, which is unsightly. Really seems like there should be an option already to hide channel numbers.