Samsung TV Emby app: 'Date Added' sort showing release date instead - works fine on web/Edge

[rcsnoopdog 16]

Issue: When sorting movies by "Date Added," the app is actually sorting/displaying by the movie's release date, not the date it was added to the library.

Comparison: This works correctly on the Emby web client via Edge browser — same server, same library, "Date Added" sorts and displays correctly there. It's only the Samsung Tizen TV app (v2.2.8) showing this behaviour.

Steps to reproduce:

• Open Movies library on Samsung TV Emby app
• Sort by "Date Added"
• Result: movies appear ordered/labelled by release year, not by when they were actually added to the server

Request: Please confirm if this is a known bug with Tizen client v2.2.8 specifically, or if there's a setting I'm missing that's separate from the "Date Added behavior for new content" server-side setting.

[FrostByte 5540]

57 minutes ago, rcsnoopdog said:

Issue: When sorting movies by "Date Added," the app is actually sorting/displaying by the movie's release date, not the date it was added to the library.

Comparison: This works correctly on the Emby web client via Edge browser — same server, same library, "Date Added" sorts and displays correctly there. It's only the Samsung Tizen TV app (v2.2.8) showing this behaviour.

Steps to reproduce:

• Open Movies library on Samsung TV Emby app
• Sort by "Date Added"
• Result: movies appear ordered/labelled by release year, not by when they were actually added to the server

Request: Please confirm if this is a known bug with Tizen client v2.2.8 specifically, or if there's a setting I'm missing that's separate from the "Date Added behavior for new content" server-side setting.

Not a bug on my TV.  When sorting by date added it shows them in the correct order.  I'm running Samsung app v2.4.2 and server 4.10.0.20 beta.

You could try sideloading the usb 2.4.2 release and running that until Samsung approves the new version they have and releases it to the store.  However, I don't see anything in the release notes since 2.2.8 that would indicate there was any change in sorting.

[rcsnoopdog 16]

4 minutes ago, FrostByte said:

Not a bug on my TV.  When sorting by date added it shows them in the correct order.  I'm running Samsung app v2.4.2 and server 4.10.0.20 beta.

You could try sideloading the usb 2.4.2 release and running that until Samsung approves the new version they have and releases it to the store.  However, I don't see anything in the release notes since 2.2.8 that would indicate there was any change in sorting.

Are you saying mine is out of date - or seems so considering you have a different version - how do I update ?

[FrostByte 5540]

2 minutes ago, rcsnoopdog said:

Are you saying mine is out of date - or seems so considering you have a different version - how do I update ?

2.2.8 is probably the latest available to you in the Samsung store.  There is a version on GitHub which is in review by Samsung which for some reason is taking a long time. 

Take a look at the following link on how to get the latest and sideload

https://emby.media/community/topic/74969-samsung-tizen-smarttv-2015-present-beta-app-install-from-usb/

The only issue with the sideloaded version is that it comes with a timebomb of 30 days since compiled. So, you will have to then upgrade to the newer version (they release a new one at least every 30 days) or go back to the store version and wait.  You can at least try it see if it fixes things though since no one knows how long it will take Samsung.

Here is a list of changes since 2.2.8

https://emby.media/community/topic/31461-emby-for-samsung-smarttv-release-notes-tizen-orsay/

[FrostByte 5540]

If it's not the client then it is probably the server or a setting in the app, but I'm not sure what that setting would be since the steps you described were pretty straight forward.

[rcsnoopdog 16]

2 minutes ago, FrostByte said:

2.2.8 is probably the latest available to you in the Samsung store.  There is a version on GitHub which is in review by Samsung which for some reason is taking a long time. 

Take a look at the following link on how to get the latest and sideload

https://emby.media/community/topic/74969-samsung-tizen-smarttv-2015-present-beta-app-install-from-usb/

The only issue with the sideloaded version is that it comes with a timebomb of 30 days since compiled. So, you will have to then upgrade to the newer version (they release a new one at least every 30 days) or go back to the store version and wait.  You can at least try it see if it fixes things though since no one knows how long it will take Samsung.

Here is a list of changes since 2.2.8

https://emby.media/community/topic/31461-emby-for-samsung-smarttv-release-notes-tizen-orsay/

So I'm pretty updated already , dont fancy doing that every 30 days thing , I would rather leave as is , I wonder why yours is working and not me

[rcsnoopdog 16]

2 minutes ago, FrostByte said:

If it's not the client then it is probably the server or a setting in the app, but I'm not sure what that setting would be since the steps you described were pretty straight forward.

I have checked all settings & can't find anything that relates , maybe you have some setting different like layout or maybe something else, its not that big of problem - just thought you guys should know as everything else is perfect

[FrostByte 5540]

My guess is it's the client since it is fairly old.  Like I said you can try and then go right back to the store version by uninstalling the beta and reinstalling the store version if you want.  But shuttling a usb drive is kind of a pita (especially every 30 days)   I for some reason like to always have the latest

One of the devs will probably chime in when they see your post though and have a better idea what it is.

[Luke 42755]

Hi, can you please show a screenshot example? Thanks.

[rcsnoopdog 16]

The first image is from my pc on edge browser & elvis movies are date added - the second is from samsung tv app under release date which I realise now they are not the same as next image - the third is from samsung tv under date added which should be the same as edge browser pic but as you can see not the same , EMBY is up to date server side

[Luke 42755]

Interesting. Maybe there was a defect in that version, although I don't recall it being mentioned before.

[rcsnoopdog 16]

1 minute ago, Luke said:

Interesting. Maybe there was a defect in that version, although I don't recall it being mentioned before.

Is (v2.2.8) the newest version or is the usb 30 day that frostbyte was talking about the newer one

[Luke 42755]

The usb is the latest.

[rcsnoopdog 16]

Just now, Luke said:

The usb is the latest.

Think I will leave it alone - don't fancy the 30 day thing . Thank you

[Neminem 1793]

It looks like you have a filter enabled 

[rcsnoopdog 16]

7 hours ago, Neminem said:

It looks like you have a filter enabled 

Thank you - you were right, I had someone staying with me last month & they speak Ukrainian & must have added that filter, so I have been missing a pile of movies this past month & never noticed