Android Auto & Emby issues

[AndrewLe 3]

Using the latest versions of the Android Auto and Emby (Android 10) I have few issues with the Emby in car:

1. Minor - it has no fading / crossfade while switching tracks. 
2. Minor - despite of "Automatically resume media" switch in the Android Auto settings, it doesn't start playing music
3. Major - Emby doesn't stop playing after the exit from Android Auto
4. Major - Emby doesn't save what was played on the next run. So I start the car and I have to select the album once again.
5. Critical - from time to time, if I click on Emby (in Android Auto) it shows the message that it can't run (instead of the regular item with network icon and EMBY string)

[Luke 42077]

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1. Minor - despite of "Automatically resume media" switch in the Android Auto settings, it doesn't start playing music

Hi, this has been added for the next app update.

[Luke 42077]

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1. Major - Emby doesn't save what was played on the next run. So I start the car and I have to select the album once again.

It sounds like this is the same as the previous point, no?

[Luke 42077]

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1. Critical - from time to time, if I click on Emby (in Android Auto) it shows the message that it can't run (instead of the regular item with network icon and EMBY string)

Can you provide the exact message? Thanks.

[Luke 42077]

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1. Major - Emby doesn't stop playing after the exit from Android Auto

FYI - Youtube music and Spotify both keep playing after existing android auto.

[pünktchen 1409]

8 minutes ago, Luke said:

FYI - Youtube music and Spotify both keep playing after existing android auto.

Which is total bulls***

Edit: i mean this behaviour, not your comment.

Edited December 29, 2020 by pünktchen

[AndrewLe 3]

Let me add the use case.

1. I get in the car, connect the phone and start the car
2. Android Auto has started, shown the map and started music - automatically
3. I choose the destination and start driving
4. On arrival, I've turned off the car and took the phone
5. Player saves the current position and stopped, Android Auto stopped
6. So I'm living the car with the phone that is in the same state as it was in the very beginning

This case is very well supported by PowerAmp player (but it lacks sync feature, it could be partially solved using FlderSync, but favourites and ratings can't be synced this way etc.)

Edited December 30, 2020 by AndrewLe

[ebr 16169]

Exiting Android Auto and exiting the car (i.e. breaking the connection to the external device) are two different things.

If you're in your car and just shut down Android Auto then I can see the app continuing on outside of Android Auto.

If you turn off the car (breaking the external connection) then the app should stop playing.  That's what every other music app does but this is related to the BT/external connection, not Android Auto per se (same thing would happen if you were just using BT).